# Kirton-in-Lindsey Glider Field, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

**Kirton-in-Lindsey Glider Field** was an airport in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1940. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0497

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1940
- Elevation: 64 m / 210 ft
- Coordinates: 53.4622, -0.5769
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://tvgc.org.uk
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Kirton_in_Lindsey (2 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275423
- Weather station: EGXP · WMO 03373
- Ident: GB-0497

## Timeline

- 1940: Kirton-in-Lindsey Glider Field opens.

## Nearby airports

- [HUY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnj.md) Humberside Airport · 20 km / 12 mi
- [WTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxw.md) RAF Waddington · 33 km / 21 mi
- [EGYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egyd.md) RAF Cranwell · 49 km / 30 mi
- [QCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxc.md) RAF Coningsby · 49 km / 31 mi
- [EGYE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egye.md) RAF Barkston Heath · 56 km / 35 mi
- [EGCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxg.md) Leeds East Airport · 58 km / 36 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-0497/data