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Wattisham Airfield
EGUWIpswich, Suffolk, United KingdomELEV 284 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
15 nm
To the nearest alternate
RAF Honington (BEQ) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom, Wattisham Airfield (EGUW) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 284 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into EGUW for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are RAF Honington (BEQ, 15 nm), RAF Mildenhall (MHZ, 22 nm), and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ, 22 nm).
Charter pricing from EGUW depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Stowmarket. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Ipswich, Suffolk.
Field capability
ICAO
EGUW
IATA
—
FAA / Local
EGUW
Elevation
284 ft
Coordinates
52.1275° N · 0.9562° E
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 284 ft, EGUW sits higher than 78% 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.
- 15nmBEQRAF HoningtonBury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk
- 22nmMHZRAF MildenhallBury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk
- 22nmLKZRAF LakenheathBrandon, Suffolk
- 29nmCBGCambridge City AirportCambridge, Cambridgeshire
- 30nmSTNLondon Stansted AirportLondon, Essex
- 35nmKNFRAF MarhamKing's Lynn, Norfolk
Location
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