Highest Airports in United Kingdom

Airports in United Kingdom ranked by elevation above sea level.

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇬🇧 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Midland Glider ClubChurch Stretton, Shropshire · 1,460 ft above sea level

445 m

Onecoat Morridge AirstripLeek, Staffordshire · 1,386 ft above sea level

422 m

Camphill AirfieldBuxton, Derbyshire · 1,300 ft above sea level

396 m

Oxenhope AirfieldKeighley, West Yorkshire · 1,080 ft above sea level

329 m

RAF SpadeadamSpadeadam · 1,066 ft above sea level

325 m

Berrier AirstripPenrith, Cumbria · 1,037 ft above sea level

316 m

Calton Moor AirfieldAshbourne, Staffordshire · 990 ft above sea level

302 m

Middlebank Top Farm AirstripRossendale, Lancashire · 968 ft above sea level

295 m

RAF Davidstow MoorCamelford. Cornwall · 965 ft above sea level

294 m

Cruglas Synod Inn AirstripLlandysul, Ceredigion · 945 ft above sea level

288 m

Stonehill Farm AirstripCrawfordjohn, South Lanarkshire · 890 ft above sea level

271 m

Feshiebridge Glider Field873 ft above sea level

266 m

Bedlands Gate AirfieldPenrith, Cumbria · 871 ft above sea level

265 m

Brent Tor Glider FieldTavistock · 851 ft above sea level

259 m

Strathaven AirfieldStrathaven, South Lanarkshire · 847 ft above sea level

258 m

Dunkeswell AirfieldHoniton, Devon · 839 ft above sea level

256 m

Lane Farm AirstripBuilth Wells, Powys · 833 ft above sea level

254 m

Crosland Moor AirfieldHuddersfield, West Yorkshire · 825 ft above sea level

251 m

Compton Abbas AerodromeShaftesbury, Dorset · 811 ft above sea level

247 m

Currock Hill Glider FieldNewcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear · 800 ft above sea level

244 m

Slieve Croob Airfield800 ft above sea level

244 m

Farway Common AirfieldSidmouth, Devon · 771 ft above sea level

235 m

Stoodleigh Barton Private AirstripTiverton, Devon · 758 ft above sea level

231 m

Coal Aston AirfieldDronfield, Derbyshire · 750 ft above sea level

229 m

Upper Harford AirstripCheltenham, Gloucestershire · 738 ft above sea level

225 m

RAF Little RissingtonCheltenham, Gloucestershire · 730 ft above sea level

223 m

FinglandEskdalemuir · 720 ft above sea level

219 m

Stancombe Farm Airstrip (Private)Dorchester, Dorset · 715 ft above sea level

218 m

Bath Wilts & North Dorset Gliding ClubWarminster, Wiltshire · 692 ft above sea level

211 m

Ditton Priors AirstripBridgnorth, Shropshire · 690 ft above sea level

210 m

Leeds Bradford AirportLeeds, West Yorkshire · 681 ft above sea level

208 m

Charmy Down AirstripBath, Somerset · 673 ft above sea level

205 m

RAF KirknewtonKirknewton, West Lothian · 659 ft above sea level

201 m

Eaglescott AirfieldUmberleigh, Devon · 655 ft above sea level

200 m

Bodmin AirfieldBodmin · 650 ft above sea level

198 m

Bryngwyn Bach AirfieldSt Asaph, Denbighshire · 650 ft above sea level

198 m

Hanley Farm AirstripTenbury Wells, Worcestershire · 645 ft above sea level

197 m

Edington Private AirstripWestbury, Wiltshire · 640 ft above sea level

195 m

Latch Farm Airstrip640 ft above sea level

195 m

Holly Meadow Farm AirstripAshbourne, Derbyshire · 633 ft above sea level

193 m

Halwell AirstripTotnes, Devon · 627 ft above sea level

191 m

Clench Common AirfieldMarlborough, Wiltshire · 623 ft above sea level

190 m

Clutton Hill AirstripBristol, Somerset · 623 ft above sea level

190 m

Bristol AirportBristol · 622 ft above sea level

190 m

Lasham AirfieldAlton, Hampshire · 618 ft above sea level

188 m

Rhedyn Coch Farm Airstrip615 ft above sea level

187 m

Colemore Farm AirfieldFaringdon, Oxfordshire · 610 ft above sea level

186 m

Luxter Farm AirstripHenley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire · 604 ft above sea level

184 m

Challock AirfieldAshford, Kent · 600 ft above sea level

183 m

Glassonby AirfieldPenrith, Cumbria · 600 ft above sea level

183 m

Highlights

Within United Kingdom, Midland Glider Club ranks first in 2026 with 445 m, followed by Onecoat Morridge Airstrip (422 m) and Camphill Airfield (396 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 445 m (Midland Glider Club) to 183 m (Glassonby Airfield), with a median of 224 m.

Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets · Public domain (OurAirports) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Airport and runway records are community maintained and released to the public domain; no guarantee of accuracy is made. Only active small, medium, and large airports are included.

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Highlights

Within United Kingdom, Midland Glider Club ranks first in 2026 with 445 m, followed by Onecoat Morridge Airstrip (422 m) and Camphill Airfield (396 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 445 m (Midland Glider Club) to 183 m (Glassonby Airfield), with a median of 224 m.

Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets, 2026. Unit: metres.