# RAF Fairford (FFD / EGVA)

**RAF Fairford** (IATA: FFD, ICAO: EGVA) is a medium airport in Fairford, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1943. It has one runway, 3,046 m (9,994 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by United States Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: FFD / EGVA
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Serves: Fairford, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1943
- Elevation: 87 m / 286 ft
- Coordinates: 51.6836, -1.7892
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,046 m / 9,994 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Fairford (16 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1427413
- Weather station: EGVA · WMO 03644
- Ident: EGVA

## Timeline

- 1943: RAF Fairford opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 3,046 m / 9,994 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Asphalt | 088° / 268° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,046 m / 9,994 ft | #1,114 of 29,858 | #149 in Europe | #8 in GB |
| Elevation | 87 m / 286 ft | =31,691 of 43,403 | =3,840 in Europe | =230 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =662 in Europe | =150 in GB |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =120 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.000 |
| CAC | CAC | 124.275 |
| DIR | BRIZE DIRECTOR | 133.750 |
| GND | GND | 234.250 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 25.775 |
| PTD | PDT | 233.470 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.150 |
| TWR |  | 338.220 |

## Nearby airports

- [BZZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egvn.md) RAF Brize Norton · 16 km / 9.9 mi
- [GLO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbj.md) Gloucestershire Airport · 35 km / 22 mi
- [OXF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egtk.md) London Oxford Airport · 37 km / 23 mi
- [BEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egub.md) RAF Benson · 48 km / 30 mi
- [EGDM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egdm.md) MoD Boscombe Down · 59 km / 37 mi
- [BRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggd.md) Bristol Airport · 72 km / 45 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/egva/data