# Nuthampstead Airstrip, Royston, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

**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.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0242

## At a glance

- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Royston, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1943
- Closed: 1954
- Elevation: 142 m / 466 ft
- Coordinates: 51.9953, 0.0701
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 720 m / 2,363 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Nuthampstead (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275507
- Weather station: EGSS · WMO 03683
- Ident: GB-0242

## Timeline

- 1943: Nuthampstead Airstrip opens.
- 1954: Nuthampstead Airstrip closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 720 m / 2,363 ft |  |  |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 720 m / 2,363 ft | #21,879 of 29,858 | #2,214 in Europe | #194 in GB |
| Elevation | 142 m / 466 ft | =27,730 of 43,403 | =2,881 in Europe | #100 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =662 in Europe | =150 in GB |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =120 in GB |

## Nearby airports

- [GB-0795](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0795.md) Wisbridge Farm Airstrip · 5.5 km / 3.4 mi
- [EGMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egma.md) Fowlmere Airfield · 9.2 km / 5.7 mi
- [GB-0816](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0816.md) Notley Green Airstrip · 9.2 km / 5.7 mi
- [GB-0065](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0065.md) Audley End Airfield · 11 km / 6.6 mi
- [EGSU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsu.md) Duxford Aerodrome · 11 km / 7.1 mi
- [GB-0212](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0212.md) Whitehill Farm Airstrip · 12 km / 7.4 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-0242/data