GB-0242

Nuthampstead Airstrip

51.9953°N 0.0701°E142 m / 466 ftSmall airport
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Nuthampstead Airstrip is a small airport in Royston, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1943. It closed in 1954. It has one runway, 720 m (2,363 ft) long. It is operated by Royal Air Force.

Timeline

2 events · 1943–1954
1943
OpenedNuthampstead Airstrip opens.
1954
ClosedNuthampstead Airstrip closes.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
05/23
LENGTH720 m2,363 ftWIDTH—SURFACE—

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway720 m2,363 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft#21,863of 29,823 · #2,205 Europe · #194 GBElevation142 m466 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=27,700of 43,341 · =2,879 Europe · #100 GBAgeOpened 19432026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=2,016of 15,079 · =662 Europe · =150 GBRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =643 Europe · =120 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