# RAF Watton, Thetford, Norfolk, United Kingdom

**RAF Watton** was an airport in Thetford, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1939. It closed in 1976. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0563

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Thetford, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1939
- Closed: 1976
- Elevation: 59 m / 195 ft
- Coordinates: 52.5622, 0.8654
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Watton (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275664
- Weather station: EGYM · WMO 03482
- Ident: GB-0563

## Timeline

- 1939: RAF Watton opens.
- 1976: RAF Watton closes.

## Nearby airports

- [KNF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egym.md) RAF Marham · 23 km / 14 mi
- [BEQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxh.md) RAF Honington · 25 km / 16 mi
- [LKZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egul.md) RAF Lakenheath · 27 km / 17 mi
- [NWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsh.md) Norwich Airport · 31 km / 19 mi
- [MHZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egun.md) RAF Mildenhall · 34 km / 21 mi
- [EGUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eguw.md) Wattisham Airfield · 49 km / 30 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-0563/data