# Kenley Glider Field, Kenley, United Kingdom

**Kenley Glider Field** is a small airport in Kenley, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1917. It closed in 1959. It is operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0384

## At a glance

- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Kenley, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1917
- Closed: 1959
- Elevation: 170 m / 557 ft
- Coordinates: 51.3054, -0.0960
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Kenley (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3415041
- Weather station: EGKB
- Ident: GB-0384

## Timeline

- 1917: Kenley Glider Field opens.
- 1959: Kenley Glider Field closes.

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elevation | 170 m / 557 ft | =26,123 of 43,403 | =2,532 in Europe | #65 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1917 | =136 of 15,079 | =114 in Europe | =19 in GB |

## Nearby airports

- [GB-1004](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1004.md) Chipstead Private Airstrip · 5.1 km / 3.2 mi
- [GB-0472](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0472.md) Titsey Airstrip · 9.2 km / 5.7 mi
- [BQH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkb.md) London Biggin Hill Airport · 9.4 km / 5.8 mi
- [EGKR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkr.md) Redhill Aerodrome · 11 km / 6.6 mi
- [GB-1148](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1148.md) Homefield Farm / Edenbridge Airstrip · 13 km / 8.1 mi
- [GB-0403](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0403.md) Crockham Hill Airfield · 15 km / 9.1 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-0384/data