# North Weald Airfield (EGSX)

**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.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / EGSX
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Epping, Essex, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1916
- Closed: 1964
- Elevation: 98 m / 321 ft
- Coordinates: 51.7217, 0.1542
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,930 m / 6,332 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/index.php/out-and-about/north-weald-airfield
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Weald_Airfield (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2875884
- Weather station: EGSS · WMO 03683
- Ident: EGSX

## Timeline

- 1916: North Weald Airfield opens.
- 1964: North Weald Airfield closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 1,930 m / 6,332 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 018° / 198° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,930 m / 6,332 ft | =4,226 of 29,858 | #786 in Europe | #49 in GB |
| Elevation | 98 m / 321 ft | =30,838 of 43,403 | =3,625 in Europe | #196 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1916 | =108 of 15,079 | =88 in Europe | =11 in GB |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =120 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | RDO | 123.525 |

## Nearby airports

- [EGSG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsg.md) Stapleford Aerodrome · 7.7 km / 4.8 mi
- [GB-0453](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0453.md) Willingale Airstrip · 9.2 km / 5.7 mi
- [GB-0424](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0424.md) Jenkins Farm Airstrip · 9.6 km / 6.0 mi
- [GB-0464](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0464.md) Hunsdon Airfield · 11 km / 7.0 mi
- [GB-0527](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0527.md) Metropolitan Police Air Support Unit Lippitts Hill · 12 km / 7.5 mi
- [GB-0954](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0954.md) South Weald Private Airstrip · 13 km / 8.2 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/egsx/data