Derby Aero Club

19/08/2026

Congratulations to Grant Turnbull for completing his first solo today.
Well Done!

18/08/2026

Congratulations to Rory Parkin for completing his first solo today.
Well Done!

23/12/2025

🎄✨ Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! ✨🎄

We will be closed over the Christmas period and will reopen at 9:00am on Friday 2nd January 2026.

We wish you a happy, and relaxing festive season, and we look forward to welcoming you back in the New Year!

From all of us at Derby Aero Club

13/10/2025

Fascinating video all about the 'NATO' phonetic alphabet recorded at Derby Airfield last week by the very popular Robwords channel.

Let’s uncover the secrets of the NATO phonetic alphabet! 🌏 And you can get an exclusive NordVPN deal + 4 months extra here → https://nordvpn.com/robwordsvpn...

23/07/2025

🚨 New Instructor Alert!🚨

We’re thrilled to welcome Dave Wood to the team at Derby Aero Club! 🎉

Dave brings a wealth of flying experience with him, and we’re excited for our members to benefit from his knowledge and passion for aviation.

🗓️ His bookings are now open, so whether you’re training, brushing up, or just keen to get flying, now’s a great time to book in.

📞 To schedule a flight, please call the office on 01283 733803.

Join us in giving Dave a warm welcome
We look forward to seeing you at the club soon!

10/03/2025

Please join us for a fabulous evening at our Wings Night Awards Dinner, taking place on Friday 28th March at 6:30pm, The Morley Suite, Derby Mickleover Hotel.

£49pp

There are only a few tickets left!
Please let us know by March 13th if you'd like to attend.

You can contact us by phone or email.

29/10/2024

Congratulations to Sophie Hallett-Jones for completeing her first solo
Well Done

25/10/2024

Congratulations to Gaz Bezant for completing his first solo.
Well Done

29/07/2024

Today we had one of the British Antarctic Survey's Twin Otters visit to do some short field training.

10/07/2024

Congratulations to Luke Rust who completed his first solo today. Well Done