Airports / United Kingdom / CAX
Carlisle Lake District Airport
EGNC / CAXCarlisle, Cumbria, United KingdomELEV 190 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
11 nm
To the nearest alternate
RAF Spadeadam (EGOM) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Carlisle Lake District Airport (EGNC / CAX) sits in Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 190 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list CAX as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are RAF Spadeadam (EGOM, 11 nm), Newcastle International Airport (NCL, 39 nm), and Barrow Walney Island Airport (BWF, 51 nm).
Trip costs from CAX are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from CAX to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
EGNC
IATA
CAX
FAA / Local
EGNC
Elevation
190 ft
Coordinates
54.9375° N · 2.8092° 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 190 ft, CAX sits higher than 60% 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.
- 11nmEGOMRAF SpadeadamSpadeadam
- 39nmNCLNewcastle International AirportNewcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
- 51nmBWFBarrow Walney Island AirportBarrow-in-Furness
- 54nmMMETeesside International AirportDarlington, Durham
- 59nmEGXERAF LeemingNorthallerton, North Yorkshire
- 64nmEDIEdinburgh AirportIngliston, Edinburgh
Location
Open the full mapEGNC · Carlisle Lake District Airport · Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom