Boscombe Down Airport
MOD Boscombe Down is the home of a military aircraft testing site, on the south-eastern outskirts of the town of Amesbury, Wiltshire, England. The airfield was built in 1930 as Royal Air Force Boscombe Down, and since 1939, has evaluated aircraft for use by the British Armed Forces.
- Aerodrome
- …lies at an elevation of 407 feet (124 metres)
- …has the ICAO airport code EGDM
- …is operated by QinetiQ
- Description: airbase and former Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, England, UK; used for military aircraft and weapons testing, development, and evaluation
- Address: Boscombe Down, Salisbury, SP4 0JF
- Email: deswpnstest-bsdops@mod.gov.uk
- Also known as“Boscombe Down”“Boscombe Down airbase”“EGDM”“MoD Boscombe Down”“RAF Boscombe Down”“Royal Air Force Station Boscombe Down”
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Boscombe Down Airport
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Latitude
51.15559° or 51° 9′ 20″ north
Longitude
-1.74898° or 1° 44′ 56″ west
Open location code
9C3W5742+6C
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OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway = aerodrome
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse = military
OpenStreetMap feature
military = airfield
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Tajik—“Boscombe Down Airport” goes by many names.
EGDMArabic
MOD Boscombe DownArabic
RAF Boscombe DownArabic
Royal Air Force Station Boscombe DownArabic
قاعدة سلاح الجو الملكي في بوسكومب داونArabic
موقع وزارة الدفاع في بوسكومب داونArabic
Boscombe DownCebuano
EGDMCebuano
Estasyon sa Hukbong Panghimpapawid sa Royal Air Boscombe DownCebuano
MOD Boscombe DownCebuano
Paubos ang RAF BoscombeCebuano
RAF Boscombe DownCebuano
Royal Air Force Station Boscombe DownCebuano
EGDMChinese
MOD Boscombe DownChinese
MOD 博斯康比唐Chinese
RAF Boscombe DownChinese
Royal Air Force Station Boscombe DownChinese
博斯庫姆唐Chinese
博斯科姆唐皇家空军基地Chinese
英国皇家空军博斯科姆唐基地Chinese
EGDMDutch
Koninklijke luchtmachtbasis Boscombe DownDutch
MOD Boscombe DownDutch
RAF Boscombe DownDutch
Royal Air Force Station Boscombe DownDutch
EGDMHebrew
MOD Boscombe DownHebrew
RAF Boscombe DownHebrew
Royal Air Force Station Boscombe DownHebrew
בסיס חיל האוויר המלכותי בוסקומב דאוןHebrew
חיל האוויר המלכותי בוסקומב דאוןHebrew
משרד ההגנה – בוסקומב דאוןHebrew
EGDMIndonesian
MOD Boscombe DownIndonesian
Pangkalan Angkatan Udara Kerajaan Boscombe DownIndonesian
RAF Boscombe DownIndonesian
Royal Air Force Station Boscombe DownIndonesian
EGDMJapanese
MOD Boscombe DownJapanese
RAF Boscombe DownJapanese
Royal Air Force Station Boscombe DownJapanese
イギリス空軍ボスコム・ダウン基地Japanese
国防省ボスコム・ダウンJapanese
英空軍ボスコム・ダウン基地Japanese
EGDMMalay
Lapangan Terbang Boscombe DownMalay
MOD Boscombe DownMalay
Pangkalan Tentera Udara Diraja Boscombe DownMalay
RAF Boscombe DownMalay
Royal Air Force Station Boscombe DownMalay
MOD Boscombe DownNorwegian
EGDMNorwegian Bokmål
MOD Boscombe DownNorwegian Bokmål
RAF Boscombe DownNorwegian Bokmål
Royal Air Force Station Boscombe DownNorwegian Bokmål
Royal Air Force-stasjonen Boscombe DownNorwegian Bokmål
EGDMPersian
MOD Boscombe DownPersian
RAF Boscombe DownPersian
Royal Air Force Station Boscombe DownPersian
پایگاه نیروی هوایی سلطنتی باسکامب داونPersian
پایگاه نیروی هوایی سلطنتی باسکومب داونPersian
فرودگاه وزارت دفاع بریتانیا در باسکامب داونPersian
مرکز «باسکومب داون» وزارت دفاعPersian
Baza Royal Air Force Boscombe DownRomanian
EGDMRomanian
MOD Boscombe DownRomanian
RAF Boscombe DownRomanian
Royal Air Force Station Boscombe DownRomanian
Boscombe DownSwedish
EGDMSwedish
Kungliga flygvapnets station Boscombe DownSwedish
MOD Boscombe DownSwedish
RAF Boscombe DownSwedish
Royal Air Force Station Boscombe DownSwedish
EGDMTajik
MOD Boscombe DownTajik
RAF Boscombe DownTajik
Royal Air Force Station Boscombe DownTajik
Пойгоҳи Нерӯҳои ҳавоии шоҳии Боскомб ДаунTajik
Пойгоҳи Нӯру-ҳавоии Шоҳии Боскомб ДаунTajik
Фурудгоҳи визорат дифоъ биретонеё дар боскомб довнTajik
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