# Denham Aerodrome, Uxbridge, Greater London, United Kingdom

**Denham Aerodrome** is a small airport in Uxbridge, Greater London, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1915. It has 2 runways; the longest is 775 m (2,543 ft). It is operated by Royal Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Uxbridge, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1915
- Elevation: 76 m / 249 ft
- Coordinates: 51.5883, -0.5131
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 775 m / 2,543 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://www.egld.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denham_Aerodrome (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1656739
- Weather station: EGWU · WMO 03672
- Ident: EGLD

## Timeline

- 1915: Denham Aerodrome opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 775 m / 2,543 ft | 18 m / 60 ft | Asphalt | 059° / 239° | yes |
| 12/30 | 546 m / 1,791 ft | 18 m / 59 ft | Grass | 118° / 298° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 775 m / 2,543 ft | =20,330 of 29,858 | =2,099 in Europe | #185 in GB |
| Elevation | 76 m / 249 ft | =32,684 of 43,403 | =4,066 in Europe | =282 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1915 | =96 of 15,079 | =76 in Europe | =9 in GB |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =41 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | Denham Radio | 130.730 |
| AFIS | Denham Radio | 130.730 |

## Nearby airports

- [NHT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egwu.md) RAF Northolt · 7.6 km / 4.7 mi
- [GB-0661](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0661.md) New Model Farm Airstrip · 9.7 km / 6.0 mi
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · 14 km / 8.4 mi
- [EGTR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egtr.md) Elstree Airfield · 15 km / 9.3 mi
- [GB-0751](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0751.md) Bovingdon Airstrip · 16 km / 9.8 mi
- [GB-0992](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0992.md) Chesham Vale Airstrip · 17 km / 11 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/egld/data