# Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield, Warwick, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

**Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield** is a small airport in Warwick, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1941. It closed in 1963. It has 2 runways; the longest is 917 m (3,009 ft). It is operated by Royal Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Warwick, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1941
- Closed: 1963
- Elevation: 49 m / 159 ft
- Coordinates: 52.1894, -1.6141
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 917 m / 3,009 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://www.wellesbourneairfield.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellesbourne_Mountford_Airfield (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3915273
- Weather station: EGBE
- Ident: EGBW

## Timeline

- 1941: Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield opens.
- 1963: Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 917 m / 3,009 ft | 23 m / 75 ft | Asphalt | 176° / 356° | yes |
| 05/23 | 587 m / 1,926 ft | 18 m / 59 ft | Asphalt | 046° / 226° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 917 m / 3,009 ft | =15,774 of 29,858 | #1,641 in Europe | #140 in GB |
| Elevation | 49 m / 159 ft | =35,070 of 43,403 | =4,560 in Europe | =385 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =581 in Europe | =93 in GB |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =41 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | INFO | 124.030 |

## Nearby airports

- [GB-0944](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0944.md) Arden Heath Farm Airstrip · 4.1 km / 2.6 mi
- [GB-0889](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0889.md) Grove Field Airstrip · 4.4 km / 2.7 mi
- [GB-0298](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0298.md) Green Farm Airstrip · 5.5 km / 3.4 mi
- [GB-0421](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0421.md) Stratford-upon-Avon Gliding Club · 8.7 km / 5.4 mi
- [GB-0921](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0921.md) Home Farm Airstrip · 12 km / 7.2 mi
- [GB-0502](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0502.md) Poplars Farm Airstrip · 14 km / 8.8 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/egbw/data