# Råda Air Base (ESFR)

**Råda Air Base** (ICAO: ESFR) is a medium airport in Råda, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. It opened in 1940. It has one runway, 1,986 m (6,517 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Skaraborg Air Wing.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / ESFR
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Skaraborg Air Wing
- Serves: Råda, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
- Opened: 1940
- Elevation: 70 m / 230 ft
- Coordinates: 58.4981, 13.0532
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,986 m / 6,517 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Stockholm
- Wikipedia: https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A5da_flygbas (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10658636
- Weather station: ESGL
- Ident: ESFR

## Timeline

- 1940: Råda Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 1,986 m / 6,517 ft | 34 m / 110 ft | Asphalt | 185° / 005° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,986 m / 6,517 ft | =4,043 of 29,858 | =770 in Europe | #42 in SE |
| Elevation | 70 m / 230 ft | =33,140 of 43,403 | =4,175 in Europe | #78 in SE |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =538 in Europe | =14 in SE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =27 in SE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | CON | 136.025 |
| INFO | MIL INFO | 133.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [ESIB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esib.md) Såtenäs Air Base · 21 km / 13 mi
- [THN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esgt.md) Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport · 46 km / 28 mi
- [KVB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esgr.md) Skövde Airport · 54 km / 33 mi
- [JKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esgj.md) Jönköping Airport · 102 km / 63 mi
- [GOT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esgg.md) Göteborg Landvetter Airport · 103 km / 64 mi
- [GSE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esgp.md) Säve Airport · 106 km / 66 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/esfr/data