# RAF Eastchurch Airfield, Sheerness, Kent, United Kingdom

**RAF Eastchurch Airfield** was an airport in Sheerness, Kent, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1912. It closed in 1947. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0451

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Sheerness, Kent, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1912
- Closed: 1947
- Elevation: 18 m / 60 ft
- Coordinates: 51.4030, 0.8458
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Eastchurch (2 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3415039
- Weather station: EGMC
- Ident: GB-0451

## Timeline

- 1912: RAF Eastchurch Airfield opens.
- 1947: RAF Eastchurch Airfield closes.

## Nearby airports

- [SEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egmc.md) London Southend Airport · 21 km / 13 mi
- [LYX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egmd.md) Lydd London Ashford Airport · 50 km / 31 mi
- [LCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglc.md) London City Airport · 56 km / 35 mi
- [BQH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkb.md) London Biggin Hill Airport · 57 km / 35 mi
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · 68 km / 42 mi
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · 77 km / 48 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-0451/data