# Bristol Filton Airport, Bristol, Somerset, United Kingdom

**Bristol Filton Airport** was an airport in Bristol, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1911. It closed on 31 Dec 2012. It had one runway, 2,467 m (8,094 ft) long, concrete.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1220

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Serves: Bristol, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1911
- Closed: 31 Dec 2012 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 69 m / 226 ft
- Coordinates: 51.5194, -2.5908
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,467 m / 8,094 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://www.bristolfilton.co.uk/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Filton_Airport (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1367059
- Weather station: EGTG
- Ident: GB-1220

## Timeline

- 1911: Bristol Filton Airport opens.
- 31 Dec 2012: Bristol Filton Airport closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,467 m / 8,094 ft | 91 m / 299 ft | Concrete | 092° / 272° | yes |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 122.725 |
| TWR | TWR | 132.350 |
| DIR | Director | 127.970 |

## Nearby airports

- [BRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggd.md) Bristol Airport · 18 km / 11 mi
- [GLO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbj.md) Gloucestershire Airport · 51 km / 32 mi
- [CWL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egff.md) Cardiff International Airport · 54 km / 33 mi
- [YEO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egdy.md) RNAS Yeovilton · 57 km / 35 mi
- [FFD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egva.md) RAF Fairford · 58 km / 36 mi
- [EGSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egdx.md) MOD St Athan · 60 km / 37 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 Filton Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bristol_Filton_Airport&oldid=1363022551), revision of 7 Jul 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-1220/data