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| What's The Airfield Like? External View And Turnstiles (photo) Future Developments Visiting Supporters The Airfield Stadium (photo) Where To Drink? Main Stand (photo) How To Get There And Where To Park Social Club Side (photo) By Train Admission Prices Programme Price Local Rivals Ground Layout Fixtures 2012-2013 Record & Average Attendance Fans Ground Reviews Hotel Accommodation Location Map |
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| What's The Airfield Like? |
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The Airfield,as the name suggests, sits on an approach road entrance to the large Airbus UK factory in the small town of Broughton. The ground can be entered through one of two modern wooden turnstiles blocks immediately before the factory entrance barriers. This leads out onto the flat and narrow Approach Road end behind the goal. Looking to the left the modern main stand sits on the pitch centre line with a shallow concrete seating deck holding 6 rows of 300 seats. This stand is flanked by wide flat standing areas and two sets of lightweight easy maintenance floodlights. Looking across the pitch to the factory side of the ground the low modern clubhouse sits on the pitch centre line, with its shallow bungalow style pitched roof overlooked by the tall factory building. The structure incorporates changing rooms, a bar with and bowling club to one side. There is a single line of blue plastic seats either side of the players tunnel, which are bolted to the ground, and these are at least partially covered by the overhang of the building. The building mirrors the main stand side in wide but exposed flat standing areas, two sets of floodlights, in addition to a pair of dug outs. At the far side of the ground, the runway end currently has a narrow concrete pathway or standing spectators, with a wide and shallow grass verge which leads to the perimeter fencing of the airfield runway. |
| External View And
Turnstiles |
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| Future Developments |
| Long term plans to
increase the seating capacity to over 500 by
introducing either a temporary uncovered seating block
or a permanent structure at the runway end. |
| Visiting Supporters |
| As far as we are aware there is currently no
segregation in the ground, away fans have the option
of using the seating or standing, however there are a
number of columns to the main stand which may impede
your view. |
| The Airfield Stadium |
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| Where To Drink? |
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There is a Social Club
at the ground which welcomes all fans. Unfortunately
there does not seem to much else close by. |
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| How To Get There And Where To Park |
| From The East: Follow the A55 South of Chester, heading towards North Wales. Exit junction 35a,at the small roundabout take the 1st exit, turning left into Chester Road. At the next big roundabout take the 3rd exit. You will see the floodlights of the ground on the left hand side. Take a left turn into Fairford Road, the car park is to the left, the stadium lies in front of the Airbus factory entrance gates. From The West: Follow the A55 from North Wales towards the outskirts of Chester. Exit at Junction 35a and at the small roundabout take the 1st exit, turning left into the A5104 Mold Road. At the end of the road you will see a big roundabout. Take the 2nd exit into Chester Road. You will see the floodlights of the ground on the left hand side. Take a left turn into Fairford Road, the car park is to the left, the stadium lies in front of the Airbus factory entrance gates. Map showing the location of the Airfield Football Ground (at the bottom of this page). |
| Social Club Side |
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| By Train |
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railway station is Hawarden, which is around two miles
away. To reach Hawarden take the "Borderlands line"
service from Wrexham General to Bidston Services run
once every hour. Please note that Hawarden is a
request stop. Alternatively, take a train to Chester station (around six miles way) and then catching a local bus from outside Chester Railway Station to either Broughton Chester Road, which is directly outside the stadium, or alight at Broughton Shopping Park, which is half a mile away from the ground. See below for bus routes. If you decide to walk from Hawarden, then it will take at least 30 minutes. Exit the railway station and bare left, following Station Road. At the junction turn right and follow the B5125 through the town centre. After 20 minutes walk the road becomes more rural as it heads towards Broughton. At the first big roundabout take the 1st exit left into Chester Road. You will see the floodlights of the ground on the left hand side. Take a left turn into Fairford Road, the stadium is to the left in front of the Airbus factory entrance gates. |
| By Bus |
| Broughton has a regular supply of buses
since the town is fairly close to Chester. The Airfield sits to the north of the town centre. X44 Chester Railway Station-Chester-Broughton-Ewloe-Mold (one every hour) X55 Chester Railway Station-Chester-Broughton-Buckley-Mold (one every hour) 24 Chester-Broughton (Every 15 mins) If you alight at the Broughton Shopping Centre bus stop, then with Tescos on your right and McDonalds on your left you will see a roundabout with a large white factory behind it in the distance. This is the Airbus factory. Head towards the roundabout and take the 1st exit left into Chester Road. After a 3 minute walk you will see the ground floodlights emerge on the right hand side. Take a right turn into Fairford Road, the stadium is to the left in front of the Airbus factory entrance gates. |
| Admission Prices |
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Adults £6 |
| Programme Price |
| Official Programme £1.50 |
| Local Rivals |
| Chester FC is actually the nearest football
club, however Connah's Quay is the nearest rival Welsh
League club. |
| Ground Layout |
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| Fixtures 2012-2013 |
| Welsh Premier League Fixtures (takes you to the BBC Sports Website) |
| Record And Average Attendance |
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Record Attendance: |
| Hotel Accommodation |
| If you
require hotel accommodation in the area then first
try a hotel booking service provided by Late
Rooms. They have a huge choice of places to
stay and their booking facility is straightforward
to use. Yes this site will earn a
small commission if you book through them, but it
will go to help with the running costs of keeping
the Guide going. Visit their Broughton and Chester Hotels & Guest Houses page. Remember that you can use the above link or panel below to book any other hotels that you may need for business or leisure, either in the UK or abroad. |
| Map Showing The Location Of The Airfield Football Ground |
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Instructions for using
the map:
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| Feedback |
| If anything is incorrect
or you have something to add, please e-mail me duncan@footballgrounds.net
and I'll update the guide |
| adveert |
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Last Updated : 18 January 2013
