# Stapleford Aerodrome (EGSG)

**Stapleford Aerodrome** (ICAO: EGSG) is a small airport in Romford, Greater London, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1933. It has 3 runways; the longest is 1,059 m (3,475 ft). It is operated by Royal Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / EGSG
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Romford, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1933
- Elevation: 56 m / 183 ft
- Coordinates: 51.6525, 0.1558
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 1,059 m / 3,475 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://www.flysfc.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stapleford_Aerodrome (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3913647
- Weather station: EGLC
- Ident: EGSG

## Timeline

- 1933: Stapleford Aerodrome opens.
- 1939: Royal Air Force becomes the operator.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03R/21L | 1,059 m / 3,475 ft | 46 m / 151 ft | Grass | 037° / 217° | yes |
| 03L/21R | 1,001 m / 3,283 ft | 46 m / 151 ft | Grass | 037° / 217° |  |
| 10/28 | 656 m / 2,152 ft | 46 m / 151 ft | Grass | 100° / 280° |  |

- 03R/21L slopes 2.0%: threshold 21L at 35 m / 115 ft, threshold 03R at 56 m / 185 ft.
- 03L/21R slopes 2.1%: threshold 21R at 35 m / 115 ft, threshold 03L at 56 m / 185 ft.
- 10/28 slopes 1.2%: threshold 10 at 27 m / 90 ft, threshold 28 at 35 m / 115 ft.

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,059 m / 3,475 ft | #12,837 of 29,858 | #1,365 in Europe | #117 in GB |
| Elevation | 56 m / 183 ft | =34,402 of 43,403 | =4,427 in Europe | #357 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1933 | =521 of 15,079 | =297 in Europe | =38 in GB |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =32 in Europe | =11 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | Stapleford A/G | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [GB-0424](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0424.md) Jenkins Farm Airstrip · 3.5 km / 2.2 mi
- [EGSX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsx.md) North Weald Airfield · 7.7 km / 4.8 mi
- [GB-0954](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0954.md) South Weald Private Airstrip · 8.0 km / 5.0 mi
- [GB-0527](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0527.md) Metropolitan Police Air Support Unit Lippitts Hill · 9.6 km / 5.9 mi
- [GB-0453](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0453.md) Willingale Airstrip · 12 km / 7.7 mi
- [GB-0824](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0824.md) Gerpins Farm Airstrip · 14 km / 9.0 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/egsg/data