# RAF Bircham Newton, King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom

**RAF Bircham Newton** was an airport in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1918. It closed in 1966. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0119

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1918
- Closed: 1966
- Elevation: 70 m / 230 ft
- Coordinates: 52.8750, 0.6570
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Bircham_Newton (2 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275174
- Weather station: EGYM · WMO 03482
- Ident: GB-0119

## Timeline

- 1918: RAF Bircham Newton opens.
- 1966: RAF Bircham Newton closes.

## Nearby airports

- [KNF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egym.md) RAF Marham · 26 km / 16 mi
- [NWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsh.md) Norwich Airport · 48 km / 30 mi
- [LKZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egul.md) RAF Lakenheath · 52 km / 32 mi
- [MHZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egun.md) RAF Mildenhall · 58 km / 36 mi
- [BEQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxh.md) RAF Honington · 60 km / 37 mi
- [QCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxc.md) RAF Coningsby · 60 km / 37 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-0119/data