# RAF Cranwell (EGYD)

**RAF Cranwell** (ICAO: EGYD) is a medium airport in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened on 1 Apr 1916. It has 4 runways; the longest is 2,082 m (6,831 ft). It is operated by Royal Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / EGYD
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1 Apr 1916
- Elevation: 66 m / 218 ft
- Coordinates: 53.0273, -0.4931
- Runways: 4
- Longest runway: 2,082 m / 6,831 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-college-cranwell/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Cranwell (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1347950
- Weather station: EGYD · WMO 03379
- Ident: EGYD

## Timeline

- 1 Apr 1916: RAF Cranwell opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 2,082 m / 6,831 ft | 45 m / 147 ft | Asphalt | 083° / 263° | yes |
| 01/19 | 1,464 m / 4,803 ft | 45 m / 147 ft | Asphalt | 008° / 188° | yes |
| 06/24 | 1,197 m / 3,927 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Grass | 064° / 209° |  |
| 03/21 | 1,103 m / 3,619 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Grass | 030° / 210° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,082 m / 6,831 ft | =3,664 of 29,858 | #699 in Europe | #42 in GB |
| Elevation | 66 m / 218 ft | =33,459 of 43,403 | =4,240 in Europe | #321 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1916 | =108 of 15,079 | =88 in Europe | =11 in GB |
| Runways | 4 | =41 of 29,978 | =10 in Europe | =2 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.375 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 135.675 |
| CAC | CAC | 27.777 |
| DEP | DEP | 119.375 |
| GND | GND | 36.920 |
| TWR | TWR | 125.050 |
| ATIS |  | 233.628 |
| APP |  | 280.775 |
| DEP |  | 275.675 |
| GRN |  | 240.425 |
| TWR |  | 268.625 |

## Nearby airports

- [EGYE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egye.md) RAF Barkston Heath · 8.6 km / 5.4 mi
- [WTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxw.md) RAF Waddington · 16 km / 9.7 mi
- [QCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxc.md) RAF Coningsby · 23 km / 14 mi
- [NQT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbn.md) Nottingham City Airport · 41 km / 25 mi
- [EGXT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxt.md) RAF Wittering · 46 km / 29 mi
- [EMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnx.md) East Midlands Airport · 60 km / 37 mi

## In collections

- [Oldest airports still open](https://dromopedia.com/collections/oldest) #68

## 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/egyd/data