# Redhill Aerodrome (EGKR)

**Redhill Aerodrome** (ICAO: EGKR) is a small airport in Redhill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1937. It closed in 1954. It has 4 runways; the longest is 897 m (2,943 ft). It is operated by Royal Air Force. In 1997 it handled 4 passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / EGKR
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Redhill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1937
- Closed: 1954
- Elevation: 68 m / 222 ft
- Coordinates: 51.2136, -0.1386
- Runways: 4
- Helipads: 1
- Longest runway: 897 m / 2,943 ft
- Passengers: 4 (1997)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://www.redhillaerodrome.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redhill_Aerodrome (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3914747
- Weather station: EGKK · WMO 03776
- Ident: EGKR

## Timeline

- 1937: Redhill Aerodrome opens.
- 1954: Redhill Aerodrome closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07R/25L | 897 m / 2,943 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Grass |  |  |
| 18/36 | 851 m / 2,792 ft | 25 m / 82 ft | Grass |  |  |
| 07L/25R | 683 m / 2,241 ft | 23 m / 75 ft | Grass |  | yes |
| 06/24 | 500 m / 1,640 ft | 10 m / 33 ft | Asphalt |  |  |

- Also 1 helipad.

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 4 (1997) | =3,939 of 3,974 | =830 in Europe | =66 in GB |
| Longest runway | 897 m / 2,943 ft | =17,247 of 29,858 | #1,733 in Europe | #148 in GB |
| Elevation | 68 m / 222 ft | =33,357 of 43,403 | #4,223 in Europe | #317 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1937 | =703 of 15,079 | =404 in Europe | =52 in GB |
| Runways | 4 | =41 of 29,978 | =10 in Europe | =2 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | Redhill TWR | 119.605 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 125.305 |

## Nearby airports

- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · 7.9 km / 4.9 mi
- [GB-1004](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1004.md) Chipstead Private Airstrip · 8.8 km / 5.5 mi
- [GB-1148](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1148.md) Homefield Farm / Edenbridge Airstrip · 10 km / 6.3 mi
- [GB-0384](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0384.md) Kenley Glider Field · 11 km / 6.6 mi
- [GB-0782](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0782.md) East Haxted Farm Airfield · 13 km / 8.2 mi
- [GB-0472](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0472.md) Titsey Airstrip · 13 km / 8.3 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [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/egkr/data