Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield - Warwick

Dave A.

We had a fabulous visit here and were able to see quite a few planes taking off and landing despite less than ideal weather. What made our visit even more special was the very thoughtful and kind offer from the gentleman manning the control tower who let us visit the tower and took time to explain the systems to us and let us listen in to some of the calls between the tower and the pilots.

After our visit to the tower, we were able to sit at the tables outside the cafe and watch the planes and airfield operations as we drank our tea and took photos. All in all, a lovely afternoon out.

steve M.

Great airfield full of light aircraft to watch, or try.
Easy access and parking. Surprised to see a vulcanised, and several other military aircraft in a small airfield. VERY disapointed to read that a proposal to reduce the runway here, is being considered this is happening to many airfields in the uk and must stop, visit as soon as you can and vote to stop this happening.

Stephen W.

I had my first flying lesson here and it was nothing shy of amazing. For a very very reasonable cost of 80 pounds, you get to spend about an hour meeting and greeting your instructor. Who then takes you around the plane that you will be flying and you both carry out safety checks.

You then get on board and get strapped and secured in. It doesn't look it, but it is quite comfortable once you are inside.

You then go through the start up process and away you go. Your instructor takes off and lands the plane. Average flight time is minimum half an hour, but you may get longer like I did, if the runway is busy.

The flight was just awesome. My instructor John was very informative and and one of the best instructors I have ever had.

The views are stunning and I got to fly the plane at 3000ft. How many people can say that?

I absolutely loved my experience and this is all I will purchase for friends and family for presents from now on.

The fligg

Eddy

Cracking food and warm service, the roads are perfect for bikers in all directions surrounding. It's definitely worth a pit stop 👍

Gary S.

Great atmosphere and enthusiasm for aviation.
The Cafe is central, in my opinion, to helping make a visit to WMA a really enjoyable day out.

Suzanne E.

Great service and friendly staff on stalls. Nice hotdrinks and great deals to be had

Ossian O.

One of the few places you can fly your PA-28 to see a Vulcan.

Very unique airfield with what looked like quite a few things to do other than have lunch and watch planes (which is still very much enjoyable by itself) Due to bad planning on my part, I could only spend about 30 minutes due to my home airfield closing. However, I am planning on returning in the near future for longer. One of the minor problems I encountered was the online Landing fee, specifically it was not to happy with my first payment card, but on a second attempt with another card it was perfectly fine.

Wellesbourne informations
FISO were very active at the time of my visit which, being a busy airfield, adds the extra spatial awareness is always appreciated as a pilot.

landing fee in a PA-28R was £20 which is a smidge on the high side of things but makes up for it by having a number of exhibits on the field. Overall very much worth a visit by land or air.

Mark H.

Fab little cafe, great food at a good price and friendly service.....