# RAF Kirknewton, Kirknewton, West Lothian, United Kingdom

**RAF Kirknewton** is a small airport in Kirknewton, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. It opened in 1941. It is operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0315

## At a glance

- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Kirknewton, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1941
- Elevation: 201 m / 659 ft
- Coordinates: 55.8767, -3.3994
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Kirknewton (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275421
- Weather station: EGPH · WMO 03160
- Ident: GB-0315

## Timeline

- 1941: RAF Kirknewton opens.

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elevation | 201 m / 659 ft | =24,201 of 43,403 | =2,182 in Europe | #33 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =581 in Europe | =93 in GB |

## Nearby airports

- [GB-0379](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0379.md) Latch Farm Airstrip · 3.5 km / 2.1 mi
- [EDI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egph.md) Edinburgh Airport · 8.3 km / 5.2 mi
- [GB-0747](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0747.md) Broomhill Farm Airstrip · 9.2 km / 5.7 mi
- [GB-1307](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1307.md) Polmont · 22 km / 13 mi
- [GB-1311](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1311.md) Castleton Farm · 22 km / 14 mi
- [GB-0870](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0870.md) Mosside Farm Airstrip · 30 km / 18 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-0315/data