GB-0153

Wigtown Airfield

54.8527°N 4.4420°W8 m / 26 ftSmall airport
On the map

Wigtown Airfield is a small airport in Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom. It opened in 1941. It closed in 1948. It is operated by Royal Air Force.

Timeline

2 events · 1941–1948
1941
OpenedWigtown Airfield opens.
1948
ClosedWigtown Airfield closes.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Elevation8 m26 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=40,726of 43,341 · =5,483 Europe · =585 GBAgeOpened 19412026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=1,548of 15,079 · =581 Europe · =93 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