# Cotswold Airport (GBA / EGBP)

**Cotswold Airport** (IATA: GBA, ICAO: EGBP) is a small airport in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1938. It closed in 1984. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,009 m (6,591 ft). It is operated by Royal Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GBA / EGBP
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1938
- Closed: 1984
- Elevation: 132 m / 433 ft
- Coordinates: 51.6685, -2.0566
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,009 m / 6,591 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://www.cotswoldairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotswold_Airport (13 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1656466
- Weather station: EGVA · WMO 03644
- Ident: EGBP

## Timeline

- 1938: Cotswold Airport opens.
- 1984: Cotswold Airport closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 2,009 m / 6,591 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 080° / 260° | yes |
| 08L/26R | 450 m / 1,476 ft | 20 m / 66 ft | Grass | 086° / 266° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,009 m / 6,591 ft | =3,811 of 29,858 | #717 in Europe | #45 in GB |
| Elevation | 132 m / 433 ft | =28,375 of 43,403 | =3,020 in Europe | #116 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1938 | =870 of 15,079 | =451 in Europe | =63 in GB |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =41 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | INFO | 118.900 |
| STO | Starrspeed Training Ops | 131.610 |
| ZAO | Zero Avia Ops | 131.940 |
| AFIS 2 | Cotswolds Information 2 | 118.430 |

## Nearby airports

- [EGTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egtw.md) Oaksey Park Airfield · 5.0 km / 3.1 mi
- [GB-0011](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0011.md) Aston Down Airfield · 6.7 km / 4.2 mi
- [GB-0259](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0259.md) Charlton Park Airstrip · 7.8 km / 4.8 mi
- [GB-0851](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0851.md) South Cerney Airfield · 9.6 km / 6.0 mi
- [GB-0840](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0840.md) Orange Grove Barn Airstrip · 9.6 km / 6.0 mi
- [GB-0333](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0333.md) Bowldown Farm Airstrip · 13 km / 8.2 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/egbp/data