# RAF Andrews Field / RAF Great Saling, Braintree, Essex, United Kingdom

**RAF Andrews Field / RAF Great Saling** was an airport in Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1943. It closed in 1948. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0094

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1943
- Closed: 1948
- Elevation: 12 m / 39 ft
- Coordinates: 51.8975, 0.4603
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Andrews_Field (2 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275135
- Weather station: EGSS · WMO 03683
- Ident: GB-0094

## Timeline

- 1943: RAF Andrews Field / RAF Great Saling opens.
- 1948: RAF Andrews Field / RAF Great Saling closes.

## Nearby airports

- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · 16 km / 9.6 mi
- [CBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsc.md) Cambridge City Airport · 39 km / 24 mi
- [SEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egmc.md) London Southend Airport · 40 km / 25 mi
- [EGUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eguw.md) Wattisham Airfield · 42 km / 26 mi
- [MHZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egun.md) RAF Mildenhall · 52 km / 32 mi
- [LCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglc.md) London City Airport · 52 km / 32 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-0094/data