# Old Buckenham Airfield (EGSV)

**Old Buckenham Airfield** (ICAO: EGSV) is a small airport in Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1943. It has 3 runways; the longest is 798 m (2,618 ft).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / EGSV
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1943 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 59 m / 194 ft
- Coordinates: 52.4975, 1.0519
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 798 m / 2,618 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://www.oldbuck.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Buckenham_Airfield (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3914724
- Weather station: EGSH · WMO 03492
- Ident: EGSV

## Timeline

- 1943: Old Buckenham Airfield opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 798 m / 2,618 ft | 18 m / 59 ft | Asphalt | 065° / 245° |  |
| 02/20 | 428 m / 1,404 ft | 18 m / 59 ft | Grass | 020° / 200° |  |
| 07L/25R | 407 m / 1,335 ft | 23 m / 75 ft | Grass | 064° / 244° |  |

- 07/25 slopes 1.3%: threshold 07 at 47 m / 155 ft, threshold 25 at 57 m / 188 ft.
- 07L/25R slopes 1.2%: threshold 07L at 54 m / 176 ft, threshold 25R at 59 m / 192 ft.

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 798 m / 2,618 ft | =19,536 of 29,858 | #2,060 in Europe | #178 in GB |
| Elevation | 59 m / 194 ft | =34,137 of 43,403 | =4,371 in Europe | #351 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =662 in Europe | =150 in GB |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =32 in Europe | =11 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | Buckenham Radio | 124.405 |

## Nearby airports

- [GB-1038](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1038.md) Broadmarsh Farm Airstrip · 5.7 km / 3.6 mi
- [GB-0965](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0965.md) Morley Saint Botolph Private Airstrip · 7.2 km / 4.4 mi
- [GB-0198](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0198.md) Priory Farm Airstrip · 7.3 km / 4.5 mi
- [GB-0420](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0420.md) Tibenham Airfield · 8.4 km / 5.2 mi
- [GB-0836](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0836.md) Fir Grove Airstrip · 10 km / 6.3 mi
- [GB-0264](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0264.md) Long Stratton Airstrip · 11 km / 7.0 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)
- [Wikipedia: “Old Buckenham Airfield”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Old_Buckenham_Airfield&oldid=1363068315), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/egsv/data