RAF Benson

EGUB · England, United Kingdom

About RAF Benson

ICAO EGUB
IATA BEX
FIR London FIR
Region England
Country United Kingdom
Runways 1/19
Type Midsized airport
Coordinates (ARP) 51.6164, -1.09583   513659N 0010545W
Coordinates (Center) 51.615, -1.09586   513654N 0010545W
Variation 0.5° E (2024)
Timezone London (+1 h)
Local time Apr 28, 2024 00:40

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
1 007° 006° 1,823 m 46 m Asphalt 51.6231 -1.0941
19 187° 186° 51.6069 -1.0977

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The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

RAF Benson

RAF Benson is a midsized airport in England, United Kingdom. The airport is located at latitude 51.61500 and longitude -1.09586. The airport has one runway: 1/19. The ICAO airport code of this field is EGUB. The airport's IATA code is BEX. Nearby other airfields are Drayton St. Leonard, North Moreton Airstrip, Chalgrove Airport, Chiltern Park and Whittles Farm Airstrip.

RAF Benson publishes a METAR. The flight information region (FIR) is London.

RAF Benson is in the timezone of Europe/London. Difference with UTC is +1 h. Today the sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 20:21. This applies to RAF Benson, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +1 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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References

Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Drayton St. Leonard GB-0428 5.9 km 338°
North Moreton Airstrip GB-0526 6.3 km 254°
Chalgrove Airport EGLJ 6.7 km 006°
Chiltern Park GB-1087 7.2 km 182°
Whittles Farm Airstrip GB-0520 13 km 162°
Luxter Farm Airstrip GB-0535 14 km 098°
Haw Farm Airstrip GB-0779 16 km 210°
Steventon Private Airstrip GB-0059 17 km 272°
RAF Abingdon EGUD 17 km 298°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Benson BSO TACAN 0.3 km 257°
Compton CPT VOR-DME 16 km 212°
Woodley WOD NDB 23 km 140°
Henton HEN NDB 27 km 052°
Oxford OX NDB 29 km 327°
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