# Beccles Airfield (EGSM)

**Beccles Airfield** (ICAO: EGSM) is a small airport in Beccles, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1943. It closed in 1945. It has one runway, 966 m (3,169 ft) long, grass. It is operated by Royal Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / EGSM
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Beccles, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1943
- Closed: 1945
- Elevation: 24 m / 80 ft
- Coordinates: 52.4353, 1.6183
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 966 m / 3,169 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://becclesaerodrome.co.uk/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beccles_Airfield (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1655319
- Weather station: EGSD
- Ident: EGSM

## Timeline

- 1943: Beccles Airfield opens.
- 1945: Beccles Airfield closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 966 m / 3,169 ft | 18 m / 59 ft | Grass | 093° / 273° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 966 m / 3,169 ft | =15,103 of 29,858 | =1,550 in Europe | =131 in GB |
| Elevation | 24 m / 80 ft | =37,717 of 43,403 | =5,040 in Europe | =473 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =662 in Europe | =150 in GB |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =120 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | Beccles A/G | 120.375 |

## Nearby airports

- [GB-0817](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0817.md) Church Farm Airstrip · 8.1 km / 5.1 mi
- [GB-0814](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0814.md) Grove Farm Airstrip · 8.9 km / 5.6 mi
- [EGSJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsj.md) Seething Airfield · 16 km / 10.0 mi
- [GB-0783](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0783.md) Pond Farm Airstrip · 18 km / 11 mi
- [GB-0584](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0584.md) Yoxford Airstrip · 19 km / 12 mi
- [GB-0593](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0593.md) Topcroft Farm Airstrip · 20 km / 12 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/egsm/data