# Mendlesham Airstrip, Stowmarket, United Kingdom

**Mendlesham Airstrip** is a small airport in Stowmarket, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1944. It closed in 1954. It is operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0452

## At a glance

- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Stowmarket, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1944
- Closed: 1954
- Elevation: 55 m / 181 ft
- Coordinates: 52.2295, 1.1239
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Mendlesham (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275472
- Weather station: EGUW · WMO 03590
- Ident: GB-0452

## Timeline

- 1944: Mendlesham Airstrip opens.
- 1954: Mendlesham Airstrip closes.

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elevation | 55 m / 181 ft | =34,424 of 43,403 | =4,430 in Europe | =358 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1944 | =2,300 of 15,079 | =702 in Europe | #174 in GB |

## Nearby airports

- [EGSO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egso.md) Crowfield Airfield · 6.3 km / 3.9 mi
- [GB-0560](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0560.md) Horham Airstrip · 11 km / 7.0 mi
- [GB-0249](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0249.md) Monewden Airstrip · 12 km / 7.2 mi
- [GB-0301](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0301.md) Great Ashfield Airstrip · 13 km / 8.3 mi
- [GB-0606](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0606.md) Wortham Airstrip · 13 km / 8.4 mi
- [GB-0632](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0632.md) Debach Airfield · 14 km / 8.9 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-0452/data