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Darley Moor Airfield

Field	Value
name	Darley Moor Airfield
image	[[File:RAF Darley Moor.jpg	300px	Darley Moor Airfield]]
image-width	112
GPS	N52°58.68 W001°44.58
type	Private
owner-oper	Airways Airsports
location	Adjacent to A515, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, UK
built	1942
used	1942–1955 (RAF)
1955 onwards (civilian)
elevation-m	177
elevation-f	580
coordinates
website
pushpin_map	United Kingdom Derbyshire#United Kingdom
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Ashbourne
r1-number	02L/20R
r1-length-m	650
r1-length-f	2132
r1-surface	Grass

Darley Moor Airfield and Road Race Circuit is situated on a high plateau adjacent to the A515, two miles south of Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England. The airfield is operated by Airways Airsports providing training in almost every type of leisure flying. The Second World War runway was transformed into Darley Moor Racetrack holding regular events since 1965 for motorbike and more recently cycle racing.{{cite web| publisher = Darley Moor M.C.R.R.C.

History

The airfield was built in 1942 and opened during June 1942 it was used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War for training purposes by No. 42 Operational Training Unit. Following the war it was in use until 1954 for ordnance servicing and storage. Since then it has been in use in its current form: motorsport, leisure aviation and agriculture.

It is close to another WW2 airfield in Ashbourne that is now an industrial estate.{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110726124232/http://www.ianallanpublishing.com/raf-ashbourne-and-darley-moor-a-tale-of-two-airfields.html | archive-date = 26 July 2011 | url-status = dead

In 2010–2011 Airways Airsports developed the airfield by building a large hangar{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110721205454/http://derbyshiredales.maximaasp.com/TROVEPROGS/TroveAMDocument.aspx?%2FIS=175234965%2FLI%3DDerbyshire+Dales+DC%2FID%3D40%2FOS%3D64%2FDI%3D8346%2FDS%3D8346%2FLO%3D0%2FXD%3D8274%2FRW%3D1600%2FRH%3D1200%2FTC%3D1%2FVD%3DDerbyD%2FWV%3D6%2FST%3Dac%2FAC%3DAP%2FFI%3D662%2FAM%3D1%2FHU%3DEmptyURL | url-status = dead | archive-date = 21 July 2011

Race track

The majority of the RAF concrete runways were converted into Darley Moor Racetrack by the West Midlands Racing Club initially taking a 12-month lease, laying a new surface and with an agreement that racing and practice would be restricted to a 6-hour period between midday and 6 pm.

Set amongst farmland, the peripheral and centre areas are used for arable crops and grazing.

The circuit is now primarily used for motorcycle races and track days, run by Darley Moor Motor Cycle Road Race Club (D.M.M.R.R.C.) The track is also used for closed circuit road cycling events.{{cite web

Airfield

The airfield is in "G" airspace. Proximity to East Midlands Airport places the ceiling at 4000 ft AMSL before restrictions apply.{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101110105641/https://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=64&pagetype=65&appid=8&mode=detail&chart=6 | archive-date = 10 November 2010 | url-status = dead

References

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References

[[The Motor Cycle (magazine). Motor Cycle]], 1 April 1965, p.411 ''Racing Line'' by David Dixon. "''When a club goes to the expense and trouble to find a new circuit, members ought to give their support. I hear ... the West Midlands Club are in bother with their new Darley Moor circuit ... At a cost of £2,000 the track is being resurfaced but will not be finished in time for a meeting next Sunday ... out of 500 members only 20 stalwarts have answered a call for a work party to get the circuit in shape...the Good Friday meeting may also have to be cancelled. Darley Moor is on a 12-month lease, with an option on a five-year lease. To placate local residents, practice and racing will take place only between midday and 6 PM''". Accessed 2013-08-12
"Darley Moor". [[Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust]].

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