EGDM
MoD Boscombe Down
MoD Boscombe Down (EGDM) is a general-aviation airfield serving Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. The field lies at 407 ft (124 m) above sea level and has three runways, the longest 10,538 ft (3,212 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Old Sarum Airfield (EGLS), 3 nm SSW.
Alārium shows aircraft arriving at and departing from EGDM in real time and in three dimensions, with current weather from the field’s own METAR, the runway the wind favours, and the movements observed there.
Location
- Elevation
- 407 ft (124 m)
- Coordinates
- 51.1522, -1.7474
- Serving
- Salisbury, Wiltshire
- Region
- England
- Time zone
- Europe/London
Runways3 · longest 10,538 ft
Orientation and relative length from the designator: runway 05 points 50° magnetic. No published thresholds here, so strips sit about the field centre. Not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 10,538 ft3,212 m | 150 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
| 17/35 | 6,278 ft1,914 m | 150 ft | Asphalt | — |
| 05N/23N | 2,513 ft766 m | — | Asphalt | — |
Nearby airfields
- Nearest paved 3,000 ft
- EGHOThruxton Aerodrome · 7 nm ENE
- Airfields within 25 nm
- 8
Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.