# RAF Northolt (NHT / EGWU)

**RAF Northolt** (IATA: NHT, ICAO: EGWU) is a medium airport in Northolt, Greater London, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1915. It has one runway, 1,690 m (5,545 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Royal Air Force. In 2000 it handled 9 passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: NHT / EGWU
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Northolt, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1915
- Elevation: 38 m / 124 ft
- Coordinates: 51.5530, -0.4182
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,690 m / 5,545 ft
- Passengers: 9 (2000)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-northolt/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Northolt (16 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106119
- Weather station: EGWU · WMO 03672
- Ident: EGWU

## Timeline

- 1915: RAF Northolt opens.
- 18 Oct 1942: 1942 Ruislip Wellington accident. 21 killed.
- 19 Dec 1946: 1946 Railway Air Services Dakota crash.
- 31 Oct 1950: 1950 Heathrow BEA Viking accident. 28 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 1,690 m / 5,545 ft | 46 m / 151 ft | Asphalt | 070° / 250° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1995 | 18 | Eurostat |
| 1996 | 6 | Eurostat |
| 1997 | 2 | Eurostat |
| 2000 | 9 | Eurostat |

## Airlines

Hubs from Wikidata.

Former hub of [British European Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-european-airways).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 9 (2000) | =3,887 of 3,974 | =812 in Europe | #61 in GB |
| Longest runway | 1,690 m / 5,545 ft | =5,310 of 29,858 | #893 in Europe | #78 in GB |
| Elevation | 38 m / 124 ft | =36,103 of 43,403 | =4,784 in Europe | =427 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1915 | =96 of 15,079 | =76 in Europe | =9 in GB |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =120 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 126.450 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 300.350 |
| DEP | DEP | 129.125 |
| OPS | OPS | 132.650 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.675 |
| ATIS |  | 125.125 |
| DEP |  | 120.325 |
| DIR |  | 130.350 |
| GRN |  | 121.575 |
| RDR | Talk down | 125.875 |
| TWR |  | 281.175 |

## Nearby airports

- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · 9.6 km / 6.0 mi
- [LCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglc.md) London City Airport · 33 km / 21 mi
- [LTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggw.md) London Luton Airport · 36 km / 22 mi
- [BBS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglk.md) Blackbushe Airport · 39 km / 24 mi
- [FAB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglf.md) Farnborough Airport · 40 km / 25 mi
- [BQH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkb.md) London Biggin Hill Airport · 40 km / 25 mi

## In collections

- [Oldest airports still open](https://dromopedia.com/collections/oldest) #54

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [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/egwu/data