# RAF Halton (EGWN)

**RAF Halton** (ICAO: EGWN) is a small airport in Halton, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1914. It closed in 1995. It has 2 runways; the longest is 938 m (3,077 ft). It is operated by No. 22 Group RAF.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / EGWN
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: No. 22 Group RAF
- Serves: Halton, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1914
- Closed: 1995
- Elevation: 113 m / 370 ft
- Coordinates: 51.7907, -0.7380
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 938 m / 3,077 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-halton/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Halton (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275360
- Weather station: EGGW
- Ident: EGWN

## Timeline

- 1914: RAF Halton opens.
- 1995: RAF Halton closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 938 m / 3,077 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Grass | 021° / 201° |  |
| 07/25 | 849 m / 2,786 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Grass | 072° / 252° |  |

- 02/20 slopes 1.5%: threshold 20 at 97 m / 319 ft, threshold 02 at 112 m / 366 ft.

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 938 m / 3,077 ft | =15,564 of 29,858 | =1,608 in Europe | #137 in GB |
| Elevation | 113 m / 370 ft | =29,684 of 43,403 | =3,340 in Europe | #156 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1914 | =81 of 15,079 | =65 in Europe | =7 in GB |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =41 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | Halton A/G | 130.430 |
| Airshows/A/G | Airshows / Event Air-to-Ground | 123.350 |
| A/G (historical) | Halton A/G (historical) | 130.425 |
| Ground | Halton Military Ground | 356.275 |

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- [GB-0992](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0992.md) Chesham Vale Airstrip · 11 km / 6.8 mi
- [GB-0955](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0955.md) Sears-Crossing Airstrip · 12 km / 7.6 mi
- [GB-0787](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0787.md) Shrove Furlong Farm Airstrip · 13 km / 7.9 mi
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## 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/egwn/data