# Sherburn-in-Elmet Airfield (EGCJ)

**Sherburn-in-Elmet Airfield** (ICAO: EGCJ) is a small airport in Selby, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1917. It has 3 runways; the longest is 793 m (2,601 ft). It is operated by Royal Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / EGCJ
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Selby, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1917
- Elevation: 8 m / 26 ft
- Coordinates: 53.7885, -1.2169
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 793 m / 2,601 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://www.sherburnaeroclub.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherburn-in-Elmet_Airfield (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3914095
- Weather station: EGXG
- Ident: EGCJ

## Timeline

- 1917: Sherburn-in-Elmet Airfield opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 793 m / 2,601 ft | 18 m / 59 ft | Grass | 061° / 241° |  |
| 11R/29L | 616 m / 2,021 ft | 18 m / 59 ft | Grass | 106° / 286° |  |
| 01/19 | 585 m / 1,919 ft | 18 m / 59 ft | Grass | 001° / 019° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 793 m / 2,601 ft | =19,570 of 29,858 | #2,064 in Europe | #180 in GB |
| Elevation | 8 m / 26 ft | =40,786 of 43,403 | =5,494 in Europe | =585 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1917 | =136 of 15,079 | =114 in Europe | =19 in GB |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =32 in Europe | =11 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | Sherburn in Elmet A/G | 126.600 |
| RAD/APP | Sherburn in Elmet RAD/APP | 126.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [EGCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxg.md) Leeds East Airport · 5.3 km / 3.3 mi
- [GB-0290](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0290.md) Garforth Airstrip · 9.1 km / 5.7 mi
- [GB-1152](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1152.md) Hazlewood Gallop / Tadcaster Airfield · 9.3 km / 5.8 mi
- [GB-0017](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0017.md) Burn Airfield · 9.7 km / 6.1 mi
- [GB-0715](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0715.md) Acaster Malbis Airstrip · 12 km / 7.6 mi
- [GB-0723](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0723.md) Birchwood Lodge Airstrip · 14 km / 8.5 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/egcj/data