# RNAS Merryfield, Ilminster, Somerset, United Kingdom

**RNAS Merryfield** is a small airport in Ilminster, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1971. It has 3 runways; the longest is 1,831 m (6,007 ft).

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

## At a glance

- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Ilminster, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1971
- Elevation: 46 m / 151 ft
- Coordinates: 50.9643, -2.9384
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 1,831 m / 6,007 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNAS_Merryfield (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16932169
- Weather station: EGDY · WMO 03853
- Ident: EGDW

## Timeline

- 1971: RNAS Merryfield opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 1,831 m / 6,007 ft |  |  |  |  |
| 03/21 | 1,294 m / 4,245 ft |  |  |  |  |
| 16/34 | 1,129 m / 3,704 ft |  |  |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,831 m / 6,007 ft | =4,517 of 29,858 | =816 in Europe | =61 in GB |
| Elevation | 46 m / 151 ft | =35,226 of 43,403 | =4,595 in Europe | =391 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1971 | =6,388 of 15,079 | =1,124 in Europe | #188 in GB |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =32 in Europe | =11 in GB |

## Nearby airports

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- [GB-1020](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1020.md) Lower-Durston Airstrip · 11 km / 6.7 mi
- [GB-0905](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0905.md) Tracy Island Airstrip · 11 km / 7.0 mi
- [GB-0209](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0209.md) Watchford Farm Airstrip · 13 km / 8.2 mi
- [GB-0850](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0850.md) Middlegate Farm Airstrip · 15 km / 9.1 mi
- [GB-0847](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0847.md) Langport Airstrip · 15 km / 9.3 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/egdw/data