Aircraft cleaning and valeting at Exeter - a day long enough to work in.
Exterior and interior work at Exeter Airport (EGTE / EXT). Midweek the field runs from 06:30 past midnight, which is a rare amount of room in the South West. From 4 hours 30.
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Aircraft valeting that fits when the aircraft is actually free.
Most regional airports shut before the working day is really over. Exeter does not - Monday to Friday the field runs from early morning until the small hours. That matters more than it sounds, because it means the clean can happen when your aircraft is on the ground rather than when the airport says so.
The day runs past midnight
Midweek Exeter operates from around 06:30 and continues into the early hours. Overnight work is genuinely practical here, so an aircraft flying all day can still be turned around before the first departure.
Hours vary by season
The operating window shifts with the season, and the weekend is shorter than the week. Tell us the date when you book and we will plan to the window in force rather than the one on an old timetable.
No PPR to arrange
Exeter does not require prior permission for visiting aircraft, which takes one step out of the arrangements. Four and a half hours’ notice is travel time, not paperwork - we are a long way west of most of our patch.
The far South West
Exeter is the practical airport for Devon and much of Cornwall, a region with few alternatives. For based aircraft that makes a scheduled programme far more sensible than one-off callouts.
Sitting at Clyst Honiton, east of the city, Exeter serves Devon and reaches well into Cornwall - a large catchment with very little else in the way of capacity. Its most useful feature for our work is the length of the day: Monday to Friday the field runs from around 06:30 through to the early hours of the following morning, with shorter hours at the weekend and variation by season. Very few regional airports stay open like that. It means a full exterior detail can be done overnight, on an aircraft that has flown all day, and be finished before it flies again.
On a fast turnaround, the clean has to fit the window you have - not the other way round.
Exterior: from quick between-flight wash-downs to full rinseless washes, belly degreasing, brightwork polishing and sealant application.
Interior: from fast cabin resets to deep cleans with leather conditioning, carpet extraction and full galley and lavatory sanitisation. Every product is aviation-approved and matched to the surface it touches.
A single pre-departure clean, or a managed schedule for a based aircraft - the result is the same: a trained crew, a checklist standard, and a completion report noting any damage with before-and-after photographs sent to your inbox.
Why are you at Exeter?
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Work from the ramp
Judged on the aircraft we hand back.
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Exterior Valeting - Belly wash, degrease & sealant
Interior Valeting - Deep clean & stain removal
Every job is signed off with a completion report - work completed area by area, photos of problem areas and the result, and any pre-existing damage we spotted flagged to you. You get the report whether you were on site or 3,000 miles away.
What happens next
From enquiry to flight-ready in three steps.
Share the aircraft details
Let us know the type, tail number, the clean you need and your timings. Sixty seconds and it's with us.
Fast confirmation
You'll have availability and a tailored price back quickly. For short-notice work a crew can already be heading to Exeter while we finalise it.
Detailed, then documented
The crew arrives on time, follows a set checklist across the whole airframe, and a photo completion report is in your inbox before you've landed.
Request a price
Ready when you are.
Tell us what your aircraft needs at Exeter and we'll come straight back - usually within the hour during operating times.
FAQ
Common questions about Exeter.
We work to 4 hours 30 at Exeter. That is distance rather than difficulty - it is a long run west. Plan a day ahead where you can and the job gets easier at both ends.
Yes, and Exeter is one of the better airports for it. Midweek the field runs into the early hours of the next morning, so an aircraft that flies all day can still be cleaned before it flies again.
They do - the operating window varies by season and the weekend is shorter than the week. Give us the date and we will work to whichever applies rather than a published average.
No. Exeter does not operate PPR for visiting aircraft, which makes short-notice work simpler here than at most of the smaller fields in the South West.
Yes - Bristol, Bournemouth and Southampton among others. If your aircraft is heading back east, the notice is shorter and the drive is shorter at any of them.
What to know about Exeter.
A little context on the airport your aircraft is parked at.
A very long operating day
Midweek Exeter runs from around 06:30 into the early hours of the following morning - far longer than most regional airports, and the reason overnight work is practical here.
At Clyst Honiton
The airport sits at Clyst Honiton, just east of Exeter, with direct access from the M5 corridor.
No PPR for visiting aircraft
Exeter does not require prior permission, which removes a step that most of the smaller South West fields insist on.
Hours shift with the season
The operating window changes through the year and shortens at weekends, so the date matters when planning a first or last movement.
The gateway to the far South West
Exeter serves Devon and much of Cornwall - a large area with very little alternative capacity for business aircraft.
A former RAF station
The airport began as RAF Exeter during the Second World War and moved to civil operation afterwards.
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