# RAF Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

**RAF Bovingdon** was an airport in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1942. It closed in 1972. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0130

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1942
- Closed: 1972
- Elevation: 162 m / 531 ft
- Coordinates: 51.7268, -0.5459
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Bovingdon (2 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275193
- Weather station: EGGW
- Ident: GB-0130

## Timeline

- 1942: RAF Bovingdon opens.
- 6 Jan 1954: 1954 Aldbury Valetta accident. 16 killed.
- 1972: RAF Bovingdon closes.

## Nearby airports

- [LTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggw.md) London Luton Airport · 20 km / 13 mi
- [NHT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egwu.md) RAF Northolt · 21 km / 13 mi
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · 29 km / 18 mi
- [EGTC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egtc.md) Cranfield Airport · 39 km / 24 mi
- [BEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egub.md) RAF Benson · 40 km / 25 mi
- [LCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglc.md) London City Airport · 48 km / 30 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-0130/data