Eye Kettleby Airstrip

Land redevelopment for commercial leisure use. The airstrip was located on the grounds of the Eye Kettleby Lakes complex, which underwent a major expansion. The land occupied by the runway and hangar was repurposed for the construction of additional fishing lakes and luxury holiday lodges, making aviation operations impossible.

The site has been fully redeveloped and is now an integral part of the award-winning Eye Kettleby Lakes Holiday Park. The area that once formed the runway is now occupied by several fishing lakes and numerous holiday lodges. There are no remaining visible traces of the former airstrip or its aviation facilities.

Eye Kettleby Airstrip was a private general aviation airfield. Its primary function was to serve recreational pilots and light aircraft based in the Melton Mowbray area. It consisted of a single grass runway, oriented roughly 06/24, with a length of approximately 700 meters (2,300 feet), and at least one private hangar. It was a typical small, local airstrip, significant to the local flying community but without any major military or commercial history.

Zero. There are no plans or prospects for reopening the airstrip. The land has been permanently and completely transformed for a successful and established commercial tourism and leisure business, making any future return to aviation use infeasible.