# RAF Woodvale (EGOW)

**RAF Woodvale** (ICAO: EGOW) is a small airport in Southport, Sefton, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1941. It has 3 runways; the longest is 1,647 m (5,405 ft). It is operated by Royal Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / EGOW
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Owner: Ministry of Defence
- Serves: Southport, Sefton, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1941
- Elevation: 11 m / 37 ft
- Coordinates: 53.5816, -3.0555
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 1,647 m / 5,405 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://www.raf.mod.uk/rafwoodvale/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Woodvale (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275691
- Weather station: EGOW · WMO 03018
- Ident: EGOW

## Timeline

- 1941: RAF Woodvale opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 1,647 m / 5,405 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 033° / 213° | yes |
| 08/26 | 1,068 m / 3,505 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 083° / 263° | yes |
| 16/34 | 1,003 m / 3,291 ft | 45 m / 148 ft |  | 162° / 342° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,647 m / 5,405 ft | =5,602 of 29,858 | #907 in Europe | #79 in GB |
| Elevation | 11 m / 37 ft | =40,008 of 43,403 | =5,393 in Europe | =555 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =581 in Europe | =93 in GB |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =32 in Europe | =11 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | RDO | 121.000 |
| APP | APP | 121.000 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.750 |
| APP |  | 282.570 |
| TWR |  | 278.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [GB-0269](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0269.md) Ince Blundell Microlight Airfield · 5.3 km / 3.3 mi
- [GB-0554](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0554.md) Carr Valley Microlight Airfield · 21 km / 13 mi
- [BLK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnh.md) Blackpool Airport · 21 km / 13 mi
- [WRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egno.md) Warton Aerodrome · 21 km / 13 mi
- [GB-0310](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0310.md) Bryn Gates Airfield · 29 km / 18 mi
- [LPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggp.md) Liverpool John Lennon Airport · 31 km / 19 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/egow/data