# Backamo Airfield (ESGA)

**Backamo Airfield** (ICAO: ESGA) is a small airport in Uddevalla, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. It opened in 1938. It has one runway, 780 m (2,558 ft) long, grass.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / ESGA
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Uddevalla, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
- Opened: 1938
- Elevation: 127 m / 415 ft
- Coordinates: 58.1772, 11.9735
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 780 m / 2,558 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Stockholm
- Wikipedia: https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backamo_flygf%C3%A4lt (2 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10424146
- Weather station: ESGT
- Ident: ESGA

## Timeline

- 1938: Backamo Airfield opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 780 m / 2,558 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 780 m / 2,558 ft | =20,256 of 29,858 | #2,096 in Europe | #106 in SE |
| Elevation | 127 m / 415 ft | =28,751 of 43,403 | =3,107 in Europe | #53 in SE |
| Age | Opened 1938 | =870 of 15,079 | =451 in Europe | =8 in SE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =27 in SE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| RDO | Backamo Traffic | 123.550 |

## Nearby airports

- [SE-0114](https://dromopedia.com/airports/se-0114.md) Esgrene Field · 13 km / 7.9 mi
- [ESGU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esgu.md) Rörkärr Airfield · 24 km / 15 mi
- [SE-0008](https://dromopedia.com/airports/se-0008.md) Kattleberg Airfield · 24 km / 15 mi
- [THN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esgt.md) Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport · 27 km / 17 mi
- [ESGI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esgi.md) Rödene Airfield · 44 km / 27 mi
- [GSE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esgp.md) Säve Airport · 45 km / 28 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/esga/data