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RAF Fairford airport (RAF Fairford) (United Kingdom)
RAF Fairford airport also known as RAF Fairford
is located near Fairford, with Kempsford at 1mi↑, Fairford at 2mi↑, Hannington at 4mi↑, Latton at 4mi↑, Cricklade at 4mi↑, Lechlade at 4mi↑, Broad Blunsdon at 5mi↑, Highworth at 5mi↑,
→ See also Northernmost airports in United Kingdom and Southernmost airports in United Kingdom
→ See also airports in United Kingdom
aerial view of RAF Fairford airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : EGVA
- IATA code : FFD
- Local code : -
Elevation : 87 m = 285ft
→ See also Highest airports in UK and Lowest airports in United Kingdom
Runways
- runway 09/27 : 3046m = 9993ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in United Kingdom
Coming to RAF Fairford airport
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- Kemble airport at 11mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for RAF Fairford airport EGVA FFD
METAR for RAF Fairford airport EGVA FFD
METAR EGVA 010855Z COR AUTO 22011KT 9999 OVC023 18/11 A2996 RMK AO2 CIG 022 RWY09 SLP148 T01770113 57010 RVRNO $ COR 0927
Decoded METAR for RAF Fairford airport EGVA FFD
METAR issued by EGVA on Monday, June 1, 2026 at 09:00 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 2 hours and 41 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
The temperature is 18°C = 64°F, dew point is 11°C = 52°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 66 %.
QNH is 1015hPa = 29.96inHg
Wind 20km/h = 11kt, direction is 220°.
Sky clear.
TAF for RAF Fairford airport EGVA FFD
TAF EGVA 010600Z 0106/0212 24009KT 5000 BR BKN015 QNH3000INS BECMG 0107/0108 21010G18KT 9999 NSW SCT015 BKN040 QNH2981INS BECMG 0111/0112 21012G18KT 9999 BKN020 QNH2981INS TEMPO 0115/0121 21012G25KT 5000 -RA BKN015 BECMG 0204/0205 23012G18KT 9999 BKN020 QNH2966INS TX21/0114Z TN13/0106Z
Decoded TAF for RAF Fairford airport EGVA FFD
TAF issued by EGVA on Monday, June 1, 2026 at 05:51 UTC, issued 5 hours and 50 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Monday, June 1, 2026 à 06:00 heure TU to Monday, June 1, 2026 à 07:00 heure UTC
BR
wind 9kt = 17km/h direction is 240° with gusts at kt = kt
Visibility is 5km = 3sm.
broken at
from Monday, June 1, 2026 à 07:00 heure TU to Monday, June 1, 2026 à 11:00 heure UTC
NSW
becoming
wind 10kt = 19km/h direction is 210° with gusts at 18kt = 33km/h
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at broken at
from Monday, June 1, 2026 à 11:00 heure TU to Tuesday, June 2, 2026 à 04:00 heure UTC
NSW
becoming
wind 12kt = 22km/h direction is 210° with gusts at 18kt = 33km/h
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
broken at
from Monday, June 1, 2026 à 15:00 heure TU to Monday, June 1, 2026 à 21:00 heure UTC
-RA
temporarily
wind 12kt = 22km/h direction is 210° with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h
Visibility is 5km = 3sm.
broken at
from Tuesday, June 2, 2026 à 04:00 heure TU to Tuesday, June 2, 2026 à 12:00 heure UTC
NSW
becoming
wind 12kt = 22km/h direction is 230° with gusts at 18kt = 33km/h
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
broken at
NOTAM for RAF Fairford airport
Around RAF Fairford airport (RAF Fairford) (United Kingdom)
near
- Hotels in Kempsford
- Théâtre Mogador (Paris) at 266mi↑
- Palais Garnier (Paris) at 266mi↑
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 266mi↑
- Théâtre de La Porte Saint-Martin (Paris) at 267mi↑
- Paris at 267mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 268mi↑
- Cartoucherie de Vincennes (Paris) at 271mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 459mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 460mi↑
- Station de montagne La Bresse Hohneck at 464mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 464mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Pistes de Ventron at 464mi↑
- for RAF Fairford airport at 0mi↑
- for RAF Down Ampney airport at 2mi↑
- for Inglesham Private Airstrip airport at 3mi↑
nearest airports to RAF Fairford airport (RAF Fairford) (United Kingdom)
- RAF Down Ampney airport ( GB-0673) at 2mi↑defunct airport
- Inglesham Private Airstrip airport ( GB-0718) at 3mi↑
- Cricklade Hotel heliport ( GB-0586) at 5mi↑
- South Cerney airport ( GB-0851) at 6mi↑
- RAF Blakehill Farm airport ( GB-0123) at 6mi↑defunct airport
- RAF Bibury airport ( GB-0117) at 7mi↑defunct airport
- Sandhill Farm Airstrip airport ( GB-0221) at 7mi↑
- Calcot airport ( GB-0337) at 8mi↑
- Lotmead Farm Airstrip airport ( GB-0855) at 8mi↑
- RAF Broadwell airport ( GB-0139) at 8mi↑defunct airport
- Lydiard Park balloonport ( GB-0682) at 9mi↑
- Windrush Airstrip airport ( GB-0582) at 9mi↑defunct airport
- Redlands airport ( GB-0084) at 9mi↑defunct airport
- Rendcomb airport ( GB-0533) at 10mi↑
- RAF Brize Norton airport (EGVN BZZ ) at 10mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Oaksey Park airport (EGTW ) at 10mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in United Kingdom
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX et NOAA
- TAF : AVWX et NOAA
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap