# RAF Marham (KNF / EGYM)

**RAF Marham** (IATA: KNF, ICAO: EGYM) is a medium airport in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1916. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,783 m (9,131 ft). It is operated by Royal Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KNF / EGYM
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1916
- Elevation: 23 m / 75 ft
- Coordinates: 52.6484, 0.5507
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,783 m / 9,131 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-marham/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Marham (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2123973
- Weather station: EGYM · WMO 03482
- Ident: EGYM

## Timeline

- 1916: RAF Marham opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 2,783 m / 9,131 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 055° / 235° | yes |
| 01/19 | 1,864 m / 6,116 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 009° / 189° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,783 m / 9,131 ft | #1,694 of 29,858 | #267 in Europe | #14 in GB |
| Elevation | 23 m / 75 ft | =37,921 of 43,403 | =5,064 in Europe | =481 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1916 | =108 of 15,079 | =88 in Europe | =11 in GB |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =41 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 124.150 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 277.225 |
| DIR | DIRECTOR | 124.150 |
| GND | GND | 389.400 |
| OPS | OPS | 284.000 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.100 |
| APP |  | 233.075 |
| TWR |  | 281.150 |
| DIR | Director | 377.475 |

## Nearby airports

- [LKZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egul.md) RAF Lakenheath · 27 km / 17 mi
- [MHZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egun.md) RAF Mildenhall · 32 km / 20 mi
- [BEQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxh.md) RAF Honington · 37 km / 23 mi
- [NWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsh.md) Norwich Airport · 49 km / 31 mi
- [CBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsc.md) Cambridge City Airport · 55 km / 34 mi
- [EGUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eguw.md) Wattisham Airfield · 64 km / 40 mi

## In collections

- [Oldest airports still open](https://dromopedia.com/collections/oldest) #69

## 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/egym/data