# Lydd London Ashford Airport (LYX / EGMD)

**Lydd London Ashford Airport** (IATA: LYX, ICAO: EGMD) is a medium airport in Romney Marsh, Kent, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1954. It has one runway, 1,505 m (4,938 ft) long, asphalt. In 2021 it handled 31 passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LYX / EGMD
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Romney Marsh, Kent, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1954
- Elevation: 4 m / 13 ft
- Coordinates: 50.9562, 0.9391
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,505 m / 4,938 ft
- Passengers: 31 (2021)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://www.lydd-airport.co.uk/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydd_Airport (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1986577
- Weather station: EGMD
- Ident: EGMD

## Timeline

- 1954: Lydd London Ashford Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 1,505 m / 4,938 ft | 32 m / 105 ft | Asphalt | 033° / 213° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009 | 588 | Eurostat |
| 2010 | 479 | Eurostat |
| 2011 | 493 | Eurostat |
| 2012 | 445 | Eurostat |
| 2013 | 662 | Eurostat |
| 2014 | 1,227 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 1,134 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 94 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 865 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 284 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 39 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 31 | Wikidata |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 31 (2021) | =3,773 of 3,974 | =781 in Europe | #57 in GB |
| Longest runway | 1,505 m / 4,938 ft | =6,951 of 29,858 | #966 in Europe | #86 in GB |
| Elevation | 4 m / 13 ft | =42,081 of 43,403 | =5,684 in Europe | =625 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1954 | =4,023 of 15,079 | =814 in Europe | #181 in GB |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =120 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | Lydd Approach | 120.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 128.525 |
| ATIS |  | 129.225 |

## Nearby airports

- [LTQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfat.md) Le Touquet-Côte d'Opale Airport · 68 km / 43 mi
- [SEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egmc.md) London Southend Airport · 70 km / 44 mi
- [CQF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfac.md) Calais Marck Airport · 71 km / 44 mi
- [BQH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkb.md) London Biggin Hill Airport · 76 km / 47 mi
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · 81 km / 51 mi
- [LCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglc.md) London City Airport · 87 km / 54 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/egmd/data