GB-0005

Kirkbride Airfield

54.8821°N 3.2047°W5 m / 16 ftSmall airport
On the map

Kirkbride Airfield is a small airport in Wigton, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom. It opened in Jun 1939. It closed in 1960. It is operated by Royal Air Force.

Timeline

2 events · 1939–1960
JUN 1939
OpenedKirkbride Airfield opens.
1960
ClosedKirkbride Airfield closes.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Elevation5 m16 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=41,667of 43,341 · =5,617 Europe · =616 GBAgeOpened 19392026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=1,029of 15,079 · =495 Europe · =73 GB
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record