# Hatfield Aerodrome

Hatfield, England · other · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-eba6eaeb34` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/other/england/hatfield-hatfield-aerodrome/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-eba6eaeb34.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-eba6eaeb34.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-eba6eaeb34

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop, reinhabit | none |
| New use | education, entertainment, housing, mixed, office, retail | none |
| What is there now | Today the flight test hangar survives as a leisure centre, whilst the rest of the site is divided between the University of Hertfordshire, housing and a business park. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1930 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 1994 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 1990 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | de Havilland Aircraft Company | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Arlington Securities | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Parties

- Arlington Securities — developer (1990–)

## Timeline

- 1930: Flying commenced
- 1930: Opened
- 1990: Redevelopment began
- 1990: Retrofit: redevelop, reinhabit
- 1991: Bishop Square office block development constructed
- 1992: British Aerospace announced cessation of aircraft production
- 1994: Airfield closed
- 1994: Closed
- 2010: Hatfield Aerodrome History Trail officially opened

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Hatfield Aerodrome (IATA: HTF, ICAO: EGTH) was a private airfield and aircraft factory located in the English town of Hatfield in Hertfordshire from 1930 until its closure and redevelopment in the 1990s.


== Early history ==
Geoffrey de Havilland, pioneering aircraft designer and founder of the de Havilland Aircraft Company purchased some farmland close to Hatfield as his existing site at Stag Lane, Edgware was being encroached upon by expanding housing developments in the London suburbs.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatfield_Aerodrome

## Sources

- Hatfield Aerodrome — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatfield_Aerodrome

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Hatfield Aerodrome, Hatfield, England." Record n-eba6eaeb34, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/other/england/hatfield-hatfield-aerodrome/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_hatfieldhatfieldaerodrome,
  title = {Hatfield Aerodrome, Hatfield, England},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/other/england/hatfield-hatfield-aerodrome/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-eba6eaeb34, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.