# RAF Desborough, Kettering, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

**RAF Desborough** was an airport in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1944. It closed in 1948. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0568

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1944
- Closed: 1948
- Coordinates: 52.4674, -0.8006
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Desborough (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q91923723
- Weather station: EGXT · WMO 03462
- Ident: GB-0568

## Timeline

- 1944: RAF Desborough opens.
- 1948: RAF Desborough closes.

## Nearby airports

- [EGXT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxt.md) RAF Wittering · 27 km / 17 mi
- [EGTC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egtc.md) Cranfield Airport · 46 km / 28 mi
- [NQT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbn.md) Nottingham City Airport · 54 km / 33 mi
- [EMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnx.md) East Midlands Airport · 54 km / 33 mi
- [EGYE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egye.md) RAF Barkston Heath · 57 km / 36 mi
- [BHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbb.md) Birmingham Airport · 64 km / 40 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-0568/data