# RAF Bekesbourne, Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom

**RAF Bekesbourne** was an airport in Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1916. It closed in 1940. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0115

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1916
- Closed: 1940
- Elevation: 50 m / 164 ft
- Coordinates: 51.2524, 1.1600
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bekesbourne_Aerodrome (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29641458
- Weather station: EGMH · WMO 03797
- Ident: GB-0115

## Timeline

- 1916: RAF Bekesbourne opens.
- 1940: RAF Bekesbourne closes.

## Nearby airports

- [LYX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egmd.md) Lydd London Ashford Airport · 36 km / 23 mi
- [SEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egmc.md) London Southend Airport · 48 km / 30 mi
- [CQF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfac.md) Calais Marck Airport · 64 km / 40 mi
- [BQH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkb.md) London Biggin Hill Airport · 79 km / 49 mi
- [LCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglc.md) London City Airport · 82 km / 51 mi
- [LTQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfat.md) Le Touquet-Côte d'Opale Airport · 88 km / 55 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-0115/data