ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn, ðə wˈʊdlənd tə ðɪ ˈiːst ænd sˈaʊθ ʌvðə dɪsjˈuːzd ˈɛɹstɹɪp wʌz jˈuːzd æz ɐ fˈɪlmɪŋ loʊkˈeɪʃən fɚðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn sˈuːpɚhˌiəɹoʊ mˈuːvi ɐvˈɛndʒɚz: ˈeɪdʒ ʌv ˈʌltɹɑːn.
In April 2014, the woodland to the east and south of the disused airstrip was used as a filming location for the 2015 superhero movie Avengers: Age of Ultron.