RE: North Weald
Hi,
North Weald is owned and operated by the local authority and does not charge a landing fee. It is an unlicensed airfield.
You may be asked for a "landing donation" by the "squadron" (the flying club based there) but you are not obliged to pay it, and not a penny of that goes to towards actually maintaining the airfield. I believe you do need to be a member to carry out touch and goes at the airfield.
The airfields costs and expenses are paid for by the various events eg.. market, drag racing etc, and the tenants of the buildings on site. Without those events taking place, there would be no North Weald Airfield at all. It might be a bit of pain to have the runway shut a few times a year and the market means 13/31 is shut but thats what keeps the place in existence.