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RAF Northolt
EGWU / NHTNortholt, Greater London, United KingdomELEV 124 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
5 nm
To the nearest alternate
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Northolt, Greater London, United Kingdom, RAF Northolt (EGWU / NHT) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 124 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 NHT for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are London Heathrow Airport (LHR, 5 nm), London City Airport (LCY, 18 nm), and London Luton Airport (LTN, 19 nm).
Charter pricing from NHT depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Northolt, Greater London.
Field capability
ICAO
EGWU
IATA
NHT
FAA / Local
EGWU
Elevation
124 ft
Coordinates
51.5530° N · 0.4182° 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 124 ft, NHT sits lower than 50% 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.
- 5nmLHRLondon Heathrow AirportLondon
- 18nmLCYLondon City AirportLondon
- 19nmLTNLondon Luton AirportLuton, Luton
- 21nmBBSBlackbushe AirportCamberley, Surrey
- 21nmFABFarnborough AirportFarnborough, Hampshire
- 22nmBQHLondon Biggin Hill AirportLondon
Location
Open the full mapEGWU · RAF Northolt · Northolt, Greater London, United Kingdom