# Rougham Airfield, Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, United Kingdom

**Rougham Airfield** was an airport in Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1942. It closed in Jun 2023. It had one runway, 980 m (3,215 ft) long, grass. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0146

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1942
- Closed: Jun 2023
- Elevation: 63 m / 207 ft
- Coordinates: 52.2465, 0.7695
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 980 m / 3,215 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Bury_St_Edmunds (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60739791
- Weather station: EGXH
- Ident: GB-0146

## Timeline

- 1942: Rougham Airfield opens.
- 1942: Royal Air Force becomes the operator.
- Jun 2023: Rougham Airfield closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 980 m / 3,215 ft | 18 m / 59 ft | Grass | 086° / 266° |  |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G |  | 123.165 |

## Nearby airports

- [BEQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxh.md) RAF Honington · 11 km / 6.6 mi
- [EGUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eguw.md) Wattisham Airfield · 18 km / 11 mi
- [LKZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egul.md) RAF Lakenheath · 23 km / 14 mi
- [MHZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egun.md) RAF Mildenhall · 23 km / 14 mi
- [CBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsc.md) Cambridge City Airport · 41 km / 25 mi
- [KNF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egym.md) RAF Marham · 47 km / 29 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-0146/data