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RAF Abingdon

51.6906°N 1.3166°W79 m / 259 ftSmall airport
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RAF Abingdon is a small airport in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1932. It closed in 1992. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,802 m (5,911 ft). It is operated by Royal Air Force.

Timeline

4 events · 1932–1992
1932
OpenedRAF Abingdon opens.
05 MAR 1957
DisasterSutton Wick air crash.
06 JUL 1965
Disaster1965 Little Baldon Hastings accident.41 killed
1992
ClosedRAF Abingdon closes.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
18/36
LENGTH1,802 m5,911 ftWIDTH—SURFACEAsphalt
08/26
LENGTH1,067 m3,500 ftWIDTH—SURFACEAsphalt

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway1,802 m5,911 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft#4,803of 29,823 · #833 Europe · #72 GBElevation79 m259 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=32,321of 43,341 · =3,985 Europe · #269 GBAgeOpened 19322026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=486of 15,079 · =279 Europe · #37 GBRunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =134 Europe · =41 GB
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

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