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RAF Cosford
EGWCCosford, Shropshire, United KingdomELEV 272 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
16 nm
To the nearest alternate
RAF Shawbury (EGOS) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
RAF Cosford (EGWC) is a mid-sized airport serving Cosford, Shropshire, United Kingdom. The airport sits 272 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 EGWC for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are RAF Shawbury (EGOS, 16 nm), Birmingham Airport (BHX, 23 nm), and East Midlands Airport (EMA, 37 nm).
Charter pricing from EGWC depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Cosford, Shropshire.
Field capability
ICAO
EGWC
IATA
—
FAA / Local
EGWC
Elevation
272 ft
Coordinates
52.6405° N · 2.3053° 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 272 ft, EGWC sits higher than 76% 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.
- 16nmEGOSRAF ShawburyShrewsbury, Shropshire
- 23nmBHXBirmingham AirportBirmingham, West Midlands
- 37nmEMAEast Midlands AirportNottingham, Leicestershire
- 40nmCEGHawarden AirportBroughton
- 43nmMANManchester AirportManchester, Greater Manchester
- 45nmGLOGloucestershire AirportStaverton, Gloucestershire
Location
Open the full mapEGWC · RAF Cosford · Cosford, Shropshire, United Kingdom