EGYD Medium Airport

Airport record

RAF Cranwell

Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Multi-runwayUnpaved surface
WGS 84 position 53.02731°, -0.49310° Open map
FIELD ELEVATION 218 ft MSL

66 metres

REPORTED OPEN RUNWAYS 3

2 reported lighted · 1 reported not lighted

LONGEST REPORTED 6,831 ft

2,082 metres · 08/26

PUBLISHED COMMS 11

Source records

Runway geometry

Reported runway surfaces

TRUE headings
Runway Dimensions Surface Heading (true) Lighting Status
08/26 6,831 × 147 ft2,082 × 45 m Asphalt 83.0° / 263.0° east–west Reported lighted Reported open
01/19 4,803 × 147 ft1,464 × 45 m Asphalt 8.0° / 188.0° north–south Reported lighted Reported open
08R/26L 2,354 × 131 ft717 × 40 m Grass 89.0° / 264.0° east–west Reported not lighted Reported open

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Runway ends

Published end data

Each runway end is listed separately. Headings are true; elevations are MSL. A dash means the source did not publish a value—not zero.

Runway-end identifiers, parent runways, true headings, elevations, displaced thresholds, and published coordinates
End Runway True heading End elevation Displaced threshold Coordinates
08 LE · low-numbered end 08/26 Reported open 83.0°T 218 ft MSL66 m Not published 53.02870°, -0.50570° Open end map ↗
26 HE · high-numbered end 08/26 Reported open 263.0°T 181 ft MSL55 m Not published 53.03080°, -0.47874° Open end map ↗
01 LE · low-numbered end 01/19 Reported open 8.0°T 177 ft MSL54 m Not published 53.02110°, -0.48541° Open end map ↗
19 HE · high-numbered end 01/19 Reported open 188.0°T 181 ft MSL55 m Not published 53.03400°, -0.48233° Open end map ↗
08R LE · low-numbered end 08R/26L Reported open 89.0°T 210 ft MSL64 m Not published 53.02960°, -0.49919° Open end map ↗
26L HE · high-numbered end 08R/26L Reported open 264.0°T 194 ft MSL59 m Not published 53.02960°, -0.48849° Open end map ↗

Communications

Published frequencies

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TypeFrequencyDescription
APP 119.375 MHz APP
APP 280.775 MHz No description published
ATIS 135.675 MHz ATIS
ATIS 233.628 MHz No description published
CAC 27.777 MHz CAC
DEP 119.375 MHz DEP
DEP 275.675 MHz No description published
GND 36.920 MHz GND
GRN 240.425 MHz No description published
TWR 125.050 MHz TWR
TWR 268.625 MHz No description published

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EGKK London Gatwick AirportLondon 113 NM210 km · S · 174° true 10,883 ft
EHAM Amsterdam Airport SchipholAmsterdam 196 NM363 km · E · 101° true 12,467 ft
LFQQ Lille AirportLesquin 199 NM369 km · SE · 136° true 9,268 ft
EGPK Glasgow Prestwick AirportPrestwick, South Ayrshire 206 NM382 km · NW · 318° true 9,800 ft

Source & provenance

Data source

Airport, runway, and frequency records come from the OurAirports Public Domain dataset snapshot dated . Missing values remain missing; Runway Almanac does not invent them.