# Cranfield Airport (EGTC)

**Cranfield Airport** (ICAO: EGTC) is a medium airport in Cranfield, Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1937. It closed in 1952. It has one runway, 1,799 m (5,902 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Royal Air Force. In 1993 it handled 1 passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / EGTC
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Cranfield, Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1937
- Closed: 1952
- Elevation: 110 m / 360 ft
- Coordinates: 52.0722, -0.6167
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,799 m / 5,902 ft
- Passengers: 1 (1993)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://www.cranfieldairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranfield_Airport (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q569168
- Weather station: EGTC
- Ident: EGTC

## Timeline

- 1937: Cranfield Airport opens.
- 1952: Cranfield Airport closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 1,799 m / 5,902 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 032° / 212° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1 (1993) | =3,968 of 3,974 | =837 in Europe | =70 in GB |
| Longest runway | 1,799 m / 5,902 ft | =4,957 of 29,858 | #856 in Europe | #74 in GB |
| Elevation | 110 m / 360 ft | =29,909 of 43,403 | =3,403 in Europe | =162 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1937 | =703 of 15,079 | =404 in Europe | =52 in GB |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =120 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 122.850 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 121.875 |
| TWR | TWR | 134.925 |
| TWR |  | 122.850 |

## Nearby airports

- [LTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggw.md) London Luton Airport · 28 km / 17 mi
- [OXF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egtk.md) London Oxford Airport · 55 km / 34 mi
- [CBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsc.md) Cambridge City Airport · 56 km / 35 mi
- [NHT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egwu.md) RAF Northolt · 59 km / 37 mi
- [BEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egub.md) RAF Benson · 61 km / 38 mi
- [EGXT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxt.md) RAF Wittering · 61 km / 38 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [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/egtc/data