Sherburn-in-Elmet Airfield (ICAO: EGCJ) is located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) east of Sherburn in Elmet village and 5.5 NM (10.2 km; 6.3 mi) west of Selby,[1] North Yorkshire, England.
The novelist, pilot, and aeronautical engineer Nevil Shute was a member, and on the club's management committee.
The Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment (AFEE) was moved from RAF Ringway to Sherburn on 17 June 1942.
The following units were also here at some point:[3] Post-war, Sherburn has been used by private pilots and by aero clubs for training and leisure flying.
The Yorkshire Aeroplane Club was based here for many years and organised several international air rallies in the early 1950s.