RAF Fairford

EGVA · England, United Kingdom

About RAF Fairford

ICAO EGVA
IATA FFD
FIR London FIR
Region England
Country United Kingdom
Runways 9/27
Type Midsized airport
Coordinates (ARP) 51.6822, -1.79003   514056N 0014724W
Coordinates (Center) 51.6835, -1.79   514101N 0014724W
Variation 0.3° E (2024)
Timezone London (+0 h)
Local time Mar 29, 2024 12:48

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
9 089° 088° 3,046 m 61 m Asphalt 51.6840 -1.7680
27 269° 268° 51.683 -1.812

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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 Fairford

RAF Fairford is a midsized airport in England, United Kingdom. The airport is located at latitude 51.68350 and longitude -1.79000. The airport has one runway: 9/27. The ICAO airport code of this field is EGVA. The airport's IATA code is FFD. Nearby other airfields are Inglesham Private Airstrip, Cricklade Hotel Heliport, South Cerney, Sandhill Farm Airstrip and Calcot Airfield.

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

RAF Fairford is in the timezone of Europe/London. Difference with UTC is +0 h. Today the sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 18:35. This applies to RAF Fairford, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +0 hour. Currently, there is no daylight saving time in effect.

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References

Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Inglesham Private Airstrip GB-0718 5.4 km 105°
Cricklade Hotel Heliport GB-0586 7.8 km 227°
South Cerney EGCY 8.9 km 272°
Sandhill Farm Airstrip GB-0221 12 km 137°
Calcot Airfield GB-0337 13 km 345°
Lotmead Farm Airstrip GB-0855 13 km 156°
Lydiard Park GB-0682 14 km 197°
Rendcomb Airfield GB-0533 16 km 314°
RAF Brize Norton EGVN 16 km 062°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Fairford FFA TACAN 0.6 km 249°
Brize Norton BZN TACAN 15 km 060°
Brize Norton BZ NDB 15 km 060°
Kemble KMB NDB 19 km 265°
Lyneham LYE TACAN 24 km 216°
Lyneham LA NDB 25 km 217°
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