# RAF Topcliffe, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

**RAF Topcliffe** is a medium airport in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,813 m (5,948 ft). It is operated by No. 22 Group RAF.

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

## At a glance

- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: No. 22 Group RAF
- Serves: Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
- Elevation: 28 m / 92 ft
- Coordinates: 54.2041, -1.3803
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,813 m / 5,948 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Topcliffe (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275637
- Weather station: EGXZ
- Ident: EGXZ

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 1,813 m / 5,948 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 022° / 202° | yes |
| 13/31 | 1,246 m / 4,088 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 126° / 306° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,813 m / 5,948 ft | =4,774 of 29,858 | =835 in Europe | #70 in GB |
| Elevation | 28 m / 92 ft | =37,206 of 43,403 | =4,966 in Europe | =461 in GB |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =41 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 125.000 |
| GND | GND | 241.875 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.100 |
| APP |  | 293.775 |
| TWR |  | 379.750 |
| DIR |  | 255.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [EGXE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxe.md) RAF Leeming · 15 km / 9.1 mi
- [MME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnv.md) Teesside International Airport · 34 km / 21 mi
- [LBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnm.md) Leeds Bradford Airport · 42 km / 26 mi
- [EGCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxg.md) Leeds East Airport · 43 km / 27 mi
- [NCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnt.md) Newcastle International Airport · 95 km / 59 mi
- [HUY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnj.md) Humberside Airport · 97 km / 60 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/egxz/data