RAF Fairford

IATA FFDICAO EGVAMedium airport

RAF Fairford is a medium airport near Fairford, Gloucestershire in England, United Kingdom. It is listed as IATA FFD and ICAO EGVA. The airport is located at 51.6836° / -1.7892° at an elevation of 87 m (286 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 3,046 m. The nearest airport is RAF Down Ampney, 3.9 km (2 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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

World map showing the position of RAF Fairford — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`FFD`
ICAO code	`EGVA`
Identifier	`EGVA`
Type	Medium airport
City	Fairford, Gloucestershire
Region	England
Country	United Kingdom
Coordinates	51.68357, -1.78917
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	51° 41′ 00.84″ N 1° 47′ 21.02″ W
Elevation	87 m (286 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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