# RAF Hixon, Stafford, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

**RAF Hixon** was an airport in Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1942. It closed in 1957. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0085

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1942
- Closed: 1957
- Elevation: 90 m / 295 ft
- Coordinates: 52.8374, -2.0085
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://www.hixonairfieldservices.co.uk/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Hixon (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27628041
- Weather station: EGWC
- Ident: GB-0085

## Timeline

- 1942: RAF Hixon opens.
- 1957: RAF Hixon closes.

## Nearby airports

- [EGWC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egwc.md) RAF Cosford · 30 km / 18 mi
- [EGOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egos.md) RAF Shawbury · 45 km / 28 mi
- [EMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnx.md) East Midlands Airport · 46 km / 28 mi
- [BHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbb.md) Birmingham Airport · 46 km / 29 mi
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · 60 km / 37 mi
- [NQT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbn.md) Nottingham City Airport · 63 km / 39 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/gb-0085/data