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IR(R) Pass for Oliver Spreadbury!
Congratulations to Oliver Spreadbury for passing his IR(R) with us last week! ✈️ ☁️ 👍 “I thoroughly enjoyed the IR(R) course at Compton Abbas and would recommend it to anyone ... -
Compton Abbas Open Day
Would you like to train here at Compton Abbas? Making the choice to become a private pilot involves a lot of big decisions. Our open day will give you all ... -
Compton Cafe is Open!
Well, it has been a long time coming. After a smashing Summer Season where visitors flocked from far and wide to enjoy the fresh air, fabulous views and an ice ... -
A Very Special Chipmunk Flight
A Very Special flight for Mike in Chimpunk – GARMC, with his attached log book entry (if you have any great historical stories about Compton Abbas Airfield or our aircraft ... -
LAPL Competition Winner
We had hundreds of entries into our Competition to win a Private Pilot’s Licence (LAPL). Thank you all so much for taking the time to get in touch to tell ... -
We’re back!
We’ve been back for nearly two weeks now, and my gosh it is nice to be back in the air! Our students, solo hirers and residents have all been taking ... -
New business venture at the airfield
From summer 2021 we will be welcoming Dorset Adventures to the airfield! You will be able to hire top of the range e-bikes from the sister company of Exmoor Adventures ... -
Reopening dates April onwards
We are excited that we are able to reopen to the public from the 13th April! Its been a long time coming and we are really looking forward to seeing ... -
Get your pilot’s licence for FREE!
Compton Abbas Airfield is running THE competition of 2021 with its FREE Light Aircraft Pilot’s Licence giveaway! We are looking for one lucky winner who can make the absolute most ... -
Wintery scenes and hope for Spring!
As of the date of the commencement of lockdown, we have been completely closed in line with Government advice. Those of you who are local may have heard lots of ... -
We are open!
We are open from the 2nd December post lockdown however; The cafe is unfortunately take away only for members of the public. We have inside seating only for members and ... -
November Lockdown
We are closed to everyone during the November lockdown; this includes flying club members at time of writing. We very much hope to be able to reopen soon and will ... -
Access to the airfield week beginning 2nd November
There are roadworks outside the airfield the week beginning the 2nd November. This means although we are open, the direction that you come from may have to be different! See ... -
Over £100,000 raised for charity through Wing Walking
Another 15 thousand pounds was raised for charity last weekend at the airfield. This will bring the estimated amount raised this season to nearing 100 thousand pounds. The Wing Walk ... -
We are opening from July 4th
We are very happy to announce that we are reopening from the 4th July! Thanks to everyone for your patience whilst we have introduced a phased re-opening. We are really ... -
Recruiting – Flying Instructors
Compton is looking for a full time flying instructor (or job share) to start as soon as the Government restrictions have been lifted. This would be to operate on the ... -
Compton open for limited flying from 20th May
After nearly two months of downtime, the Department of Transport has recently declared that limited flying can take place. As a result we are enabling our resident aircraft to fly ... -
Update on airfield activity
On the 17th April the Civil Aviation Authority published a document which authorised some flights for maintenance purposes. There are several strict measures applied which we as an airfield will ... -
We are still here…
We might be closed, but we are still busy making plans for when we can re-open. All our team have been furloughed but the directors are making the most of ... -
Airfield and Airfield Cafe closed from 5pm Saturday 21st March
We have made the difficult decision to close the entire airfield from 5pm on the 21st March. This has come about after a lot of deliberating, but ultimately we feel ... -
Cafe closed from 20th March
Following on from the Government’s directive published today, Friday 20th March, we have closed the cafe side of the airfield business. We are currently unable to offer take away services, ... -
Corona Virus Update 19th March
Compton Abbas Airfield CORONA VIRUS STATEMENT 19th March 2020 At Compton we have issued some guidelines for our staff members and those visiting us, these have been amended daily as ... -
Compton’s Club Go Karting Evening
On a wild and windy Thursday night in between February storms Dennis and Jorge, some brave and brilliant Compton Club members and staff gathered at Wessex Raceway, our local indoor ... -
Compton’s 2020 Charity
This year we will be supporting The Dorset Children’s Foundation. At our fly ins we will be raising money for them, as well as on our members events and a ... -
Compton’s Club Quiz Night
On a dark, damp night towards the end of January, 40 plus members of the club enjoyed a night of fun, facts and friendly rivalry as 7 teams battled it ... -
DH Heritage Aircraft get their annual make over
Our DH Heritage fleet are currently undergoing their annual maintenance with the fantastic Edwards Brothers Engineering Team and the brilliant Charlie Huke who is also one of the airfields flying ... -
Irv Lee Pilot Masterclasses at Compton
We are welcoming back Irv Lee to run his ever popular PPL Masterclasses. Irv covers a variety of topics “post PPL” and his classes are a fantastic way to brush ... -
1st Vintage Fly In of 2020
The 4th January saw a break in the non-flying weather at last and Compton was happy to welcome vintage and modern aircraft alike and a record number of residents’ planes ... -
Christmas Fly In
We had a brilliant day on the 7th December on our annual Christmas Fly In. What a treat to have the weather gods smile on us, and have sunshine all ... -
Christmas Gifts
Gifts & Experiences: We have a lovely selection of gifts for Christmas presents from local award-winning Honeycomb, to stocking fillers of Balsa wood Gliders, Bertie Bear Flying Ace teddies, pewter ... -
Former Compton Student Starts Airline Career
Fresh off the back of her recent Skills Test success, student member Olivia Clarke is off to fly the ‘big stuff’… Please take a look at her incredible story here: ... -
Our Harvard Warbird was in George Cloony series
Last night’s episode of the Channel 4 George Clooney series ‘Catch-22’ featured our Harvard Warbird in a pivotal role. Painted up to look like a grinning shark of the skies, ...
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