MOD St Athan

ICAO EGSYMedium airport

MOD St Athan is a medium airport near St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan in Wales, United Kingdom. It is listed as ICAO EGSY. The airport is located at 51.4052° / -3.4333° at an elevation of 50 m (163 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,828 m. The nearest airport is RAF Llandow, 5.6 km (3 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of MOD St Athan with runways — Close-up with runways

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Data

Data
ICAO code	`EGSY`
Identifier	`EGDX`
Type	Medium airport
City	St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan
Region	Wales
Country	United Kingdom
Coordinates	51.40523, -3.43325
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	51° 24′ 18.82″ N 3° 25′ 59.71″ W
Elevation	50 m (163 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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