# Darley Moor Airfield, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

**Darley Moor Airfield** is a small airport in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1942. It closed in 1955. It has one runway, 650 m (2,133 ft) long. It is operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0369

## At a glance

- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1942
- Closed: 1955
- Elevation: 177 m / 580 ft
- Coordinates: 52.9693, -1.7487
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 650 m / 2,133 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://www.airways-airsports.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darley_Moor_Airfield (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1708651
- Weather station: EGNX
- Ident: GB-0369

## Timeline

- 1942: Darley Moor Airfield opens.
- 1955: Darley Moor Airfield closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 650 m / 2,133 ft |  |  |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 650 m / 2,133 ft | =23,524 of 29,858 | =2,363 in Europe | =208 in GB |
| Elevation | 177 m / 580 ft | =25,751 of 43,403 | =2,463 in Europe | #58 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =619 in Europe | =122 in GB |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =120 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SafetyCom | Darley Moor Traffic | 135.475 |

## Nearby airports

- [GB-0360](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0360.md) Brook Farm Airstrip · 5.6 km / 3.5 mi
- [GB-0224](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0224.md) Holly Meadow Farm Airstrip · 7.3 km / 4.5 mi
- [GB-0596](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0596.md) Palmer Moor Farm Airstrip · 8.5 km / 5.3 mi
- [GB-0469](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0469.md) Calton Moor Airfield · 9.1 km / 5.7 mi
- [EGBD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbd.md) Derby Airfield · 15 km / 9.3 mi
- [EGBM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbm.md) Tatenhill Airfield · 17 km / 11 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-0369/data