Aircraft cleaning and valeting at Gloucestershire - strictly PPR, so plan it.
Exterior and interior work at Gloucestershire Airport (EGBJ / GLO) at Staverton. Prior permission is required here even with a flight plan filed. From 2 hours 45.
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Aircraft valeting on a field that means it about PPR.
Plenty of airfields say prior permission required. Gloucestershire means it - permission is needed even when a flight plan has been filed, which catches people out who assume the plan covers them. Our crews are booked in the same way any movement is, and we plan around your slot rather than turning up.
PPR, even with a flight plan
Filing a plan does not substitute for permission here. We treat access as something to be arranged in advance, every time - which is why the crew is on stand when we said rather than parked at the gate.
A short day, and it closes early
Roughly 08:30 to 19:30 Monday to Friday, and 09:00 to 18:00 at weekends. Eleven hours at best, so a same-day clean has to be planned into the window rather than squeezed onto the end of it.
Busy general aviation, not airline traffic
Gloucestershire is one of the busiest GA fields in the country - light aircraft, turboprops, helicopters and business jets sharing one apron. We size the crew to the airframe rather than assuming everything is a jet.
The Cotswolds catchment
The airport serves Cheltenham, Gloucester and the Cotswolds, with a private-owner base that flies for pleasure as much as for business. For those aircraft a scheduled wash beats waiting for it to look bad.
The airport occupies Staverton, between Gloucester and Cheltenham, and handles a very large number of movements for a field with no scheduled airline traffic. Flying schools, private owners, corporate turboprops and business jets all share it. Two things shape any visit: it is strictly PPR - permission is required even when a flight plan has been filed - and the day is short, running 08:30 to 19:30 on weekdays and 09:00 to 18:00 at weekends. Both are easy to work with, and both are unforgiving if you ignore them.
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.
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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.
How it works
How a Gloucestershire detail comes together.
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 Gloucestershire 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.
Gloucestershire enquiries
Ready when you are.
Tell us what your aircraft needs at Gloucestershire and we'll come straight back - usually within the hour during operating times.
Questions
Common questions about Gloucestershire.
We work to 2 hours 45 here, the shortest notice anywhere on our western patch. The constraint is usually the airport’s day rather than our travel - it closes at 18:00 at weekends.
Yes. Gloucestershire is strictly PPR, even when a flight plan has been filed. That catches people out. We arrange access in advance for every visit rather than assuming anything.
Roughly 19:30 Monday to Friday and 18:00 at weekends. It is a short operating day, so a same-day clean needs planning into the window rather than added at the end of it.
Yes. This is a general aviation field and the work reflects it - light aircraft, turboprops, helicopters and business jets. See our helicopter cleaning page for what rotary work covers.
Yes - Bristol, Southampton and Oxford among others. If your aircraft is routing on, the next stop often has a longer day and shorter notice than this one.
Gloucestershire in brief.
A little context on the airport your aircraft is parked at.
Strictly prior permission
Permission is required even when a flight plan has been filed - an unusually firm rule, and the single thing most likely to catch out a first visit.
At Staverton
The airport sits at Staverton, between Gloucester and Cheltenham, serving both towns and the wider Cotswolds.
Very busy for its size
Gloucestershire records a high number of movements for a field with no scheduled airline service - flying training, private owners and business traffic together.
A short operating day
Open roughly 08:30 to 19:30 on weekdays and 09:00 to 18:00 at weekends, which is a tighter window than most airports we cover.
Three runways
The airfield retains a multi-runway layout, unusual today and a legacy of its wartime origins.
Bristol as the larger alternative
Bristol is the nearest airport able to take larger business jets around the clock, and we cover it too.
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