RAF Henlow

ICAO EGWESmall airfield

RAF Henlow is a small airfield near Henlow, Central Bedfordshire in England, United Kingdom. It is listed as ICAO EGWE. The airport is located at 52.0182° / -0.3039° at an elevation of 63 m (206 ft). There are 4 runways, the longest measuring 966 m. The nearest airport is Meppershall Airfield, 3.5 km (2 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 RAF Henlow with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of RAF Henlow — Overview map

Data

Data
ICAO code	`EGWE`
Identifier	`EGWE`
Type	Small airfield
City	Henlow, Central Bedfordshire
Region	England
Country	United Kingdom
Coordinates	52.01820, -0.30385
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	52° 01′ 05.52″ N 0° 18′ 13.86″ W
Elevation	63 m (206 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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