# Eshott Airfield, Morpeth, Northumberland, United Kingdom

**Eshott Airfield** is a small airport in Morpeth, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1942. It has 3 runways; the longest is 610 m (2,001 ft). It is operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0038

## At a glance

- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Morpeth, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1942
- Elevation: 60 m / 197 ft
- Coordinates: 55.2805, -1.7149
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 610 m / 2,001 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://eshottairfield.co.uk/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eshott_Airfield (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3914863
- Weather station: EGQM · WMO 03240
- Ident: GB-0038

## Timeline

- 1942: Eshott Airfield opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01L/19R | 610 m / 2,001 ft | 12 m / 39 ft | Asphalt |  |  |
| 01R/19L | 610 m / 2,001 ft | 25 m / 82 ft | Grass |  |  |
| 08/26 | 550 m / 1,804 ft | 12 m / 39 ft | Asphalt |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 610 m / 2,001 ft | =24,225 of 29,858 | =2,467 in Europe | =224 in GB |
| Elevation | 60 m / 197 ft | =34,029 of 43,403 | =4,346 in Europe | =348 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =619 in Europe | =122 in GB |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =32 in Europe | =11 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | Eshott Radio | 122.850 |
| APP | Newcastle Approach | 124.375 |

## Nearby airports

- [GB-0712](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0712.md) Causey Park Airstrip UL · 2.9 km / 1.8 mi
- [GB-0685](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0685.md) Athey's Moor Airfield · 6.0 km / 3.8 mi
- [GB-0923](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0923.md) Druridge Bay Airstrip · 9.6 km / 6.0 mi
- [GB-0725](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0725.md) Selby House Farm Airstrip · 10 km / 6.3 mi
- [GB-0468](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0468.md) Ewesley Airstrip · 15 km / 9.3 mi
- [GB-0436](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0436.md) Charlton Mires Airstrip · 22 km / 14 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/gb-0038/data