# RAF Down Ampney, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

**RAF Down Ampney** was an airport in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1944. It closed in 1946. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0673

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1944
- Closed: 1946
- Elevation: 82 m / 270 ft
- Coordinates: 51.6669, -1.8394
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Down_Ampney (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3305721
- Weather station: EGVA · WMO 03644
- Ident: GB-0673

## Timeline

- 1944: RAF Down Ampney opens.
- 1946: RAF Down Ampney closes.

## Nearby airports

- [FFD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egva.md) RAF Fairford · 3.9 km / 2.4 mi
- [BZZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egvn.md) RAF Brize Norton · 20 km / 12 mi
- [GLO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbj.md) Gloucestershire Airport · 34 km / 21 mi
- [OXF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egtk.md) London Oxford Airport · 40 km / 25 mi
- [BEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egub.md) RAF Benson · 52 km / 32 mi
- [EGDM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egdm.md) MoD Boscombe Down · 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-0673/data