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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.

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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