RAF Cranwell

ICAO EGYDMedium airport

RAF Cranwell is a medium airport near Sleaford, Lincolnshire in England, United Kingdom. It is listed as ICAO EGYD. The airport is located at 53.0273° / -0.4931° at an elevation of 66 m (218 ft). There are 3 runways, the longest measuring 2,082 m. The nearest airport is Cottage Farm Airstrip, 5.4 km (3 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 Cranwell with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of RAF Cranwell — Overview map

Data

Data
ICAO code	`EGYD`
Identifier	`EGYD`
Type	Medium airport
City	Sleaford, Lincolnshire
Region	England
Country	United Kingdom
Coordinates	53.02731, -0.49310
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	53° 01′ 38.31″ N 0° 29′ 35.17″ W
Elevation	66 m (218 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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