# Shobdon Airfield, Leominster, Herefordshire, United Kingdom

**Shobdon Airfield** is a small airport in Leominster, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1940. It has one runway, 836 m (2,743 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Royal Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Leominster, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1940
- Elevation: 97 m / 318 ft
- Coordinates: 52.2417, -2.8811
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 836 m / 2,743 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://www.aeroclub.co.uk/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shobdon_Airfield (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3915169
- Ident: EGBS

## Timeline

- 1940: Shobdon Airfield opens.
- 1940: Royal Air Force becomes the operator.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 836 m / 2,743 ft | 18 m / 59 ft | Asphalt | 086° / 266° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 836 m / 2,743 ft | =18,229 of 29,858 | =1,872 in Europe | #159 in GB |
| Elevation | 97 m / 318 ft | =30,904 of 43,403 | =3,634 in Europe | =199 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =538 in Europe | =82 in GB |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =120 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| RDO | Shobdon Radio | 118.155 |
| AFIS | Shobdon Information | 118.155 |

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- [GB-0697](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0697.md) Green Acres Airstrip · 13 km / 8.2 mi
- [GB-0509](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0509.md) Byecross Farm Airstrip · 18 km / 11 mi
- [GB-0405](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0405.md) Hardwicke Airstrip · 21 km / 13 mi
- [GB-0459](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0459.md) Broadmeadow Farm Airstrip · 25 km / 16 mi
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## Sources

- [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/egbs/data