Aircraft Spotting at Staffordshire's Airfields and AirportsSpotting locations, viewing areas and advice on access for airports and airfields in Staffordshire. Use the hotlinks above or scroll down for spotting information on spotting locations, airfield hangar access, aviation museums, preserved aircraft. Plus all the information has been plotted as Points of Interest and can be downloaded to your SatNavs and Google Earth to make planning your spotting trips abroad so much easier and helping you log many more
PRESERVED & STORED AIRCRAFT IN STAFFORDSHIRE - their locations are marked in the Spotting in the UK downloadWant to update or confirm the information is still correct? Send in a report ABBOTS BROMLEY-YEATSALL FARM AIRFIELDSpotting InfoHead north out of the village on B5234 and turn left on B5013 to Rugeley. Take the first left on to Yeatsall Road and the first left is the entrance. The strip is on the left and you should see Vampire XD445 parked up as you approach. A few hangars contain the residents and the large farm barn behind them. Friendly, ask for access. If the gate is shut, the second entrance along on the left should also take you round to the strip. Last reported October 2012. Want to update or confirm the information is still correct? Send in a report ALREWAS-SITTLES FARM AIRFIELDSpotting InfoFarm is directly south of Roddige airfield so they're both worth a visit. From Roddige, turn left out of the airfield and turn left at the next junction. At the next split in the road turn right and the farm is on the left. Very friendly - ask at the caravan control point, or if no one's there, the farmhouse for access. Sign in the visitors book and you should be ok to walk round. The hangars are on the left with the farm buildings, with the two runways across the road on the right. Last reported September 2012. Want to update or confirm the information is still correct? Send in a report CALTON MOOR-CALTON AIRFIELDSpotting InfoHead west out of Swinscoe on the A52 and turn left at the next crossroads. It's immediately on the right. Turn right into the first entrance (second is a house), follow the fence round to the left and park up for the hangars. Last reported April 2012. Want to update or confirm the information is still correct? Send in a report CROSS HAYES AIRFIELD - A/G 129.9Spotting InfoHome of Needwood Forest Gliding Club, directions are from their website. Approximately 1.5 miles north of Yoxall village, turn left at the Foresters Arms public house. At the next junction (5 roads converge here), follow the sign for NFGC by taking the 2nd right turn and follow this road for about 1 mile. You will find the site entrance on your left. Airfield open on Wednesdays and weekends only, ask in clubhouse for access, very friendly. Needwood Forest Gliding Club Last reported October 2012. Want to update or confirm the information is still correct? Send in a report 
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HALFPENNY GREEN/WOLVERHAMPTON AIRPORT (EGBO) - TWR 123.0Spotting InfoJust south of Halfpenny Green village, the main entrance is off Crab Lane that runs along the southern end of the airfield. Follow the blue line to the tower and ask for access, they will usually escort you round and a hi-viz jacket may be required. Wolverhampton Airport Last reported February 2013. Want to update or confirm the information is still correct? Send in a report HIXON STOREDSpotting InfoAt the industrial estate at the old airfield, there are 4 unmarked C130 fuselages due for scrapping - XV197, XV217, XV220 and XV305. To the right of them is the fully marked Sea King ZA135. These are visible from New Road - head south from Stoke on the A51 and turn left onto New Road, it's signposted to Hixon Airfield industrial estate. Just before the road rises to go over the railway line, you can fork left down a slip road, or you can continue over the bridge and pull into the slip road here. Both give views. You can also turn into the estate itself for views. Almost out of sight from here (you need to know where to look) are the Lynxes and Sea Kings in a separate compound. Follow your nose round the old airfield. You then walk along a Public footpath down one of the old runways for a while and from here the other side of the compound is visible. Against the fence are pretty much complete Lynx XZ721, the stripped but painted hulk of Sea King ZD478 unmarked, stripped fuselages in primer of two unmarked Sea Kings 774 and 775 and Lynxs XZ680 and ZD283. Alongside the A51, you can see BAPC-220 Spitfire Replica marked as "N3194" parked round the back of Air & Ground's car park. They own a couple of helicopters that are sometimes seen here too. Not friendly to spotters so log from the public footpath. Last reported November 2012. Want to update or confirm the information is still correct? Send in a report OTHERTON-PENKRIDGE AIRFIELD - TWR 129.825Spotting InfoHead southeast out of Penkridge town on Otherton Lane and go under the M6. Entrance to the airfield is the first left after the M6 and before an old railway level crossing. A track half a mile or so leads up past some open hangars to the clubhouse. Friendly, ask there for access, and provide your details first before looking round the first set of hangars. Various levels of access are given: sometimes you'll be escorted round so it depends if someone is available, other times you'll be ok to wander freely and sometimes you'll be asked to stay this side and to not go to the far side. Lots of individual hangars with mesh front meaning