# Oakley Microlight Airfield, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

**Oakley Microlight Airfield** is a small airport in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1942. It closed in 1945. It is operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0490

## At a glance

- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1942
- Closed: 1945
- Elevation: 74 m / 243 ft
- Coordinates: 51.7835, -1.0744
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://www.bucks-microlight-club.org.uk
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Oakley (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275511
- Weather station: EGTK
- Ident: GB-0490

## Timeline

- 1942: Oakley Microlight Airfield opens.
- 1945: Oakley Microlight Airfield closes.

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elevation | 74 m / 243 ft | =32,847 of 43,403 | =4,108 in Europe | =288 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =619 in Europe | =122 in GB |

## Nearby airports

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- [GB-0794](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0794.md) Ventfield Farm Airstrip · 6.3 km / 3.9 mi
- [GB-0417](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0417.md) Slay Barn Private Airstrip · 7.6 km / 4.7 mi
- [GB-0775](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0775.md) Manor Farm (Haddenham) Airstrip · 9.6 km / 6.0 mi
- [GB-0941](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0941.md) Field Farm Airstrip · 10 km / 6.4 mi
- [EGLJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglj.md) Chalgrove Airfield · 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-0490/data