# Sywell Aerodrome (ORM / EGBK)

**Sywell Aerodrome** (IATA: ORM, ICAO: EGBK) is a small airport in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom. It has 4 runways; the longest is 1,268 m (4,160 ft). It is operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbk

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ORM / EGBK
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
- Elevation: 131 m / 429 ft
- Coordinates: 52.3053, -0.7931
- Runways: 4
- Longest runway: 1,268 m / 4,160 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://www.sywellaerodrome.co.uk
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sywell_Aerodrome (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3915760
- Weather station: EGTC
- Ident: EGBK

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03L/21R | 1,268 m / 4,160 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Concrete | 026° / 206° | yes |
| 03R/21L | 671 m / 2,201 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Grass | 026° / 206° |  |
| 05/23 | 602 m / 1,975 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Grass | 054° / 234° |  |
| 14/32 | 450 m / 1,476 ft | 18 m / 59 ft | Grass | 146° / 326° |  |

- 14/32 slopes 2.0%: threshold 32 at 117 m / 384 ft, threshold 14 at 126 m / 413 ft.

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,268 m / 4,160 ft | =9,148 of 29,858 | #1,113 in Europe | #97 in GB |
| Elevation | 131 m / 429 ft | =28,478 of 43,403 | =3,045 in Europe | #119 in GB |
| Runways | 4 | =41 of 29,978 | =10 in Europe | =2 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | Northampton Sywell A/G | 122.700 |
| AFIS | Northampton Sywell AFIS | 122.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [GB-0629](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0629.md) Hold Farm Airstrip · 4.2 km / 2.6 mi
- [GB-0388](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0388.md) Pitsford Water Aerodrome · 5.5 km / 3.4 mi
- [GB-1137](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1137.md) Isham Airstrip · 8.0 km / 5.0 mi
- [GB-0709](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0709.md) Prospect Farm Airstrip · 9.3 km / 5.8 mi
- [GB-0222](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0222.md) Tower Farm Airstrip · 11 km / 6.6 mi
- [GB-0543](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0543.md) Rothwell Lodge Farm Airstrip · 12 km / 7.2 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbk/data