Take flight at Shobdon Airfield

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    Learning to fly at Shobdon

    PPL, LAPL, Instrument and Night Ratings as well as expert Ground Schooling.

    Offering some of the most competitive training rates in the country, get your PPL course from less than £8,000 or your LAPL course from less than £6,000

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    Airfield Information

    Shobdon Airfield can be a busy environment with a variety of aviation activities from fixed-wing aircraft, microlights, helicopters, gyrocopters.

    PPR and information to help you plan your visit are available here.

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    Airfield Webcam & Weather

    For convenience, we’ve included a feed from our airfield webcam overlooking the windsock and runways.

    Check out the feed and access links to weather forecasts to help plan your trip to the airfield.

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    New pilots start here

    We’re proud to help new pilots take their first steps into an aviation hobby or career.

    We can help you start your journey to becoming a pilot. Read our e-book and get in touch to see how we can help you get started.

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    Caravan & Camping

    Pitch a tent, bring your own caravan or book one of our fully serviced static homes.

    There are showers, toilets and laundry facilities on site, together with electrical hook ups and stand pipes for water, all conveniently on the airfield.

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    Drones Around Shobdon

    In the United Kingdom, flights of unmanned aircraft (drones) around aerodromes that are designated as ‘protected aerodromes’ are restricted.

    Shobdon Airfield administers drone flight requests within its area.

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    Young Aviator scholarship

    The Herefordshire Aero Club Scholarship with the support of local businesses and its members will give you the opportunity to fly a Cessna 152 and begin your journey to becoming a pilot.

    We’re excited to help you get started.

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The Perfect Gift!

Help start someone’s flying journey or give the gift of flight to someone you know will love it.

Choose from our Cessna 152 or Piper PA28 aircraft and take to the skies with an instructor from as little as £99.

Add an afternoon tea to make your special flight even more memorable.

See our shop page for more information, terms and conditions

Trial Flights
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Flight Training

We offer training for UK CAA PPL, LAPL, Instrument & Night Ratings and expert Ground Schooling.

We own and operate our own fleet of aircraft and buy our aviation fuel directly from Air Total giving us some of the most competitive training rates in the country, coupled with exceptionally high standards of training.

  • Dual Training for less than £180 /hour

  • Your PPL course from less than £8,000

  • Your LAPL course from less than £6,000

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Our 2026 Events

We're proud to bring you another action-packed year of events at Shobdon Airfield.

Airfest: a full day of displays, vintage planes and hands-on exhibits.
Music and Fly: live music, aerial shows and food stalls for a relaxed evening. Midsummer Fly-in: community fly-ins, picnics, plane judging and a friendly meet-up. Royal Aero Club Air Races: high-speed racing with top pilots.

All events suit all ages, with refreshments and children’s activities available. Check the event page for dates, tickets and how to attend, volunteer or fly in. We look forward to seeing you at the airfield in 2026.

Events @ Shobdon

Proudly Sponsored By

Shobdon Airfield is proudly sponsored by a number of exceptional local companies that play a vital role in our operations. The general aviation sector presents its challenges, and we greatly appreciate the commitment of our sponsors to help us provide engaging events and foster community connections.

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John Ruck Construction

An experienced, friendly and professional structural steel construction company providing steelwork and cladding services across a wide range of projects. Based in the heart of Herefordshire, and operating nationwide, we pride ourselves in offering a fantastic service to a wide range of project sizes and types.

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Cobb Amos Estate Agents

With four High Street located branches in Hereford, Knighton (Powys), Leominster & Ludlow, Cobb Amos’ outstanding reputation for clear, concise advice and award-winning service in sales and lettings across Herefordshire, South Shropshire & mid-Wales is driven by their desire to be the very best they can be.