# Whitchurch (Hengrove) Aerodrome, Bristol, United Kingdom

**Whitchurch (Hengrove) Aerodrome** was an airport in Bristol, England, United Kingdom. It opened on 31 May 1930. It closed in 1957. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1143

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Bristol, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 31 May 1930 (Wikipedia)
- Closed: 1957
- Elevation: 56 m / 184 ft
- Coordinates: 51.4150, -2.5815
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_(Whitchurch)_Airport (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3886206
- Weather station: EGGD
- Ident: GB-1143

## Timeline

- 31 May 1930: Whitchurch (Hengrove) Aerodrome opens.
- 1957: Whitchurch (Hengrove) Aerodrome closes.

## Nearby airports

- [BRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggd.md) Bristol Airport · 10 km / 6.2 mi
- [YEO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egdy.md) RNAS Yeovilton · 45 km / 28 mi
- [CWL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egff.md) Cardiff International Airport · 53 km / 33 mi
- [EGSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egdx.md) MOD St Athan · 59 km / 37 mi
- [GLO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbj.md) Gloucestershire Airport · 60 km / 38 mi
- [FFD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egva.md) RAF Fairford · 62 km / 39 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)
- [Wikipedia: “Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bristol_(Whitchurch)_Airport&oldid=1372640402), revision of 1 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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-1143/data