# Chalgrove Airfield, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

**Chalgrove Airfield** is a small airport in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1943. It closed in 1947. It has 3 runways; the longest is 1,801 m (5,909 ft). It is operated by Royal Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1943
- Closed: 1947
- Elevation: 73 m / 240 ft
- Coordinates: 51.6761, -1.0808
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 1,801 m / 5,909 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalgrove_Airfield (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1836709
- Weather station: EGUB · WMO 03658
- Ident: EGLJ

## Timeline

- 1943: Chalgrove Airfield opens.
- 1947: Chalgrove Airfield closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 1,801 m / 5,909 ft | 46 m / 151 ft | Asphalt | 124° / 304° | yes |
| 06/24 | 1,289 m / 4,229 ft | 46 m / 151 ft | Asphalt | 059° / 239° | yes |
| 18/36 | 1,270 m / 4,167 ft | 46 m / 151 ft | Asphalt | 178° / 358° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,801 m / 5,909 ft | =4,809 of 29,858 | #840 in Europe | #73 in GB |
| Elevation | 73 m / 240 ft | =32,911 of 43,403 | =4,121 in Europe | =291 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =662 in Europe | =150 in GB |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =32 in Europe | =11 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| RDO | RDO | 125.400 |

## Nearby airports

- [GB-0428](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0428.md) Drayton St Leonard Airfield · 3.4 km / 2.1 mi
- [BEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egub.md) RAF Benson · 6.9 km / 4.3 mi
- [GB-0417](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0417.md) Slay Barn Private Airstrip · 7.5 km / 4.6 mi
- [GB-0526](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0526.md) North Moreton Airstrip · 11 km / 6.8 mi
- [GB-0490](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0490.md) Oakley Microlight Airfield · 12 km / 7.4 mi
- [GB-0801](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0801.md) Baileys Fram Airstrip · 12 km / 7.6 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/eglj/data