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RAF Woodvale airport in Southport (United Kingdom)
RAF Woodvale airport is located near Southport, with Formby at 2mi↑, Ince Blundell at 4mi↑, Hightown at 4mi↑, Southport at 5mi↑, Thornton at 6mi↑, Borough of Sefton at 6mi↑, Churchtown at 6mi↑, Sefton at 6mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in United Kingdom and Southernmost airports in United Kingdom
→ See also airports in United Kingdom
aerial view of RAF Woodvale airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : EGOW
- IATA code : -
- Local code : -
Elevation : 11 m = 36ft
→ See also Highest airports in UK and Lowest airports in United Kingdom
Runways
- runway 03/21 : 1647m = 5404ft
- runway 08/26 : 1068m = 3504ft
- runway 16/34 : 1003m = 3291ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in United Kingdom
Coming to RAF Woodvale airport
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By train : book on Trip.com
- Freshfield train station at 1mi
- Ainsdale train station at 1mi
- Formby train station at 2mi
By plane :
- Blackpool International airport at 13mi : book on Trip.com
- Warton airport at 13mi : book on Trip.com
- Liverpool John Lennon airport at 19mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for RAF Woodvale airport EGOW
METAR for RAF Woodvale airport EGOW
EGOW 041450Z 08017KT CAVOK 19/06 Q1021 RMK BLU
Decoded METAR for RAF Woodvale airport EGOW
METAR issued by EGOW on Friday, April 4, 2025 at 14:50 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 5 days and 121 hours and -7155 minutes ago.
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 19°C = 66°F, dew point is 6°C = 43°F. The air is moderately humid : relative air humidity is 43 %.
QNH is 1021hPa = 30.15inHg
Wind 31km/h = 17kt, direction is 80°.
Sky clear.
Remarks : blowing U
TAF for RAF Woodvale airport EGOW
EGOW 070752Z 0709/0718 12010KT CAVOK
Decoded TAF for RAF Woodvale airport EGOW
TAF issued by EGOW on Monday, April 7, 2025 at 07:52 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 2 days and 8 hours and 43 minutes. weather forecast for 9 hours, weather forecast updated every 3 hours.
from Monday, April 7, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Monday, April 7, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
0709/0718 12010KT CAVOK
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 120°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
NOTAM for RAF Woodvale airport
Around RAF Woodvale airport in Southport (United Kingdom)
near
- Hotels in Formby
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 400mi↑
- Paris at 402mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 402mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 576mi↑
- Station de montagne Ventron at 582mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Pistes de Ventron at 582mi↑
- Station de montagne Rouge Gazon at 585mi↑
- Station de montagne Dolleren Le Schlumpf at 591mi↑
- Station de montagne Cap Guéry at 609mi↑
- Station de montagne Pessade at 610mi↑
- Cité du Vin (Bordeaux) at 613mi↑
- Hôtel de Tourny (Bordeaux) at 614mi↑
- for RAF Woodvale airport at 0mi↑
- for Ince Blundell airport at 3mi↑
- for Birkdale Sands Beach Runway airport at 5mi↑
nearest airports to RAF Woodvale airport in Southport (United Kingdom)
- Ince Blundell ultralight airfield ( GB-0269) at 3mi↑
- Birkdale Sands Beach Runway airport (EGCO ) at 5mi↑defunct airport
- Aintree University Hospital heliport ( GB-0625) at 10mi↑
- Carr Valley airport ( GB-0554) at 13mi↑
- Blackpool International airport (EGNH BLK ) at 13mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Warton airport (EGNO WRT ) at 13mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Wesham House Farm heliport ( GB-0735) at 16mi↑
- Bryn Gates airport ( GB-0310) at 18mi↑
- Liverpool John Lennon airport (EGGP LPL ) at 19mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Haydock Park Airstrip airport ( GB-0309) at 19mi↑
- RAF Burtonwood airport ( GB-0145) at 20mi↑defunct airport
- Kenyon Hall Farm Airstrip airport ( GB-0734) at 21mi↑
→ See also Former airports in United Kingdom
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap