# RAF Akeman Street, Witney, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

**RAF Akeman Street** was an airport in Witney, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1940. It closed in 1947. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0089

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Witney, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1940
- Closed: 1947
- Coordinates: 51.8239, -1.5156
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Akeman_Street (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275128
- Weather station: EGVN · WMO 03649
- Ident: GB-0089

## Timeline

- 1940: RAF Akeman Street opens.
- 1947: RAF Akeman Street closes.

## Nearby airports

- [BZZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egvn.md) RAF Brize Norton · 9.5 km / 5.9 mi
- [OXF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egtk.md) London Oxford Airport · 14 km / 8.4 mi
- [FFD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egva.md) RAF Fairford · 24 km / 15 mi
- [BEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egub.md) RAF Benson · 37 km / 23 mi
- [GLO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbj.md) Gloucestershire Airport · 45 km / 28 mi
- [EGTC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egtc.md) Cranfield Airport · 68 km / 42 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-0089/data