# RAF Buckminster, Grantham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

**RAF Buckminster** was an airport in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1916. It closed in 1919. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0141

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1916
- Closed: 1919
- Elevation: 138 m / 453 ft
- Coordinates: 52.8018, -0.6740
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Buckminster (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15270870
- Weather station: EGXJ
- Ident: GB-0141

## Timeline

- 1916: RAF Buckminster opens.
- 1919: RAF Buckminster closes.

## Nearby airports

- [EGYE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egye.md) RAF Barkston Heath · 19 km / 12 mi
- [EGXT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxt.md) RAF Wittering · 25 km / 15 mi
- [EGYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egyd.md) RAF Cranwell · 28 km / 17 mi
- [NQT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbn.md) Nottingham City Airport · 30 km / 19 mi
- [WTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxw.md) RAF Waddington · 42 km / 26 mi
- [EMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnx.md) East Midlands Airport · 44 km / 27 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-0141/data