LKZ

RAF Lakenheath

ICAO EGUL52.4095°N 0.5612°E10 m / 32 ftMedium airport
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Lakenheathphoto
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RAF Lakenheath (IATA: LKZ, ICAO: EGUL) is a medium airport in Brandon, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1941. It has one runway, 2,743 m (8,998 ft) long, paved. It is operated by United States Air Force.

Timeline

5 events · 1941–1959
1941
OpenedRAF Lakenheath opens.
1941
MilestoneRoyal Air Force becomes the operator.
1948
MilestoneUnited States Air Force becomes the operator.
1951
MilestoneStrategic Air Command becomes the operator.
1959
MilestoneUnited States Air Force becomes the operator.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
05/23056° / 236° · LIT
LENGTH2,743 m8,998 ftWIDTH46 m150 ftSURFACEPaved

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway2,743 m8,998 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft#1,851of 29,823 · #283 Europe · #21 GBElevation10 m32 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=40,311of 43,341 · =5,430 Europe · =572 GBAgeOpened 19412026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=1,548of 15,079 · =581 Europe · =93 GBRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =643 Europe · =120 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

12 channels
APPAPP136.500
ATISATIS35.672
CACCAC LONDON MIL27.777
DEPDEP25.030
GNDGND375.450
PMSVPMSV METRO28.442
POSTCOMD POST37.980
PTDPTD24.447
RDRRADAR128.900
TWRTWR122.100
APP142.820
TWR338.920