Ascot, Berkshire, GB 🇬🇧 Closed Airport
GB-1094
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285 ft
GB-ENG
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Local Code: Not available
Location: 51.41324° N, -0.6757° E
Continent: EU
Type: Closed Airport
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August 2016
Event Conclusion and Discontinuation
The site has fully reverted to its primary function as the infield of the Ascot Racecourse. All temporary aviation infrastructure was removed immediately following the last event in 2016. The area is now used for event parking, spectator access, and other racecourse-related activities. There are no physical remnants of the temporary airport.
The 'Ascot Racecourse Red Bull Airport' was never a permanent, officially registered airport. It was a temporary airfield constructed within the infield of the Ascot Racecourse specifically to host the UK leg of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. This temporary facility, including a runway, taxiways, and temporary hangars, was active during the race events held in August of 2014, 2015, and 2016. Its significance lies in being a unique and challenging venue for this global motorsport, requiring pilots to navigate a tight course over the famous racecourse. The ICAO code 'GB-1094' is an unofficial, non-standard identifier used by flight simulator communities and unofficial databases to represent this temporary location; it was not assigned by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
Zero. There are no plans or prospects for reopening this temporary airfield. The Red Bull Air Race World Championship, the sole reason for the facility's existence, was permanently discontinued globally in 2019. The Ascot Racecourse has no plans to host similar aviation events that would require the construction of an airfield.