page_title: RAF Deanland
section_title: Current use
hierarchical_section_title: RAF Deanland / Current use
caption_attribution_description: English: An aerial photograph of Deanland airfield and surroundings.
context_page_description: RAF Deanland is a former Royal Air Force advanced landing ground located 4 miles west of Hailsham, East Sussex and 13.4 miles north east of Brighton, East Sussex, England
context_section_description: The Airfield was dormant for a time, post-war, but the land came into the ownership of Richard Chandless, a farmer, who reactivated the site as an airfield in 1963. Richard operated his own aircraft, and he was for a number of years the main U.K. agent for Avions Pierre Robin demonstrating and selling new and used aircraft from Deanland. Richard invited a number of other aircraft owners to keep their machines at Deanland. During Chandless' time Deanland became a very active airfield, both day and night, lights were installed shortly after the runway was re-activated. It was used by a number of local business people, farmers and visitors to the area. With Glyndebourne Opera House close it was very normal to see both light aircraft and helicopters parked while their owners enjoyed the opera. In 1991 the airfield came into the ownership of Deanland Airfield LLP. In 2012 the airfield is still in use as a private airstrip.
caption: Deanland Airfield in 2013.
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