LOCATION FILMING
AN EXPANSIVE AND VERSATILE LOCATION CLOSE TO LONDON
Located on the borders of Hampshire, Berkshire and Surrey, Blackbushe Airport is perfectly located for quick access both to central London as well as to the Thames Valley and South of England.
Built in 1942, Blackbushe is equipped with huge areas of hard standing land, including an active runway, two disused runways, and numerous service roads.
ONSITE FACILITIES
1335 m / 4380 ft active runway
31,700 Sq m /104,000 sq ft main apron
3350 m / 11,000 ft of taxi-ways and service roads
2 disused runways, 660 m / 2165 ft & 732 m / 2400 ft
Business Jets onsite available for filming or transport
Rescue Firefighting Service (RFFS)
Helicopters available for filming or transport
Light aircraft available onsite for filming
LOCAL FACILITIES
For details of local hotels, and service providers please see our Local Services page.
LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES
Hampshire Constabulary - Yateley (1.9 miles away)
Hampshire Fire & Rescue Service - Yateley (1.9 miles away)
Frimley Park Hospital located (5.6 miles away)
ON THE DOORSTEP OF THE BRITISH FILM INDUSTRY…
Studio |
Distance |
Drive Time |
|---|---|---|
| Pinewood Studios | 28 miles | 55 minutes |
| Shepperton Studios | 23 Miles | 40 Minutes |
| Leavesden Studios | 40 miles | 45 Minutes |
| Elstree Studios | 53 miles | 1 hour |
| Longcross Studios | 15 miles | 25 Minutes |
| Twickenham Studios | 27 miles | 40 Minutes |
| Ealing Studios | 31 miles | 50 Minutes |
| 3 Mills Studios | 65 miles | 1 hour 30 Minutes |
DRAG RACING, PERFORMANCE CAR SHOTS ETC
Our disused runways are open to the public and dog walkers etc, and so are not available for drag racing, vehicle testing, learner driving, or advanced vehicle handling. Our main runway is in constant use by aircraft, and we do not normally consider closing it for filming. We very infrequently entertain requests, but usually only major motion pictures have the kind of budget to compensate us for closing the runway.
We are aware that some online forums suggest that a “Carwow” film at Blackbushe, this is not the case, they use another location. Please do not contact us with requests about running your vehicles on our runways.
CASE STUDIES
Don't ask us, let our previous work speak for itself. Blackbushe Airport has played host to a number of filming activities, from well known television adverts to major feature films.
RUSH (FEATURE FILM) - 2013
An entire pit lane and start/finish straight was constructed on a disused runway for filming of the story of Niki Lauda v James Hunt and their 1976 Formula 1 championship battle.
This shoot took place over many months and required planning permission and Natural England consent to partition off the disused runways, normally open to the public for recreation.
CRIMINAL (FEATURE FILM) - 2016
Aerial stunts and a car crash were filmed at Blackbushe for this blockbuster movie, released in 2016.
This shoot required planning permission and Natural England consent to partition off the disused runways, normally open to the public for recreation. We also had to re-licence the disused runway with the CAA.
hannah season 2 (amazon prime) - 2021
This series was shooting locally and returned to us several times to shoot various scenes:
Cast deboarding a military aircraft and boarding a bus
A truck stop scene filmed in our car park
An arrival of one of the characters on a business jet to our terminal
These shoots were day shoots, and involved static vehicles which were simply to put together and execute and did not require special permissions, nor did they interfere with normal airport operations.
JAGUAR - #GOODTOBEBAD (ADVERT) - 2014
Have you ever noticed how in Hollywood movies, all the villains are played by Brits? A runway, a helicopter, a private jet, and a supercar made for some exciting filming at Blackbushe Airport.
This shoot was conducted during evenings so as not to interfere with normal airport operations.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (feature film) - 2018
This smaller shoot utilised our apron to double for an american airfield. We utilised some of our based ‘N’ registered aircraft to complete the look.
This required the aerodrome to shut for several days - something that needs lots of notice to plan and execute.
untitled movie - q4 2023 release
This action movie needed to achieve a scene of an abandoned airstrip. Over a period of weeks they utilised our disused runways, constructing a control tower, and dressing the runway to achieve their look.
They brought in an aircraft, which landed on the main runway and was then towed onto the disused runways at a slow speed. Throughout the set build the public had access to the production area, and marshalls were used on the shooting days to maintain access for the public when the cameras weren’t rolling.
Another arm of the disused runway was used for parking and unit base.
CONTACT US
Blackbushe Airport Ltd
Terminal Building, Blackbushe Airport
Camberley, Surrey, GU17 9LQ
Contact: Rebecca Cornthwaite
Tel: +44 1252 471 300
Email: filming@blackbusheairport.co.uk
VIRTUAL TOUR
Below are 360 photographs of our disused runways, you can use the overlaid map to see where the various parts of the location are. We will be taking additional photographs throughout 2024 to demonstrate the versatility of the site throughout the seasons.
Better quality still photos can be seen in the gallery below.
GALLERY
