# RAF Colerne, Chippenham, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

**RAF Colerne** was an airport in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1940. It had 2 runways; the longest was 1,664 m (5,459 ft). It was operated by University Air Squadron.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1221

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: University Air Squadron
- Serves: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1940
- Elevation: 181 m / 593 ft
- Coordinates: 51.4413, -2.2834
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,664 m / 5,459 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colerne_Airfield (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1656486
- Weather station: EGUO
- Ident: GB-1221

## Timeline

- 1940: RAF Colerne opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 1,664 m / 5,459 ft | 46 m / 151 ft | Asphalt | 065° / 245° |  |
| 01/19 | 1,095 m / 3,593 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 005° / 185° |  |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 120.075 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 277.850 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.075 |
| APP |  | 374.820 |
| TWR |  | 372.570 |

## Nearby airports

- [BRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggd.md) Bristol Airport · 31 km / 19 mi
- [FFD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egva.md) RAF Fairford · 44 km / 27 mi
- [EGDM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egdm.md) MoD Boscombe Down · 49 km / 31 mi
- [GLO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbj.md) Gloucestershire Airport · 51 km / 32 mi
- [YEO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egdy.md) RNAS Yeovilton · 54 km / 34 mi
- [BZZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egvn.md) RAF Brize Norton · 59 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)
- [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-1221/data