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Encyclopedia > Chalgrove Airfield
Chalgrove Airfield
IATA: N/A - ICAO: EGLJ
Summary
Airport type Private
Operator Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Ltd
Serves Oxford
Elevation AMSL 240 ft (73 m)
Coordinates 51°40′28″N, 001°05′07″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24 4,347 1,325 Asphalt
13/31 6,004 1,830 Asphalt
18/36 4,186 1,276 Asphalt

Chalgrove Airfield (IATA: N/AICAO: EGLJ) is located 8 nautical miles (14.8 km) southeast of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter (US), is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Runway 13R/31L of El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, D.C. Aerial picture of a runway of Chennai International Airport, Tamil Nadu A runway is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can take off and land. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter (US), is a measure of length. ... Base layer of asphalt concrete in a road under construction. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... A nautical mile is a unit of length. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from the Latinised form Oxonia) is a county in south-east England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


The airfield is primarily used by the Martin-Baker company for testing ejector seats. Martin-Baker Aircraft is a manufacturer of aircraft seats and is the oldest existing maker of ejector seats. ... US Air Force F-15 Eagle ejection seat test using a mannequin. ...


See also

This is a list of Royal Air Force stations in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. ... The Eighth Air Force is a numbered air force (NAF) of the major command (MAJCOM) of Air Combat Command of the United States Air Force and it is headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. ...

References

Aeronautical Information Publication (or AIP) is defined by ICAO as a publication issued by or with the authority of a state and containing aeronautical information of a lasting character essential to air navigation. ...

External link

  • Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Ltd
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