Maypole Airfield

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LocationHoath, Kent
ElevationAMSL125 ft / 38 m
Coordinates51°20′18″N 1°09′25″E / 51.33833°N 1.15694°E / 51.33833; 1.15694
Maypole Airfield
Summary
LocationHoath, Kent
Elevation AMSL125 ft / 38 m
Coordinates51°20′18″N 1°09′25″E / 51.33833°N 1.15694°E / 51.33833; 1.15694
Websitewww.maypoleairfield.com
Map
Maypole Airfield is located in England
Maypole Airfield
Maypole Airfield
Location in England
Maypole Airfield is located in Kent
Maypole Airfield
Maypole Airfield
Maypole Airfield (Kent)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
02/20 2,130 650 Grass

Maypole Airfield (ICAO: EGHB) was a general aviation airfield located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Herne Bay, Kent and 5.2 miles (8.4 km) north east of Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom. It was scheduled to close in January 2021,[1] and is closed as of May 2021.

In September 1940, during World War II, a Hurricane made an emergency landing at Maypole; no fatality was recorded.[2] In October 2012, a small plane overshot the runway and crashed with no injuries.[3]

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