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RAF Barkston Heath
EGYEGrantham, Lincolnshire, United KingdomELEV 367 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
5 nm
To the nearest alternate
RAF Cranwell (EGYD) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
RAF Barkston Heath (EGYE) is a mid-sized airport serving Grantham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. The field lies at an elevation of 367 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
EGYE has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include RAF Cranwell (EGYD, 5 nm), RAF Waddington (WTN, 12 nm), and RAF Coningsby (QCY, 16 nm).
Quotes for flights out of EGYE vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from EGYE, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
EGYE
IATA
—
FAA / Local
EGYE
Elevation
367 ft
Coordinates
52.9606° N · 0.5594° 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 367 ft, EGYE sits higher than 89% 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.
- 5nmEGYDRAF CranwellSleaford, Lincolnshire
- 12nmWTNRAF WaddingtonLincoln, Lincolnshire
- 16nmQCYRAF ConingsbyLincoln, Lincolnshire
- 19nmNQTNottingham City AirportNottingham, Nottinghamshire
- 21nmEGXTRAF WitteringPeterborough, Cambridgeshire
- 29nmEMAEast Midlands AirportNottingham, Leicestershire
Location
Open the full mapEGYE · RAF Barkston Heath · Grantham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom