RAF Fairford Airport

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METAR: METAR EGVA 051055Z AUTO 17010KT 9999 FEW050 BKN130 07/04 A2963 RMK AO2 SLP039 T00740042 $

TAF: TAF EGVA 050455Z 0505/0611 15006KT 6000 BR OVC035 QNH2967INS BECMG 0509/0510 18010KT 9999 NSW SCT045 QNH2944INS BECMG 0512/0513 20012G18KT 9000 -RA BKN030 QNH2936INS TEMPO 0518/0522 16015G25KT BECMG 0600/0601 21010G20KT 9000 -RA OVC020 QNH2925INS TX12/0513Z TN00/0505Z

Reporting Station: EGVA (0.0 NM at True Heading of 174)
Visibility: 6+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1003.5
Temperature: 7.4 C (45.32 F)
Dewpoint: 4.2 C (39.56 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 December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC +0.0 (Standard Time)
UTC +1.0 (Daylight Savings Time)

Contacts

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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
   

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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

No remarks for this landing facility

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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