Chichester/Goodwood Airport
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| Chichester/Goodwood Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: QUG - ICAO: EGHR | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Goodwood Road Racing Company Ltd | ||
| Serves | Chichester | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 110 ft (34 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 06/24 | 2,805 | 855 | Grass |
| 10/28 | 2,011 | 613 | Grass |
| 14R/32L | 4,117 | 1,255 | Grass |
| 14L/32R Relief |
2,382 | 726 | Grass |
Chichester/Goodwood Airport (IATA: QUG, ICAO: EGHR), normally referred to as Goodwood Airfield or Goodwood Aerodrome is located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north northeast of Chichester, West Sussex, England.
The airfield was built during the war by the Royal Air Force as a relief landing ground for nearby RAF Tangmere. The site was the former Westhampnett Farm and part of the Goodwood Estate. It was known as RAF Westhampnett.
During the Battle of Britain two fighter squadrons (145 Sqn and 602 Sqn) were based at Westhampnett.
After the war the airfield was returned to the Goodwood Estate and the perimeter track of the airfield has been used since the late 1940s for motoring racing and called the Goodwood Circuit.
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