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RAF Woodvale airport in Southport (United Kingdom)
RAF Woodvale airport is located near Southport, with Formby at 2mi↑, Ince Blundell at 4mi↑, Hightown at 4mi↑, Southport at 5mi↑, Thornton at 6mi↑, Borough of Sefton at 6mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in United Kingdom and Southernmost airports in United Kingdom
→ See also airports in United Kingdom
aerial view of RAF Woodvale airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : EGOW
- IATA code : -
- Local code : -
Elevation : 11 m = 36ft
→ See also Highest airports in UK and Lowest airports in United Kingdom
Runways
- runway 03/21 : 1647m = 5404ft
- runway 08/26 : 1068m = 3504ft
- runway 16/34 : 1003m = 3291ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in United Kingdom
Coming to RAF Woodvale airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By train : book on Trip.com
- Freshfield train station at 1mi
- Ainsdale train station at 1mi
- Formby train station at 2mi
By plane :
- Blackpool International airport at 13mi : book on Trip.com
- Warton airport at 13mi : book on Trip.com
- Liverpool John Lennon airport at 19mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for RAF Woodvale airport EGOW
METAR for RAF Woodvale airport EGOW
EGOW 041150Z 23015KT 9999 -RA FEW026 SCT030 19/12 Q1022 RMK BLU
Decoded METAR for RAF Woodvale airport EGOW
METAR issued by EGOW on Friday, July 4, 2025 at 11:50 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 3 days and 81 hours and -4274 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 19°C = 66°F, dew point is 12°C = 54°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 64 %.
QNH is 1022hPa = 30.18inHg
Wind 28km/h = 15kt, direction is 230°.
Clouds : few clouds at 2600ft = 790m. scattered clouds at 3000ft = 910m.
light rain
Remarks : blowing U
TAF for RAF Woodvale airport EGOW
EGOW 041056Z 0412/0418 24014KT 9999 FEW030 TEMPO 0412/0418 24018G28KT TEMPO 0415/0418 7000 RA PROB30 TEMPO 0415/0418 24028G38KT 4000 +RA SCT020
Decoded TAF for RAF Woodvale airport EGOW
TAF issued by EGOW on Friday, July 4, 2025 at 10:56 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 3 days and 10 hours and 40 minutes. weather forecast for 6 hours, weather forecast updated every 3 hours.
from Friday, July 4, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Friday, July 4, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
0412/0418 24014KT 9999 FEW030
wind 14kt = 26km/h, direction is 240°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 3000ft = 910m
temporarily from Friday, July 4, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Friday, July 4, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0412/0418 24018G28KT
wind 18kt = 33km/h with gusts at 28kt = 52km/h, direction is 240°
temporarily from Friday, July 4, 2025 à 15:00 heure TU to Friday, July 4, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0415/0418 7000 RA
Visibility is 7km = 4mi.
rain
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Friday, July 4, 2025 à 15:00 heure TU to Friday, July 4, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 0415/0418 24028G38KT 4000 +RA SCT020
wind 28kt = 52km/h with gusts at 38kt = 70km/h, direction is 240°
Visibility is 4km = 2mi.
heavy rain
scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m
NOTAM for RAF Woodvale airport
Around RAF Woodvale airport in Southport (United Kingdom)
near
- Hotels in Formby
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 400mi↑
- Paris at 402mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 402mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 576mi↑
- Station de montagne Ventron at 582mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Pistes de Ventron at 582mi↑
- Station de montagne Rouge Gazon at 585mi↑
- Station de montagne Dolleren Le Schlumpf at 591mi↑
- Station de montagne Cap Guéry at 609mi↑
- Station de montagne Pessade at 610mi↑
- Cité du Vin (Bordeaux) at 613mi↑
- Hôtel de Tourny (Bordeaux) at 614mi↑
- for RAF Woodvale airport at 0mi↑
- for Ince Blundell airport at 3mi↑
- for Birkdale Sands Beach Runway airport at 5mi↑
nearest airports to RAF Woodvale airport in Southport (United Kingdom)
- Ince Blundell ultralight airfield ( GB-0269) at 3mi↑
- Birkdale Sands Beach Runway airport (EGCO ) at 5mi↑defunct airport
- Aintree University Hospital heliport ( GB-0625) at 10mi↑
- Carr Valley airport ( GB-0554) at 13mi↑
- Blackpool International airport (EGNH BLK ) at 13mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Warton airport (EGNO WRT ) at 13mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Wesham House Farm heliport ( GB-0735) at 16mi↑
- Bryn Gates airport ( GB-0310) at 18mi↑
- Liverpool John Lennon airport (EGGP LPL ) at 19mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Haydock Park Airstrip airport ( GB-0309) at 19mi↑
→ See also Former airports in United Kingdom
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap