# Sleap Airfield, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, United Kingdom

**Sleap Airfield** is a small airport in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1943. It has 2 runways; the longest is 799 m (2,621 ft). It is operated by Royal Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1943
- Elevation: 84 m / 275 ft
- Coordinates: 52.8348, -2.7703
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 799 m / 2,621 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://www.shropshireaeroclub.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleap_Airfield (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3913666
- Weather station: EGOS · WMO 03414
- Ident: EGCV

## Timeline

- 1943: Sleap Airfield opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 799 m / 2,621 ft | 46 m / 151 ft | Asphalt | 048° / 228° | yes |
| 18/36 | 775 m / 2,542 ft | 18 m / 59 ft | Asphalt | 181° / 001° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 799 m / 2,621 ft | =19,481 of 29,858 | =2,049 in Europe | =173 in GB |
| Elevation | 84 m / 275 ft | =31,966 of 43,403 | =3,907 in Europe | =249 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =662 in Europe | =150 in GB |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =41 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | Sleap A/G | 122.450 |

## Nearby airports

- [EGOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egos.md) RAF Shawbury · 8.0 km / 5.0 mi
- [EGCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egct.md) Tilstock Airfield · 14 km / 8.5 mi
- [GB-0359](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0359.md) Sandford Hall Airstrip · 15 km / 9.4 mi
- [GB-0276](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0276.md) Lower Grounds Farm Airstrip · 16 km / 9.8 mi
- [EGOE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egoe.md) Tern Hill Airfield · 17 km / 10 mi
- [GB-0898](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0898.md) Trench Farm Airstrip · 17 km / 10 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/egcv/data