Ascot Racecourse Red Bull Airport

Ascot, Berkshire, GB 🇬🇧 Closed Airport

ICAO

GB-1094

IATA

-

Elevation

285 ft

Region

GB-ENG

Local Time

Loading...

Loading...

Airport Information

GPS Code: Not available

Local Code: Not available

Location: 51.41324° N, -0.6757° E

Continent: EU

Type: Closed Airport

Terminal Information Not Available
Terminal arrivals and departures are only available for airports with scheduled commercial service and IATA codes.

External Links

Nearby Points of Interest

Current Weather Conditions

Loading weather data...

Loading weather data...


Airport Information

Airport Closure Information

Last updated: Jul 25, 2025
Closure Date

August 2016

Reason for Closure

Event Conclusion and Discontinuation

Current Status

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.

Historical Significance

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).

Reopening Prospects

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.

Nearby Airports

Ascot Racecourse Heliport
EGLT
Ascot Heath, GB
Heliport
~2 km away
Fairoaks Airport
EGTF
Woking, Surrey, GB
Small Airport
~11 km away
White Waltham Airfield
EGLM
Maidenhead, Berkshire, GB
Small Airport
~12 km away
Blackbushe Airport
BBS • EGLK
Camberley, Surrey, GB
Medium Airport
~16 km away
Brooklands Aerodrome
GB-0140
Weybridge, Surrey, GB
Small Airport
~16 km away
London Heathrow Airport
LHR • EGLL
London, GB
Large International Airport Scheduled Service
~16 km away
Distances are approximate and calculated as straight-line distances.

User Comments

No comments for this airport yet.

Leave a comment