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MoD Boscombe Down

51.1522°N 1.7474°W124 m / 407 ftMedium airport
On the map

MoD Boscombe Down is a medium airport in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1930. It has 3 runways; the longest is 3,212 m (10,538 ft). It is operated by Royal Air Force.

Timeline

1 event · 1930–1930
1930
OpenedMoD Boscombe Down opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
05/23050° / 230° · LIT
LENGTH3,212 m10,538 ftWIDTH46 m150 ftSURFACEPaved
17/35167° / 347°
LENGTH1,914 m6,278 ftWIDTH46 m150 ftSURFACEPaved
05N/23N
LENGTH766 m2,513 ftWIDTH—SURFACEAsphalt

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway3,212 m10,538 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=792of 29,823 · #108 Europe · #3 GBElevation124 m407 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=28,863of 43,341 · =3,148 Europe · =126 GBAgeOpened 19302026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=406of 15,079 · =244 Europe · =33 GBRunways31 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=151of 29,943 · =32 Europe · =11 GB
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

6 channels
APPAPP130.000
ATISATIS27.572
CACZONE126.700
DIRDIR130.000
GNDGND130.750
TWRTWR130.750