The number of aerodromes that support GA in the UK is difficult to establish with certainty . Pooleys 2008 United Kingdom Flight Guide list 355 , and the Airplan Flight Equipment UK VFR Flight Guide 2008 list nearly 500 . Lockyears Farm ' Strips ' and Private Airfields Flight Guide list more than 300 landing sites . The GASAR study estimate 1 @,@ 100 formal flying sites in England alone , a figure which include 400 sites known to planning authorities but not included in flight guides . It estimate another 759 informal sites known only to land owners , customs , and members of the enthusiast group Air @-@ Britain .