# RFCS Southfields / RAF Acklington, Morpeth, Northumberland, United Kingdom

**RFCS Southfields / RAF Acklington** was an airport in Morpeth, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1916. It closed in 1975. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0088

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Morpeth, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1916
- Closed: 1975
- Elevation: 29 m / 95 ft
- Coordinates: 55.2961, -1.6344
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Acklington (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275123
- Weather station: EGQM · WMO 03240
- Ident: GB-0088

## Timeline

- 1916: RFCS Southfields / RAF Acklington opens.
- 1975: RFCS Southfields / RAF Acklington closes.

## Nearby airports

- [NCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnt.md) Newcastle International Airport · 29 km / 18 mi
- [EGOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egom.md) RAF Spadeadam · 64 km / 40 mi
- [CAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnc.md) Carlisle Lake District Airport · 85 km / 53 mi
- [MME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnv.md) Teesside International Airport · 88 km / 55 mi
- [EGXE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxe.md) RAF Leeming · 111 km / 69 mi
- [EGXZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxz.md) RAF Topcliffe · 123 km / 76 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-0088/data