# RNAS Culdrose, Helston, United Kingdom

**RNAS Culdrose** is a medium airport in Helston, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1947. It has 3 runways; the longest is 1,831 m (6,006 ft). It is operated by Royal Navy.

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

## At a glance

- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Royal Navy
- Serves: Helston, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1947
- Elevation: 81 m / 267 ft
- Coordinates: 50.0861, -5.2557
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 1,831 m / 6,006 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/bases-and-stations/air-stations/rnas-culdrose
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNAS_Culdrose (10 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1742813
- Weather station: EGDR · WMO 03809
- Ident: EGDR

## Timeline

- 1947: RNAS Culdrose opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 1,831 m / 6,006 ft | 46 m / 151 ft | Asphalt | 113° / 293° | yes |
| 18/36 | 1,051 m / 3,448 ft | 46 m / 151 ft | Asphalt | 179° / 359° | yes |
| 06/24 | 1,028 m / 3,372 ft | 46 m / 151 ft | Asphalt | 063° / 243° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,831 m / 6,006 ft | =4,525 of 29,858 | #819 in Europe | #63 in GB |
| Elevation | 81 m / 267 ft | =32,163 of 43,403 | #3,948 in Europe | #264 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =741 in Europe | =177 in GB |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =32 in Europe | =11 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 134.050 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 23.185 |
| GND | GND | 122.100 |
| OPS | OPS | 572.500 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [NQY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eghq.md) Cornwall Airport Newquay · 44 km / 27 mi
- [EGDC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egdc.md) Royal Marines Base Chivenor · 136 km / 84 mi
- [EXT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egte.md) Exeter International Airport · 149 km / 93 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/egdr/data