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EGUB / BEX

RAF Benson

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ICAO
EGUB
IATA
BEX
City
Wallingford, Oxfordshire
Country
United Kingdom
Type
Medium
Coordinates
51.6144, -1.0960
Elevation
226 ft / 69 m
Local time
18:20 UTC+1
Sunrise / sunset
06:23 / 17:18 UTC
local: 07:23 / 18:18

Map

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Runways and wind

NESW0119
Wind
170° / 10 kt
Active runway (advice)
19
Head / crosswind
10 / 3 kt from left

True headings. For simulation, not real-world flying.

Runways · 2
RunwaySize SurfaceHeadingsLights
01 / 19 1823 m × 46 m Asphalt 8° / 188° ✓
06 / 24 closed 1458 m × 30 m Asphalt 56° / 236° —

OurAirports data. The actual runway condition may differ. True headings.

Weather

official METAR
METAREGUB 121650Z 17010KT 2500 -DZ BR OVC004 17/17 Q1012 TEMPO 5000 BKN005 RMK YLO2 TEMPO YLO1
TAFEGUB 121640Z 1218/1222 18007KT 9999 BKN009 TEMPO 1218/1219 BKN006 TEMPO 1218/1222 6000 -RADZ PROB40 TEMPO 1218/1219 2500 DZ BKN003 PROB40 TEMPO 1218/1222 FEW009 SCT020 PROB30 TEMPO 1221/1222 BKN006

METAR: 2026-10-12 16:50 UTC · 31 min ago · TAF: 2026-10-12 16:40 UTC · 41 min ago

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TAF

Frequencies

ATISATIS282.525
TWRTWR127.15
TWR318.1
APPAPP376.65
Zone / CAC120.9
GRN121.8
APP vhf136.45
Director356.125

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