# RAF Shawbury (EGOS)

**RAF Shawbury** (ICAO: EGOS) is a medium airport in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1937. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,834 m (6,018 ft). It is operated by Royal Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / EGOS
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1937
- Elevation: 76 m / 249 ft
- Coordinates: 52.7982, -2.6680
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,834 m / 6,018 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafshawbury/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Shawbury (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275561
- Weather station: EGOS · WMO 03414
- Ident: EGOS

## Timeline

- 1937: RAF Shawbury opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 1,834 m / 6,018 ft | 46 m / 151 ft | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes |
| 04/22 | 1,379 m / 4,523 ft | 46 m / 151 ft | Asphalt | 045° / 225° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,834 m / 6,018 ft | #4,497 of 29,858 | #813 in Europe | #59 in GB |
| Elevation | 76 m / 249 ft | =32,684 of 43,403 | =4,066 in Europe | =282 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1937 | =703 of 15,079 | =404 in Europe | =52 in GB |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =41 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ZONE | APP | 133.155 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 28.427 |
| DIR | DIRECTOR | 123.300 |
| GND | GND | 38.945 |
| MISC | ZONE | 120.775 |
| OPS | OPS | 36.912 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [EGWC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egwc.md) RAF Cosford · 30 km / 19 mi
- [CEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnr.md) Hawarden Airport · 47 km / 29 mi
- [LPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggp.md) Liverpool John Lennon Airport · 61 km / 38 mi
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · 67 km / 41 mi
- [BHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbb.md) Birmingham Airport · 73 km / 45 mi
- [EMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnx.md) East Midlands Airport · 90 km / 56 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/egos/data