Airports / United Kingdom / EGYD
RAF Cranwell
EGYDSleaford, Lincolnshire, United KingdomELEV 218 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
5 nm
To the nearest alternate
RAF Barkston Heath (EGYE) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
RAF Cranwell, listed as EGYD, is a mid-sized airport in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. Field elevation is 218 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list EGYD as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are RAF Barkston Heath (EGYE, 5 nm), RAF Waddington (WTN, 8 nm), and RAF Coningsby (QCY, 12 nm).
Trip costs from EGYD 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 EGYD to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
EGYD
IATA
—
FAA / Local
EGYD
Elevation
218 ft
Coordinates
53.0273° N · 0.4931° 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 218 ft, EGYD sits higher than 64% 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.
- 5nmEGYERAF Barkston HeathGrantham, Lincolnshire
- 8nmWTNRAF WaddingtonLincoln, Lincolnshire
- 12nmQCYRAF ConingsbyLincoln, Lincolnshire
- 22nmNQTNottingham City AirportNottingham, Nottinghamshire
- 25nmEGXTRAF WitteringPeterborough, Cambridgeshire
- 32nmEMAEast Midlands AirportNottingham, Leicestershire
Location
Open the full mapEGYD · RAF Cranwell · Sleaford, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom