# RAF Cottesmore, Oakham, Rutland, United Kingdom

**RAF Cottesmore** was an airport in Oakham, Rutland, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1938. It closed in 2012. It had one runway, 2,744 m (9,004 ft) long, asphalt. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1224

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Owner: Ministry of Defence
- Serves: Oakham, Rutland, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1938
- Closed: 2012
- Elevation: 141 m / 461 ft
- Coordinates: 52.7318, -0.6545
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,744 m / 9,004 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafcottesmore
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Cottesmore (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275257
- Weather station: EGXJ
- Ident: GB-1224

## Timeline

- 1938: RAF Cottesmore opens.
- 2012: RAF Cottesmore closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 2,744 m / 9,004 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 041° / 221° | yes |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 130.200 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 262.625 |
| CAC | CAC | 27.777 |
| DEP | DEP | 130.200 |
| DIR |  | 123.300 |
| GND | GND | 122.100 |
| RDR | ZONE | 130.200 |
| TWR | TWR | 130.200 |
| APP |  | 281.900 |
| DIR |  | 379.070 |
| GRN |  | 308.820 |
| TWR | MIL Common TWR | 121.100 |
| TWR |  | 369.350 |
| TWR |  | 257.800 |
| PAR |  | 338.250 |
| OPS |  | 281.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [EGXT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxt.md) RAF Wittering · 18 km / 11 mi
- [EGYE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egye.md) RAF Barkston Heath · 26 km / 16 mi
- [EGYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egyd.md) RAF Cranwell · 35 km / 22 mi
- [NQT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbn.md) Nottingham City Airport · 35 km / 22 mi
- [EMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnx.md) East Midlands Airport · 47 km / 29 mi
- [WTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxw.md) RAF Waddington · 49 km / 31 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-1224/data