Shipdham Airfield

ICAO EGSASmall airfield

Shipdham Airfield is a small airfield near Thetford, Norfolk in England, United Kingdom. It is listed as ICAO EGSA. The airport is located at 52.6294° / 0.9281° at an elevation of 64 m (210 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 862 m. The nearest airport is RAF Watton, 8.6 km (5 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

Symbolic aviation imagery (AI-generated) – not a photo of this specific airport.

Map detail of Shipdham Airfield with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Shipdham Airfield — Overview map

Data

Data
ICAO code	`EGSA`
Identifier	`EGSA`
Type	Small airfield
City	Thetford, Norfolk
Region	England
Country	United Kingdom
Coordinates	52.62940, 0.92806
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	52° 37′ 45.83″ N 0° 55′ 41.00″ E
Elevation	64 m (210 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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