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RAF Fairford airport (RAF Fairford) at Fairford (United Kingdom)
RAF Fairford airport also known asRAF Fairfordis located near Fairford, with Kempsford at 1mi↑, Fairford at 2mi↑, Latton at 3mi↑, Hannington at 4mi↑, Cricklade at 4mi↑, Lechlade at 4mi↑, Broad Blunsdon at 5mi↑, Highworth at 5mi↑, Ampney Crucis at 5mi↑, Leigh at 7mi↑, Borough of Swindon at 7mi↑, Purton at 8mi↑,
→ 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 United Kingdom and Lowest airports in United Kingdom
Runways
- runway 09/27 : 3046m = 9993ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in United Kingdom
Where to go from RAF Fairford airport EGVA FFD
Aviation weather for RAF Fairford airport EGVA FFD
METAR for RAF Fairford airport EGVA FFD
EGVA 141755Z AUTO 15008KT 9999 BKN065 17/10 A2950 RMK AO2 SLP993 T01650103 10178 20151 50004 $
Decoded METAR for RAF Fairford airport EGVA FFD
METAR issued by EGVA on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 17:55 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 12 hours and 46 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 17°C = 63°F, dew point is 10°C = 50°F . This correspond to 63% relative humidity.
QNH is 999hPa = 29.5inHg
Wind 15km/h = 8kt, direction is 150°.
Clouds : broken at 6500ft = 1980m.
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor Sea Level Pressure SLP=993 T01650103 10178 20151 50004 $
TAF for RAF Fairford airport EGVA FFD
EGVA 141625Z 1416/1518 16012G20KT 9999 SCT012 BKN070 QNH2944INS BECMG 1418/1419 11010G15KT 9999 BKN030 QNH2951INS BECMG 1501/1502 09006KT 9999 BKN008 QNH2954INS BECMG 1508/1509 13012G18KT 9999 FEW015 BKN120 QNH2959INS TX17/1416Z TN11/1504Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1417 NEXT 1506
Decoded TAF for RAF Fairford airport EGVA FFD
TAF issued by EGVA on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 16:25 UTC, issued 14 hours and 16 minutes. weather forecast for 26 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Tuesday, May 14, 2024 à 16:00 heure TU to Tuesday, May 14, 2024 à 18:00 heure UTC
1416/1518 16012G20KT 9999 SCT012 BKN070 QNH2944INS
wind 12kt = 22km/h with gusts at 20kt = 37km/h, direction is 160°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 1200ft = 370m broken at 7000ft = 2130m
becoming from Tuesday, May 14, 2024 à 19:00 heure TU to Tuesday, May 14, 2024 à 01:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1418/1419 11010G15KT 9999 BKN030 QNH2951INS
wind 10kt = 19km/h with gusts at 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 110°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
broken at 3000ft = 910m
becoming from Tuesday, May 14, 2024 à 02:00 heure TU to Wednesday, May 15, 2024 à 08:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1501/1502 09006KT 9999 BKN008 QNH2954INS
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 90°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
broken at 800ft = 240m
becoming from Wednesday, May 15, 2024 à 09:00 heure TU to Wednesday, May 15, 2024 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1508/1509 13012G18KT 9999 FEW015 BKN120 QNH2959INS TX17/1416Z TN11/1504Z
wind 12kt = 22km/h with gusts at 18kt = 33km/h, direction is 130°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 1500ft = 460m broken at 12000ft = 3660m
NOTAM for RAF Fairford airport
Around RAF Fairford airport (RAF Fairford) at Fairford (United Kingdom)
near
- Nearest hotels
- Hotels in Kempsford
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 266mi↑ book
- Paris at 267mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 268mi↑ book
- 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↑
- Station de montagne Les Trois Fours at 465mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 465mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Rouge Gazon at 466mi↑
- Station de montagne Cap Guéry at 468mi↑
- 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) at 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 airfield airport ( GB-0084) at 9mi↑defunct airport
- Rendcomb airport ( GB-0533) at 10mi↑
- RAF Brize Norton airport (EGVN BZZ ) at 10mi↑METAR & TAF
- Oaksey Park airport (EGTW ) at 10mi↑
- Chedworth RAF Air Base airport ( GB-0534) at 11mi↑defunct airport
- Kemble airport (EGBP GBA ) at 11mi↑
- Wroughton airport (EGDT ) at 12mi↑defunct airport
- Draycott Farm airport ( GB-0006) at 13mi↑
- Lower Upham Farm airport ( GB-0044) at 13mi↑
- RAF Little Rissington airport (EGVL ) at 13mi↑
- Charlton Park Airstrip airport ( GB-0259) at 14mi↑
- Upper Harford Airstrip airport ( GB-0266) at 14mi↑defunct airport
- RAF Akeman Street airport ( GB-0089) at 15mi↑defunct airport
- Hawling Manor Farm Airstrip airport ( GB-0846) at 16mi↑
- Membury airport ( GB-0412) at 17mi↑
- Cornbury House Airstrip airport ( GB-0744) at 17mi↑
- Manton airport ( GB-0447) at 18mi↑
- Yatesbury airport ( GB-0054) at 18mi↑
→ See also Former airports in United Kingdom
Data sources
- 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