# Tern Hill Airfield, Market Drayton, Shropshire, United Kingdom

**Tern Hill Airfield** is a small airport in Market Drayton, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1916. It closed in 1976. It has 2 runways; the longest is 980 m (3,215 ft). It is operated by Royal Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Market Drayton, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1916
- Closed: 1976
- Elevation: 83 m / 272 ft
- Coordinates: 52.8728, -2.5327
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 980 m / 3,215 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Tern_Hill (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275626
- Weather station: EGOS · WMO 03414
- Ident: EGOE

## Timeline

- 1916: Tern Hill Airfield opens.
- 1976: Tern Hill Airfield closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 980 m / 3,215 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 043° / 223° | yes |
| 10/28 | 948 m / 3,110 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 099° / 279° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 980 m / 3,215 ft | =14,753 of 29,858 | =1,529 in Europe | =127 in GB |
| Elevation | 83 m / 272 ft | =32,017 of 43,403 | =3,916 in Europe | =253 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1916 | =108 of 15,079 | =88 in Europe | =11 in GB |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =41 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | SHAWBURY APP | 28.200 |
| GND | GND | 27.902 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [GB-0883](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0883.md) Longford Airstrip · 2.2 km / 1.4 mi
- [GB-0263](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0263.md) Peplow Airstrip · 8.0 km / 5.0 mi
- [EGCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egct.md) Tilstock Airfield · 10 km / 6.3 mi
- [EGOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egos.md) RAF Shawbury · 12 km / 7.6 mi
- [GB-0276](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0276.md) Lower Grounds Farm Airstrip · 16 km / 9.9 mi
- [EGCV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcv.md) Sleap Airfield · 17 km / 10 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/egoe/data