# RAF Henlow, Henlow, Central Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

**RAF Henlow** is a small airport in Henlow, Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. It has 4 runways; the longest is 966 m (3,169 ft). It is operated by Royal Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Owner: Ministry of Defence
- Serves: Henlow, Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
- Elevation: 63 m / 206 ft
- Coordinates: 52.0182, -0.3039
- Runways: 4
- Longest runway: 966 m / 3,169 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-henlow/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Henlow (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275373
- Weather station: EGGW
- Ident: EGWE

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09R/27L | 966 m / 3,169 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Grass |  |  |
| 02/20 | 959 m / 3,146 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Grass |  |  |
| 13/31 | 800 m / 2,624 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Grass |  |  |
| 09L/27R | 762 m / 2,500 ft | 23 m / 75 ft | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 966 m / 3,169 ft | =15,103 of 29,858 | =1,550 in Europe | =131 in GB |
| Elevation | 63 m / 206 ft | =33,768 of 43,403 | =4,295 in Europe | =334 in GB |
| Runways | 4 | =41 of 29,978 | =10 in Europe | =2 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | Henlow A/G | 121.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [GB-0552](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0552.md) Meppershall Airfield · 3.5 km / 2.2 mi
- [GB-0980](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0980.md) Radwell Lodge Ultralight Airstrip · 6.2 km / 3.9 mi
- [EGTH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egth.md) Old Warden Airfield · 7.5 km / 4.6 mi
- [GB-0272](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0272.md) Newnham Airstrip · 9.3 km / 5.8 mi
- [GB-0401](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0401.md) Graveley Airstrip · 11 km / 6.9 mi
- [GB-0368](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0368.md) Long Acres Farm · 12 km / 7.7 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/egwe/data