# RAF Thorpe Abbotts, Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom

**RAF Thorpe Abbotts** was an airport in Diss, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1942. It closed in 1956. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0612

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Diss, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1942
- Closed: 1956
- Coordinates: 52.3834, 1.2119
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Thorpe_Abbotts (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275630
- Weather station: EGXH
- Ident: GB-0612

## Timeline

- 1942: RAF Thorpe Abbotts opens.
- 1956: RAF Thorpe Abbotts closes.

## Nearby airports

- [BEQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxh.md) RAF Honington · 30 km / 19 mi
- [NWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsh.md) Norwich Airport · 33 km / 20 mi
- [EGUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eguw.md) Wattisham Airfield · 33 km / 21 mi
- [LKZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egul.md) RAF Lakenheath · 44 km / 27 mi
- [MHZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egun.md) RAF Mildenhall · 49 km / 31 mi
- [KNF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egym.md) RAF Marham · 54 km / 33 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-0612/data