Airports / United Kingdom / ESH
Brighton City Airport
EGKA / ESHBrighton, East Sussex, United KingdomELEV 7 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
19 nm
To the nearest alternate
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom, Brighton City Airport (EGKA / ESH) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 7 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list ESH as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are London Gatwick Airport (LGW, 19 nm), Farnborough Airport (FAB, 32 nm), and London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH, 32 nm).
Trip costs from ESH are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Shoreham Airport. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from ESH to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
EGKA
IATA
ESH
FAA / Local
EGKA
Elevation
7 ft
Coordinates
50.8356° N · 0.2972° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs United Kingdom fields
state range 5–1,066 ft
At 7 ft, ESH sits lower than 98% of the 88 United Kingdom fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 19nmLGWLondon Gatwick AirportLondon
- 32nmFABFarnborough AirportFarnborough, Hampshire
- 32nmBQHLondon Biggin Hill AirportLondon
- 34nmODHRAF OdihamHook, Hampshire
- 35nmEGHLLasham AirfieldAlton, Hampshire
- 36nmBBSBlackbushe AirportCamberley, Surrey
Location
Open the full mapEGKA · Brighton City Airport · Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom