# RAF Wittering (EGXT)

**RAF Wittering** (ICAO: EGXT) is a medium airport in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened on 5 May 1916. It has one runway, 2,759 m (9,052 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Royal Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / EGXT
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Owner: Ministry of Defence
- Serves: Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 5 May 1916
- Elevation: 83 m / 273 ft
- Coordinates: 52.6126, -0.4765
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,759 m / 9,052 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://www.raf.mod.uk/rafwittering/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Wittering (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1754901
- Weather station: EGXT · WMO 03462
- Ident: EGXT

## Timeline

- 5 May 1916: RAF Wittering opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 2,759 m / 9,052 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Asphalt | 074° / 254° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,759 m / 9,052 ft | =1,719 of 29,858 | =273 in Europe | #17 in GB |
| Elevation | 83 m / 273 ft | =32,002 of 43,403 | #3,915 in Europe | #252 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1916 | =108 of 15,079 | =88 in Europe | =11 in GB |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =120 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 130.200 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 242.470 |
| CAC | LONDON MIL | 29.997 |
| DEP | DEP/DIR | 278.450 |
| GND | GND | 369.220 |
| TWR | TWR | 125.525 |
| GRN |  | 125.525 |
| TWR |  | 372.220 |

## Nearby airports

- [EGYE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egye.md) RAF Barkston Heath · 39 km / 24 mi
- [EGYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egyd.md) RAF Cranwell · 46 km / 29 mi
- [NQT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbn.md) Nottingham City Airport · 53 km / 33 mi
- [QCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxc.md) RAF Coningsby · 57 km / 36 mi
- [EGTC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egtc.md) Cranfield Airport · 61 km / 38 mi
- [WTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxw.md) RAF Waddington · 62 km / 38 mi

## In collections

- [Oldest airports still open](https://dromopedia.com/collections/oldest) #67

## 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/egxt/data