# Darlton Gliding Club

> Tuxford, Nottinghamshire, GB · Small Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| City | Tuxford, Nottinghamshire |
| Country | GB |
| Type | Small Airport |
| Elevation | 48 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 53.24459, -0.85921 |

## Description

Darlton Gliding Club near Tuxford in Nottinghamshire is a grass gliding site with no IATA or ICAO code, no scheduled service and no cargo handling whatsoever. Operations are club and sport flying only; there is no customs post, warehousing or cold-chain capacity. Air freight for the East Midlands moves through East Midlands Airport (EMA), roughly 60 road kilometres southwest and the United Kingdom's largest dedicated cargo airport with overnight freighter operations, supplemented by Manchester (MAN) and London Heathrow (LHR) for belly capacity.

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*Freight Academy — Airport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/darlton-gliding-club-airport-34472](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/darlton-gliding-club-airport-34472)*

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