# Dunkeswell Airfield (EGTU)

**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.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / EGTU
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Honiton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1943
- Elevation: 256 m / 839 ft
- Coordinates: 50.8610, -3.2339
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 968 m / 3,176 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://www.dsft.co.uk/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkeswell_Aerodrome (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3913079
- Weather station: EGTE · WMO 03839
- Ident: EGTU

## Timeline

- 1943: Dunkeswell Airfield opens.
- 1943: Royal Air Force becomes the operator.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 968 m / 3,176 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 044° / 224° |  |
| 17/35 | 963 m / 3,159 ft | 46 m / 151 ft | Asphalt | 170° / 350° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 968 m / 3,176 ft | =15,088 of 29,858 | #1,549 in Europe | #130 in GB |
| Elevation | 256 m / 839 ft | =20,668 of 43,403 | =1,754 in Europe | #16 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =662 in Europe | =150 in GB |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =41 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | Dunkeswell Radio | 123.480 |

## Nearby airports

- [GB-0380](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0380.md) North Hill Glider Field · 3.1 km / 1.9 mi
- [GB-0209](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0209.md) Watchford Farm Airstrip · 11 km / 6.6 mi
- [GB-0063](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0063.md) Farway Common Airfield · 14 km / 9.0 mi
- [GB-0033](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0033.md) Heywood Farm Airstrip · 16 km / 9.9 mi
- [EXT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egte.md) Exeter International Airport · 19 km / 12 mi
- [GB-0062](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0062.md) Branscombe Airfield · 19 km / 12 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/egtu/data