Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom· Retford (Gamston) Airport(EGNE)
✓ Approved by UK Civil Aviation Authority· Approval GBR.ATO.0405
Photos from the school's own website
Gamston Flying School Limited is a flight school at Retford (Gamston) Airport (EGNE) in Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. It offers training for Flight instructor, Multi-engine rating, Commercial pilot licence (CPL), Instrument rating, Private pilot licence (PPL), and Night rating. Its fleet includes Cessna 150 / 152 and Piper PA-28 (Warrior, Archer, Arrow, Cherokee). At Retford (Gamston) Airport, 70% of daylight hours have weather suitable for training flights. The best months are April, July, and August; January is the most difficult. There are 4 other flight schools within 31 miles.
Share of daylight hours each month with weather suitable for training flights (cloud base at least 3,000 ft, visibility at least 5 statute miles / 8 km, wind no more than 20 knots, no thunderstorms, freezing conditions or snow).
From weather reports at Doncaster Sheffield (14 miles from the airfield), 2016–2025.
Nottinghamshire, England · Retford Gamston Airport (EGNE)
Typically 70% of daylight hours flyable over the year
Alfreton, England · Sturgate Airfield (EGCS)
Typically 67% of daylight hours flyable over the year
Doncaster, England · Sandtoft Airfield (EGCF)
Typically 70% of daylight hours flyable over the year
Nottinghamshire, England · Langar Airfield (GB-0030)
Typically 64% of daylight hours flyable over the year
Derbyshire, England · East Midlands Airport (EGNX)
Typically 66% of daylight hours flyable over the year
West Yorkshire, England · Sherburn-in-Elmet Airfield (EGCJ)