# RAF Lakenheath (LKZ / EGUL)

**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.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/egul

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LKZ / EGUL
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Owner: Ministry of Defence
- Serves: Brandon, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1941
- Elevation: 10 m / 32 ft
- Coordinates: 52.4095, 0.5612
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,743 m / 8,998 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://www.lakenheath.af.mil/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Lakenheath (16 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q285198
- Weather station: EGUL · WMO 03583
- Ident: EGUL

## Timeline

- 1941: RAF Lakenheath opens.
- 1941: Royal Air Force becomes the operator.
- 1948: United States Air Force becomes the operator.
- 1951: Strategic Air Command becomes the operator.
- 1959: United States Air Force becomes the operator.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 2,743 m / 8,998 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Paved | 056° / 236° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,743 m / 8,998 ft | #1,851 of 29,858 | #285 in Europe | #21 in GB |
| Elevation | 10 m / 32 ft | =40,371 of 43,403 | =5,441 in Europe | =572 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =581 in Europe | =93 in GB |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =120 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 136.500 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 35.672 |
| CAC | CAC LONDON MIL | 27.777 |
| DEP | DEP | 25.030 |
| GND | GND | 375.450 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 28.442 |
| POST | COMD POST | 37.980 |
| PTD | PTD | 24.447 |
| RDR | RADAR | 128.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.100 |
| APP |  | 142.820 |
| TWR |  | 338.920 |

## Nearby airports

- [MHZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egun.md) RAF Mildenhall · 7.3 km / 4.6 mi
- [BEQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxh.md) RAF Honington · 16 km / 10 mi
- [KNF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egym.md) RAF Marham · 27 km / 17 mi
- [CBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsc.md) Cambridge City Airport · 35 km / 22 mi
- [EGUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eguw.md) Wattisham Airfield · 41 km / 26 mi
- [NWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsh.md) Norwich Airport · 57 km / 35 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/egul/data