# RAF Honington (BEQ / EGXH)

**RAF Honington** (IATA: BEQ, ICAO: EGXH) is a medium airport in Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1935. It has one runway, 2,747 m (9,012 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Royal Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BEQ / EGXH
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Owner: Ministry of Defence
- Serves: Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1935
- Elevation: 53 m / 174 ft
- Coordinates: 52.3426, 0.7729
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,747 m / 9,012 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-honington/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Honington (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2875400
- Weather station: EGXH
- Ident: EGXH

## Timeline

- 1935: RAF Honington opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,747 m / 9,012 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Asphalt | 081° / 261° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,747 m / 9,012 ft | =1,754 of 29,858 | #281 in Europe | #18 in GB |
| Elevation | 53 m / 174 ft | =34,626 of 43,403 | =4,466 in Europe | #368 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1935 | =593 of 15,079 | =336 in Europe | =45 in GB |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =120 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 123.300 |
| RDR | LAKENHEATH RADAR | 128.900 |
| TWR | TWR/Common Mil | 122.100 |
| TWR |  | 278.620 |

## Nearby airports

- [LKZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egul.md) RAF Lakenheath · 16 km / 10 mi
- [MHZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egun.md) RAF Mildenhall · 20 km / 12 mi
- [EGUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eguw.md) Wattisham Airfield · 27 km / 17 mi
- [KNF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egym.md) RAF Marham · 37 km / 23 mi
- [CBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsc.md) Cambridge City Airport · 43 km / 27 mi
- [NWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsh.md) Norwich Airport · 51 km / 31 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/egxh/data