Crosland Moor Airfield is a small privately owned airfield located south-west of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, in England. The airfield was established by Sir David Brown who owned a local business and flew a de Havilland Dove, registration G-ARDH. It is now run by former professional motorcycle road racer James Whitham.
Technical information
Runway 07/25 is long, and is part asphalt, part grass. There is a 2.6% slope down runway 07 from the start of the asphalt. Elevation: Radio frequency: Huddersfield Radio 128.375 MHz
Incidents
6 December 2008 – Piper Cherokee G-BPYO aborted take-off after failing to reach required airspeed due to the pilot inadvertently leaving the carburettor heat on, and overran the runway. One person suffered minor injuries and the aircraft was significantly damaged. 1 September 1996 – a WAR Hawker Sea Fury replica, G-BLTG, crashed south of the runway 07 threshold shortly after take-off killing the 69-year-old pilot, the only person on board. May 1988 – a Microlight crashed after misjudging landing when there was a sudden change of wind direction. It landed in a field near the runway, killing the pilot.
Media appearances
The airfield appeared in the Amazon Prime video show The Grand Tour in series 2, episode 9, when a jet engine was tested as part of a successful attempt to break the UK speed record for amphibious vehicles.