GB-0562

Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome

51.6695°N 0.6327°ESmall airport
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Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome is a small airport in Chelmsford, Essex, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1917. It closed in 1940. It has 2 runways; the longest is 640 m (2,099 ft). It is operated by Royal Air Force.

Timeline

3 events · 1917–1940
1917
OpenedStow Maries Great War Aerodrome opens.
1940
ClosedStow Maries Great War Aerodrome closes.
26 APR 2012
MilestoneListed as Grade II* listed building.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
02/20020° / 200°
LENGTH640 m2,099 ftWIDTH60 m196 ftSURFACEGrass
15/33150° / 330°
LENGTH550 m1,804 ftWIDTH40 m131 ftSURFACEGrass

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway640 m2,099 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=23,928of 29,823 · =2,407 Europe · #217 GBAgeOpened 19172026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=136of 15,079 · =114 Europe · =19 GBRunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =134 Europe · =41 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