# Gransden Lodge Airfield, Sandy, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

**Gransden Lodge Airfield** is a small airport in Sandy, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1942. It closed in 1955. It is operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0461

## At a glance

- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Sandy, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1942
- Closed: 1955
- Elevation: 70 m / 230 ft
- Coordinates: 52.1816, -0.1120
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://www.camgliding.uk/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gransden_Lodge_Airfield (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3913333
- Weather station: EGUY · WMO 03566
- Ident: GB-0461

## Timeline

- 1942: Gransden Lodge Airfield opens.
- 1955: Gransden Lodge Airfield closes.

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elevation | 70 m / 230 ft | #33,222 of 43,403 | #4,193 in Europe | #307 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =619 in Europe | =122 in GB |

## Nearby airports

- [EGMJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egmj.md) Little Gransden Airfield · 3.1 km / 1.9 mi
- [GB-0913](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0913.md) Rectory Farm Airstrip · 5.9 km / 3.7 mi
- [GB-0770](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0770.md) Armshold Farm Airstrip · 6.3 km / 3.9 mi
- [GB-0261](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0261.md) Top Farm Airfield · 6.5 km / 4.1 mi
- [GB-0395](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0395.md) Main Hall Farm Airfield · 10 km / 6.5 mi
- [GB-0212](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0212.md) Whitehill Farm Airstrip · 13 km / 8.0 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-0461/data