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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
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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 051050Z 17012KT CAVOK 05/04 Q1000 RMK BLU
Decoded METAR for RAF Woodvale airport EGOW
METAR issued by EGOW on Friday, December 5, 2025 at 10:50 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 3 days and 75 hours and -4282 minutes ago.
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 5°C = 41°F, dew point is 4°C = 39°F. The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 93 %.
QNH is 1000hPa = 29.53inHg
Wind 22km/h = 12kt, direction is 170°.
Sky clear.
Remarks : blowing U
TAF for RAF Woodvale airport EGOW
EGOW 051048Z 0512/0518 14014KT 9999 BKN030 BECMG 0512/0514 14018G28KT TEMPO 0514/0518 BKN018 TEMPO 0516/0518 6000 RA PROB40 TEMPO 0516/0518 15025G38KT 3000 +RA SCT012
Decoded TAF for RAF Woodvale airport EGOW
TAF issued by EGOW on Friday, December 5, 2025 at 10:48 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 3 days and 3 hours and 40 minutes. weather forecast for 6 hours, weather forecast updated every 3 hours.
from Friday, December 5, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Friday, December 5, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
0512/0518 14014KT 9999 BKN030
wind 14kt = 26km/h, direction is 140°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
broken at 3000ft = 910m
becoming from Friday, December 5, 2025 à 14:00 heure TU to Friday, December 5, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0512/0514 14018G28KT
wind 18kt = 33km/h with gusts at 28kt = 52km/h, direction is 140°
temporarily from Friday, December 5, 2025 à 14:00 heure TU to Friday, December 5, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0514/0518 BKN018
broken at 1800ft = 550m
temporarily from Friday, December 5, 2025 à 16:00 heure TU to Friday, December 5, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0516/0518 6000 RA
Visibility is 6km = 4mi.
rain
probability of 40% to have temporarily from Friday, December 5, 2025 à 16:00 heure TU to Friday, December 5, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
PROB40 TEMPO 0516/0518 15025G38KT 3000 +RA SCT012
wind 25kt = 46km/h with gusts at 38kt = 70km/h, direction is 150°
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
heavy rain
scattered clouds at 1200ft = 370m
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↑
- RAF Burtonwood airport ( GB-0145) at 20mi↑defunct airport
- Kenyon Hall Farm Airstrip airport ( GB-0734) at 21mi↑
- Saint Michaels airport ( GB-0398) at 22mi↑
- Higher Barn Farm Airstrip airport ( GB-0732) at 22mi↑
- Brook Farm Airstrip UL airport ( GB-0432) at 23mi↑
- Rhedyn Coch Farm Airstrip airport ( GB-0479) at 24mi↑
→ 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