# Turweston Aerodrome (EGBT)

**Turweston Aerodrome** (ICAO: EGBT) is a small airport in Turweston, England, United Kingdom. It opened on 23 Nov 1942. It closed in 1945. It has 3 runways; the longest is 1,256 m (4,120 ft). It is operated by Royal Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / EGBT
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Turweston, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 23 Nov 1942
- Closed: 1945
- Elevation: 137 m / 448 ft
- Coordinates: 52.0408, -1.0956
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 1,256 m / 4,120 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://www.turwestonflight.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turweston_Aerodrome (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3914182
- Weather station: EGTK
- Ident: EGBT

## Timeline

- 23 Nov 1942: Turweston Aerodrome opens.
- 1945: Turweston Aerodrome closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 1,256 m / 4,120 ft | 23 m / 75 ft | Asphalt | 087° / 267° |  |
| 09G/27G | 757 m / 2,483 ft | 23 m / 75 ft | Grass | 088° / 268° |  |
| 03/21 | 490 m / 1,607 ft | 20 m / 65 ft | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,256 m / 4,120 ft | =9,228 of 29,858 | #1,123 in Europe | #101 in GB |
| Elevation | 137 m / 448 ft | =28,130 of 43,403 | #2,965 in Europe | #108 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =619 in Europe | =122 in GB |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =32 in Europe | =11 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | Turweston Radio | 122.180 |
| A/G (other) | Turweston Radio (other) | 122.175 |

## Nearby airports

- [GB-0077](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0077.md) Finmere Aerodrome · 6.7 km / 4.2 mi
- [GB-0073](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0073.md) Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield · 7.8 km / 4.8 mi
- [GB-0976](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0976.md) Hall Farm Airstrip · 9.1 km / 5.7 mi
- [GB-0377](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0377.md) Croughton Manor Farm Airstrip · 9.6 km / 6.0 mi
- [GB-0278](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0278.md) Niden Manor Farm Airstrip · 11 km / 6.7 mi
- [GB-0208](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0208.md) Thornborough Grounds 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/egbt/data