# Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX / EGNC)

**Carlisle Lake District Airport** (IATA: CAX, ICAO: EGNC) is a medium airport in Carlisle, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1941. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,829 m (6,000 ft). It is operated by Stobart Air. In 2005 it handled 75 passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CAX / EGNC
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Stobart Air
- Serves: Carlisle, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1941 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 58 m / 190 ft
- Coordinates: 54.9375, -2.8092
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,829 m / 6,000 ft
- Passengers: 75 (2005)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://www.carlisleairport.co.uk/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlisle_Lake_District_Airport (10 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3536424
- Weather station: EGNC · WMO 03222
- Ident: EGNC

## Timeline

- 1941: Carlisle Lake District Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 1,829 m / 6,000 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 059° / 239° | yes |
| 01/19 | 885 m / 2,904 ft | 23 m / 75 ft | Asphalt | 001° / 181° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1993 | 32 | Eurostat |
| 1994 | 1,102 | Wikidata |
| 1995 | 1,502 | Wikidata |
| 1996 | 740 | Wikidata |
| 1997 | 834 | Wikidata |
| 1998 | 957 | Wikidata |
| 1999 | 333 | Wikidata |
| 2000 | 456 | Wikidata |
| 2001 | 834 | Wikidata |
| 2002 | 62 | Wikidata |
| 2003 | 175 | Wikidata |
| 2005 | 75 | Wikidata |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 75 (2005) | =3,666 of 3,974 | #750 in Europe | #55 in GB |
| Longest runway | 1,829 m / 6,000 ft | =4,614 of 29,858 | =822 in Europe | #65 in GB |
| Elevation | 58 m / 190 ft | =34,224 of 43,403 | =4,387 in Europe | =352 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =581 in Europe | =93 in GB |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =41 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | RDO | 123.600 |
| APP | APP | 123.600 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 118.425 |
| TWR | TWR | 123.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [EGOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egom.md) RAF Spadeadam · 21 km / 13 mi
- [NCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnt.md) Newcastle International Airport · 72 km / 45 mi
- [BWF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnl.md) Barrow Walney Island Airport · 95 km / 59 mi
- [MME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnv.md) Teesside International Airport · 101 km / 63 mi
- [EGXE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxe.md) RAF Leeming · 108 km / 67 mi
- [EDI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egph.md) Edinburgh Airport · 118 km / 73 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)
- [Wikipedia: “Carlisle Lake District Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carlisle_Lake_District_Airport&oldid=1364353971), revision of 16 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/egnc/data