# Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport (EGBO)

**Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport** (ICAO: EGBO) is a small airport in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1941. It has 3 runways; the longest is 1,182 m (3,878 ft). It is operated by Royal Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / EGBO
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1941
- Elevation: 86 m / 283 ft
- Coordinates: 52.5175, -2.2594
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 1,182 m / 3,878 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://www.wolverhamptonairport.co.uk/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolverhampton_Airport (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3915261
- Weather station: EGWC
- Ident: EGBO

## Timeline

- 1941: Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 1,182 m / 3,878 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 156° / 336° | yes |
| 10/28 | 800 m / 2,624 ft | 23 m / 75 ft | Asphalt | 097° / 277° |  |
| 04/22 | 635 m / 2,083 ft | 18 m / 59 ft | Asphalt | 037° / 217° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,182 m / 3,878 ft | =11,040 of 29,858 | =1,235 in Europe | =107 in GB |
| Elevation | 86 m / 283 ft | =31,768 of 43,403 | =3,859 in Europe | =237 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =581 in Europe | =93 in GB |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =32 in Europe | =11 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 123.000 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 124.875 |
| TWR | TWR | 123.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [EGWC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egwc.md) RAF Cosford · 14 km / 8.7 mi
- [GB-0467](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0467.md) Pound Green Airfield · 14 km / 8.8 mi
- [GB-1051](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1051.md) Knoll Airstrip · 14 km / 9.0 mi
- [GB-0372](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0372.md) Shifnal Airfield · 19 km / 12 mi
- [GB-0192](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0192.md) Ditton Priors Airstrip · 21 km / 13 mi
- [GB-0314](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0314.md) Otherton Airfield · 24 km / 15 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/egbo/data