VLY

Anglesey Airport

ICAO EGOV53.2481°N 4.5353°W11 m / 37 ftMedium airport
On the map

Anglesey Airport (IATA: VLY, ICAO: EGOV) is a medium airport in Angelsey, Wales, United Kingdom. It opened on 13 Feb 1941. It closed in May 2024. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,290 m (7,513 ft). It is operated by Royal Air Force.

Timeline

2 events · 1941–2024
13 FEB 1941
OpenedAnglesey Airport opens.
MAY 2024
ClosedAnglesey Airport closes.
From Wikidata and WikipediaEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Anglesey AirportMoran BuildingVAS208 SquadronSartu
13/31131° / 311° · LIT
LENGTH2,290 m7,513 ftWIDTH46 m151 ftSURFACEAsphalt
01/19006° / 186° · LIT
LENGTH1,639 m5,377 ftWIDTH46 m151 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway2,290 m7,513 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=3,097of 29,823 · #606 Europe · #33 GBElevation11 m37 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=39,949of 43,341 · =5,382 Europe · =555 GBAgeOpened 19412026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=1,548of 15,079 · =581 Europe · =93 GBRunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =134 Europe · =41 GB
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

5 channels
APPAPP134.350
ATISATIS120.725
GNDGND122.100
RDRRADAR125.225
TWRTWR122.100