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Currock Hill Glider Field

Small airfield

Currock Hill Glider Field is a small airfield near Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear in England, United Kingdom. The airport is located at 54.9327° / -1.8467° at an elevation of 244 m (800 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 600 m. The nearest airport is Bywell Airfield, 5.4 km (3 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

Map detail of Currock Hill Glider Field with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Currock Hill Glider Field — Overview map

Data

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Identifier	`GB-0393`
Type	Small airfield
City	Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Region	England
Country	United Kingdom
Coordinates	54.93270, -1.84674
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	54° 55′ 57.70″ N 1° 50′ 48.26″ W
Elevation	244 m (800 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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