# RAF Winkleigh, Winkleigh, United Kingdom

**RAF Winkleigh** was an airport in Winkleigh, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1943. It closed in 1958. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0643

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Winkleigh, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1943
- Closed: 1958
- Coordinates: 50.8681, -3.9607
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Winkleigh (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q91937620
- Weather station: EGDC · WMO 03707
- Ident: GB-0643

## Timeline

- 1943: RAF Winkleigh opens.
- 1958: RAF Winkleigh closes.

## Nearby airports

- [EGDC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egdc.md) Royal Marines Base Chivenor · 28 km / 17 mi
- [EXT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egte.md) Exeter International Airport · 41 km / 26 mi
- [EGSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egdx.md) MOD St Athan · 70 km / 44 mi
- [CWL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egff.md) Cardiff International Airport · 73 km / 45 mi
- [SWS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egfh.md) Swansea Airport · 82 km / 51 mi
- [NQY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eghq.md) Cornwall Airport Newquay · 87 km / 54 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-0643/data