how come a perfectly nice airfield survives in that location?
because it's owned by the MOD and is home to an ATC Glider unit. The land surrounding it is common land.
I landed at Kenley a few months ago for an ATC event (by invitation
), and was amazed that people were walking their dogs around the peri track and wandering quite freely among the visiting aircraft until i was told that it was common land.
A bit odd on take off to realise there was absolutely nowhere to go if the engine stopped other than somebodys back garden
