# RAF Waddington (WTN / EGXW)

**RAF Waddington** (IATA: WTN, ICAO: EGXW) is a medium airport in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened on 12 Mar 1937. It has one runway, 2,939 m (9,642 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Royal Air Force. In 1994 it handled 70 passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: WTN / EGXW
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 12 Mar 1937
- Elevation: 70 m / 231 ft
- Coordinates: 53.1662, -0.5238
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,939 m / 9,642 ft
- Passengers: 70 (1994)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-waddington/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Waddington (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2123976
- Weather station: EGXW · WMO 03377
- Ident: EGXW

## Timeline

- 12 Mar 1937: RAF Waddington opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 2,939 m / 9,642 ft | 60 m / 198 ft | Asphalt | 022° / 202° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 70 (1994) | =3,675 of 3,974 | =753 in Europe | #56 in GB |
| Longest runway | 2,939 m / 9,642 ft | #1,482 of 29,858 | #235 in Europe | #11 in GB |
| Elevation | 70 m / 231 ft | =33,126 of 43,403 | #4,174 in Europe | #304 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1937 | =703 of 15,079 | =404 in Europe | =52 in GB |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =120 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 250.850 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 29.167 |
| CAC | CAC | 27.777 |
| DEP | DEP | 123.300 |
| GND | GND | 342.120 |
| MISC | ZONE | 127.350 |
| OPS | OPS | 386.625 |
| TWR | TWR | 256.670 |

## Nearby airports

- [EGYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egyd.md) RAF Cranwell · 16 km / 9.7 mi
- [EGYE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egye.md) RAF Barkston Heath · 23 km / 14 mi
- [QCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxc.md) RAF Coningsby · 25 km / 16 mi
- [NQT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbn.md) Nottingham City Airport · 46 km / 29 mi
- [HUY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnj.md) Humberside Airport · 47 km / 29 mi
- [EGXT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxt.md) RAF Wittering · 62 km / 38 mi

## 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/egxw/data