RAF Fairford Airport

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METAR: METAR EGVA 170455Z 28007KT 8000 BR FEW080 06/06 A2977 RMK AO2A SLP085 T00620055 RVRNO $

TAF: TAF EGVA 162200Z 1622/1804 23010G15KT 9999 SCT007 BKN012 OVC020 620408 QNH2975INS TEMPO 1622/1701 6000 -RA BKN006 BKN012 BECMG 1703/1704 26006KT 8000 BR SCT080 QNH2980INS BECMG 1706/1707 26008KT 9999 NSW SCT080 QNH2982INS BECMG 1708/1709 27010G18KT 9999 SCT080 QNH2983INS BECMG 1712/1713 24015G25KT 9999 BKN040 QNH2986INS TEMPO 1713/1718 8000 -RA BKN020 620605 BECMG 1718/1719 23010G18KT 9999 BKN025 BKN050 QNH2981INS BECMG 1800/1801 22010G18KT 8000 -RA BKN015 OVC025 QNH2982INS TX15/1715Z TN06/1704Z

Reporting Station: EGVA (0.0 NM at True Heading of 174)
Visibility: 4.97SM
Flight Category: MVFR
Altimeter: 1008.2
Temperature: 6.2 C (43.16 F)
Dewpoint: 5.5 C (41.9 F)

Location

Latitude: 
51-40-55.925N (51.682201)
Longitude: 
001-47-24.108W (-1.79003)
Elevation: 
286 feet MSL (87 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
0.5 E (as of May 2026 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC +0.0 (Standard Time)
UTC +1.0 (Daylight Savings Time)

Contacts

Manager: 






Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Military
Type: 
Airport
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1286 feet (392 m)

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

TWR:  119.15
TWR:  338.22
GND:  234.25
APP:  119
CAC:  124.275
BRIZE DIRECTOR:  133.75
PMSV METRO:  25.775
PDT:  233.47
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near FFD

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
28.2 Bicester Airfield Airport
(EGDD)
59 58 AVGAS 100LL
69.6 London City Airport
(LCY EGLC)
98 97 MOGAS

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

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NM of EGVA

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NM of EGVA

Remarks

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Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 09/27
Longest Runway: 09/27 is 9994 ft (3046 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

FFD Airport Runway Details

Runway 09/27  9994 ft x 200 ft (3046 m x 61 m)
Runway Edge Lights:  Yes Intensity

Runway 09

Runway 27

Elevation: 
286 255
Latitude: 
51.68299865722 51.68399810791
Longitude: 
-1.812000036239 -1.768000006675
Runway True Alignment: 
88 268
Glide Path Angle: 
0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
REIL: 
Yes Yes
Threshold Elevation: 
286 255

Services

Fuel Available: 
MOGAS

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