# RAF Syerston (EGXY)

**RAF Syerston** (ICAO: EGXY) is a small airport in Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened on 17 Nov 1940. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,827 m (5,994 ft). It is operated by Royal Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / EGXY
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Owner: Ministry of Defence
- Serves: Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 17 Nov 1940
- Elevation: 70 m / 228 ft
- Coordinates: 53.0228, -0.9111
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,827 m / 5,994 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://www.raf.mod.uk/rafsyerston/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Syerston (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275617
- Weather station: EGXN
- Ident: EGXY

## Timeline

- 17 Nov 1940: RAF Syerston opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 1,827 m / 5,994 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 063° / 243° |  |
| 15/33 | 1,347 m / 4,419 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 151° / 331° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,827 m / 5,994 ft | =4,735 of 29,858 | #825 in Europe | #67 in GB |
| Elevation | 70 m / 228 ft | =33,236 of 43,403 | =4,196 in Europe | #308 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =538 in Europe | =82 in GB |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =41 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | RDO | 125.425 |

## Nearby airports

- [GB-0602](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0602.md) Bankwood Farm Airstrip · 6.3 km / 3.9 mi
- [GB-0544](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0544.md) Rectory Farm Airfield · 8.2 km / 5.1 mi
- [GB-0214](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0214.md) Jericho Farm Airstrip · 9.9 km / 6.1 mi
- [GB-0189](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0189.md) Caunton Airfield · 11 km / 6.6 mi
- [GB-0504](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0504.md) Salterford Farm Airfield · 13 km / 8.1 mi
- [GB-0030](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0030.md) Langar Airfield · 14 km / 8.8 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/egxy/data