# Fowlmere Airfield (EGMA)

**Fowlmere Airfield** (ICAO: EGMA) is a small airport in Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1918. It has one runway, 704 m (2,309 ft) long, grass. It is operated by Royal Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / EGMA
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1918
- Elevation: 38 m / 124 ft
- Coordinates: 52.0775, 0.0617
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 704 m / 2,309 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fowlmere_Airfield (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275327
- Weather station: EGSC
- Ident: EGMA

## Timeline

- 1918: Fowlmere Airfield opens.
- 1918: Royal Air Force becomes the operator.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 704 m / 2,309 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Grass | 065° / 245° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 704 m / 2,309 ft | =22,053 of 29,858 | #2,242 in Europe | #197 in GB |
| Elevation | 38 m / 124 ft | =36,103 of 43,403 | =4,784 in Europe | =427 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1918 | =158 of 15,079 | =128 in Europe | =28 in GB |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =120 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | Fowlmere A/G | 120.925 |
| A/G |  | 135.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [GB-0212](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0212.md) Whitehill Farm Airstrip · 3.8 km / 2.3 mi
- [EGSU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsu.md) Duxford Aerodrome · 5.0 km / 3.1 mi
- [GB-0918](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0918.md) Little Shelford Airstrip · 7.4 km / 4.6 mi
- [GB-0242](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0242.md) Nuthampstead Airstrip · 9.2 km / 5.7 mi
- [GB-0795](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0795.md) Wisbridge Farm Airstrip · 10 km / 6.3 mi
- [GB-0770](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0770.md) Armshold Farm Airstrip · 12 km / 7.5 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/egma/data