Ridgewell Glider Field

GB-0538 · England, United Kingdom

About Ridgewell Glider Field

ID GB-0538
FIR London FIR
Region England
Country United Kingdom
Runways 5/23
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) 52.04925, 0.55827   520257N 0003330E
Coordinates (Center) 52.04792, 0.55615   520253N 0003322E
Variation 1.1° E (2024)
Timezone London (+1 h)
Local time May 10, 2024 17:05

Ridgewell Glider Field

Ridgewell Glider Field is a small airport in England, United Kingdom. The airport is located at latitude 52.04792 and longitude 0.55615. The airport has one runway: 5/23. This airport has no ICAO code, we use GB-0538 as reference. Nearby other airfields are Brickwall Farm Airstrip, Pentlow Airstrip, Waits Farm Airstrip, Blooms Farm Airstrip and Wildings Farm Airstrip.

Ridgewell Glider Field does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is London Stansted Airport, which is 28 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is London.

Ridgewell Glider Field is in the timezone of Europe/London. Difference with UTC is +1 h. Today the sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 20:37. This applies to Ridgewell Glider Field, 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

Do not use for flight planning
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.

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Latitude Longitude Approx. length
5 052° 050° 52.0503 0.5613 889 m
23 232° 230° 52.0455 0.551

Do not use for flight planning.
True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Runway lengths are calculated as the distance between the coordinates of the runway ends. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Brickwall Farm Airstrip GB-0929 5.3 km 339°
Pentlow Airstrip GB-0823 5.7 km 054°
Waits Farm Airstrip GB-0597 5.9 km 105°
Blooms Farm Airstrip GB-0556 6.0 km 179°
Wildings Farm Airstrip GB-0819 7.6 km 254°
Wethersfield Air Base EGVT 8.9 km 201°
Stones Farm Airstrip GB-0257 9.6 km 133°
Cuckoo Tye Farm Airstrip GB-0190 13 km 079°
Crosbie Field UL GB-0691 14 km 106°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Stansted SSD NDB 27 km 231°
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