EGTU

Dunkeswell Airfield

ICAO EGTU50.8610°N 3.2339°W256 m / 839 ftSmall airport
On the map
RAF Dunkeswell - 29 Apr 1944 Airphoto
United States Army Air Forces · Public domain · Commons

Dunkeswell Airfield (ICAO: EGTU) is a small airport in Honiton, Devon, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1943. It has 2 runways; the longest is 968 m (3,176 ft). It is operated by Royal Air Force.

Timeline

2 events · 1943–1943
1943
OpenedDunkeswell Airfield opens.
1943
MilestoneRoyal Air Force becomes the operator.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
04/22044° / 224°
LENGTH968 m3,176 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt
17/35170° / 350°
LENGTH963 m3,159 ftWIDTH46 m151 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway968 m3,176 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=15,082of 29,823 · #1,542 Europe · #130 GBElevation256 m839 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=20,649of 43,341 · =1,754 Europe · #16 GBAgeOpened 19432026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=2,016of 15,079 · =662 Europe · =150 GBRunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =134 Europe · =41 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/GDunkeswell Radio123.480