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Headcorn Aerodrome

51.1569°N 0.6417°E22 m / 72 ftSmall airport
On the map
354-353d-p51b-lashden
assumed USAAF · Public domain · Commons

Headcorn Aerodrome is a small airport in Ashford, Kent, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1943. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,250 m (4,101 ft). It is operated by Royal Air Force.

Timeline

2 events · 1943–1943
1943
OpenedHeadcorn Aerodrome opens.
1943
MilestoneRoyal Air Force becomes the operator.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
10/28107° / 287°
LENGTH1,250 m4,101 ftWIDTH30 m98 ftSURFACEGrass
03/21
LENGTH—WIDTH—SURFACEGrass

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway1,250 m4,101 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=9,252of 29,823 · =1,118 Europe · #102 GBElevation22 m72 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=38,019of 43,341 · =5,077 Europe · =488 GBAgeOpened 19432026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=2,016of 15,079 · =662 Europe · =150 GBRunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =134 Europe · =41 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

1 channels
A/GLashenden Headcorn A/G122.000