# RAF Benson (BEX / EGUB)

**RAF Benson** (IATA: BEX, ICAO: EGUB) is a medium airport in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom. It has one runway, 1,823 m (5,981 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Royal Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BEX / EGUB
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
- Elevation: 69 m / 226 ft
- Coordinates: 51.6144, -1.0960
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,823 m / 5,981 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-benson/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Benson (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2123959
- Weather station: EGUB · WMO 03658
- Ident: EGUB

## Timeline

- 6 Jul 1965: 1965 Little Baldon Hastings accident. 41 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 1,823 m / 5,981 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 008° / 188° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,823 m / 5,981 ft | =4,750 of 29,858 | #828 in Europe | #69 in GB |
| Elevation | 69 m / 226 ft | =33,259 of 43,403 | =4,201 in Europe | =310 in GB |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =120 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 376.650 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 282.525 |
| Zone / CAC |  | 120.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 127.150 |
| GRN |  | 121.800 |
| TWR |  | 318.100 |
| APP vhf |  | 136.450 |
| Director |  | 356.125 |

## Nearby airports

- [OXF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egtk.md) London Oxford Airport · 29 km / 18 mi
- [BBS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglk.md) Blackbushe Airport · 37 km / 23 mi
- [BZZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egvn.md) RAF Brize Norton · 37 km / 23 mi
- [ODH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egvo.md) RAF Odiham · 44 km / 27 mi
- [FAB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglf.md) Farnborough Airport · 44 km / 27 mi
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · 47 km / 29 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/egub/data