# Strubby Glider Field, Alford, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

**Strubby Glider Field** is a small airport in Alford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1943. It closed in 1972. It is operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1271

## At a glance

- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Alford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1943
- Closed: 1972
- Elevation: 14 m / 46 ft
- Coordinates: 53.3077, 0.1674
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://www.lincsgliding.org.uk/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Strubby (2 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275604
- Weather station: EGXS
- Ident: GB-1271

## Timeline

- 1943: Strubby Glider Field opens.
- 1972: Strubby Glider Field closes.

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elevation | 14 m / 46 ft | =39,495 of 43,403 | =5,297 in Europe | =530 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =662 in Europe | =150 in GB |

## Nearby airports

- [EGCG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcg.md) Strubby Airfield · 0.5 km / 0.3 mi
- [GB-0626](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0626.md) North Reston Hall Farm Airstrip · 6.7 km / 4.1 mi
- [GB-0628](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0628.md) Eastfield Farm Airstrip · 7.1 km / 4.4 mi
- [GB-0286](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0286.md) Hall Farm Airstrip · 7.2 km / 4.5 mi
- [GB-0627](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0627.md) Willow Farm Louth Airstrip · 11 km / 6.6 mi
- [GB-0216](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0216.md) Ashley's Field Airstrip · 12 km / 7.5 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-1271/data