# MoD Boscombe Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

**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.

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

## At a glance

- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1930
- Elevation: 124 m / 407 ft
- Coordinates: 51.1522, -1.7474
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 3,212 m / 10,538 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/mod-boscombe-down/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOD_Boscombe_Down (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3566434
- Weather station: EGDM · WMO 03746
- Ident: EGDM

## Timeline

- 1930: MoD Boscombe Down opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 3,212 m / 10,538 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Paved | 050° / 230° | yes |
| 17/35 | 1,914 m / 6,278 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Paved | 167° / 347° |  |
| 05N/23N | 766 m / 2,513 ft |  | Asphalt |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,212 m / 10,538 ft | =791 of 29,858 | #109 in Europe | #3 in GB |
| Elevation | 124 m / 407 ft | =28,900 of 43,403 | =3,150 in Europe | =126 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1930 | =406 of 15,079 | =244 in Europe | =33 in GB |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =32 in Europe | =11 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 130.000 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 27.572 |
| CAC | ZONE | 126.700 |
| DIR | DIR | 130.000 |
| GND | GND | 130.750 |
| TWR | TWR | 130.750 |

## Nearby airports

- [SOU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eghi.md) Southampton Airport · 35 km / 22 mi
- [BOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eghh.md) Bournemouth Airport · 42 km / 26 mi
- [EGHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eghl.md) Lasham Airfield · 50 km / 31 mi
- [ODH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egvo.md) RAF Odiham · 57 km / 35 mi
- [FFD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egva.md) RAF Fairford · 59 km / 37 mi
- [YEO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egdy.md) RNAS Yeovilton · 64 km / 40 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/egdm/data