RAF Cosford

ICAO EGWCMedium airport

RAF Cosford is a medium airport near Cosford, Shropshire in England, United Kingdom. It is listed as ICAO EGWC. The airport is located at 52.6405° / -2.3053° at an elevation of 83 m (272 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,186 m. The nearest airport is Shifnal Airfield, 7.2 km (4 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of RAF Cosford with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of RAF Cosford — Overview map

Data

Data
ICAO code	`EGWC`
Identifier	`EGWC`
Type	Medium airport
City	Cosford, Shropshire
Region	England
Country	United Kingdom
Coordinates	52.64052, -2.30533
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	52° 38′ 25.89″ N 2° 18′ 19.17″ W
Elevation	83 m (272 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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