# RAF Coningsby (QCY / EGXC)

**RAF Coningsby** (IATA: QCY, ICAO: EGXC) is a medium airport in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1940. It has one runway, 2,744 m (9,003 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Royal Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: QCY / EGXC
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Owner: Ministry of Defence
- Serves: Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1940
- Elevation: 8 m / 25 ft
- Coordinates: 53.0930, -0.1660
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,744 m / 9,003 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-coningsby/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Coningsby (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1164127
- Weather station: EGXC · WMO 03391
- Ident: EGXC

## Timeline

- 1940: RAF Coningsby opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 2,744 m / 9,003 ft | 57 m / 187 ft | Concrete | 072° / 252° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,744 m / 9,003 ft | =1,773 of 29,858 | =283 in Europe | =19 in GB |
| Elevation | 8 m / 25 ft | =40,896 of 43,403 | =5,514 in Europe | =591 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =538 in Europe | =82 in GB |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =120 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 120.800 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 280.300 |
| CAC | CAC | 27.777 |
| DEP | DEP | 376.350 |
| GND | GND | 122.100 |
| OPS | OPS | 23.467 |
| TWR | TWR | 124.675 |
| APP |  | 282.720 |
| grn |  | 279.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [EGYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egyd.md) RAF Cranwell · 23 km / 14 mi
- [WTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxw.md) RAF Waddington · 25 km / 16 mi
- [EGYE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egye.md) RAF Barkston Heath · 30 km / 19 mi
- [HUY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnj.md) Humberside Airport · 55 km / 34 mi
- [EGXT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxt.md) RAF Wittering · 57 km / 36 mi
- [NQT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbn.md) Nottingham City Airport · 64 km / 40 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/egxc/data