you can read the regs, but some of the flexwing microlights have their wings on ground upside down meaning you can't see the reg. Staffordshire Aero Club Last reported October 2012. Want to update or confirm the information is still correct? Send in a report RODDIGE AIRFIELDSpotting InfoHead south past Alrewas village on the A38. Go under the A513, and after the joining slip road turn left on to Roddige Lane. Take the first right after the railway line and the farm and strip are on the left. Ask in the clubhouse for access, they're friendly. If it's all locked up, the hangars have gaps to look through. Last reported August 2012. Want to update or confirm the information is still correct? Send in a report SEIGHFORD AIRFIELDSpotting InfoHead southwest out of Great Bridgeford on the B5405. Stay on this road round two sharp bends, over the river, and turn left before the industrial estate on the right. Entrance is on the right. Friendly, ask for access. Staffordshire Gliding Club Last reported October 2012. Want to update or confirm the information is still correct? Send in a report SHENSTONE-SHENSTONE HALL FARM AIRFIELDSpotting InfoFrom the A38 / A5 roundabout outside Lichfield take the A5 towards Cannock. After approximately 500 yards turn left down Streetway Road and pass over the M6 Toll. Shenstone Hall Farm is immediately on the right after the bridge and there is a track directly opposite on the left. There is a gate as you turn left which can be opened, but further down this track is a padlocked gate. If this is locked you can park up, climb the styles and follow the footpath until you come to the hangars. Friendly, ask for access. If hangars are locked up there are gaps to look through. Last reported May 2012. Want to update or confirm the information is still correct? Send in a report STREETHAY-CORK FARM AIRFIELDSpotting InfoThe only access to this strip is by heading southeast on the A38 towards Lichfield. After the Hilliard's Cross junction, the road runs parallel with the Coventry Canal. There is then a turning for a car park and many barges on the canal. Almost straight after this, there is an exit for Streethay and Lichfield. Come off the A38 and slow right down as the farm is immediately on the left, on the sliproad. As you enter the farm, immediately turn right, then turn left between the buildings. Continue straight ahead and drive over the railway line for the strip. If you're unable to get to the strip, head back and ask for access at the farmhouse. Last reported August 2012. Want to update or confirm the information is still correct? Send in a report TATENHILL AIRFIELD (EGBM) - A/G 118.2Spotting InfoNorth of Yoxall, at A515/B5234 crossroads head west on B5234. After 1 mile airfield is on right. You will see a dozen or so aircraft parked at the west end of the runway on an old taxiway which will be difficult to get from the club area. You need to park up at a gate and walk up and down to get what you can. Ask in clubhouse for access - it's usually not granted by the manager but the ladies in the cafe tend to be much friendlier and are happy for you to walk around if you ask politely. If you can't get access, get what you can from the club area and the dozen or so parked at the west end. If access is granted, you must never go in the hangar, just log from the outside. You can then, on foot, follow the track down to the aircraft parked on the old runway. If there are any you're missing, there's a lay-by just up the B5234 and you can also get on the A515 and head south for views on the left but they'll be almost nose on. Last reported October 2012. Want to update or confirm the information is still correct? Send in a report WHITTINGTON BARRACKS PRESERVEDSpotting InfoHead southeast out of Lichfield on the A51 towards Tamworth and Whittington Barracks are on the left, a short way after the golf course. The gate guards here are XR601 Scout and XT466 Wessex and are easily visible from this road. ZE413 A109 is also preserved here but further into the base and very difficult to see. To view this, park in the bus stop just up from the gate on the right and walk back towards the gate on the A51. Looking through the trees, the A109 is visible but only during the winter months as the leaves from the trees block it. January and February are considered the best months to see it. Last reported February 2012. Want to update or confirm the information is still correct? Send in a report WOLVERHAMPTON-BOULTON PAUL AIRCRAFT HERITAGE PROJECTSpotting InfoThe Boulton Paul Heritage Project houses a good number of exhibits in various different states. They have Open Days on select Sundays 1000-1600, entry is £3 and children have free entry. FUll details on the Open Days are on their website. They are also open 1300-1600 most Fridays but you should call in advance to check they're open if you're planning on visiting on a Friday. Last reported February 2012. Want to update or confirm the information is still correct? Send in a report WYCHNOR HELIPADSpotting InfoAlongside the southbound carriage of the A38, around a mile or so south of the Barton-under-Needwood/Walton-on-Trent junction. Any helicopters outside can be seen from the A38 and you can pull over onto the hard shoulder to read them off as long as you don't hang around. The entrance to the farm and estate appears to be just beyond where the helicopters. Turn left in here, left again and follow to the helicopters. Last reported August 2012. Want to update or confirm the information is still correct? Send in a report |
