EGSX

North Weald Airfield

ICAO EGSX51.7217°N 0.1542°E98 m / 321 ftSmall airport
On the map

North Weald Airfield (ICAO: EGSX) is a small airport in Epping, Essex, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1916. It closed in 1964. It has one runway, 1,930 m (6,332 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Royal Air Force.

Timeline

2 events · 1916–1964
1916
OpenedNorth Weald Airfield opens.
1964
ClosedNorth Weald Airfield closes.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
02/20018° / 198°
LENGTH1,930 m6,332 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway1,930 m6,332 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=4,225of 29,823 · #780 Europe · #49 GBElevation98 m321 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=30,795of 43,341 · =3,619 Europe · #196 GBAgeOpened 19162026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=108of 15,079 · =88 Europe · =11 GBRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =643 Europe · =120 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

1 channels
A/GRDO123.525