# RAF Leiston, Leiston, Suffolk, United Kingdom

**RAF Leiston** was an airport in Leiston, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1943. It closed in 1953. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0676

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Leiston, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1943
- Closed: 1953
- Coordinates: 52.2233, 1.5563
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Leiston (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275435
- Weather station: EGVG
- Ident: GB-0676

## Timeline

- 1943: RAF Leiston opens.
- 1953: RAF Leiston closes.

## Nearby airports

- [EGUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eguw.md) Wattisham Airfield · 42 km / 26 mi
- [NWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsh.md) Norwich Airport · 54 km / 33 mi
- [BEQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxh.md) RAF Honington · 55 km / 34 mi
- [LKZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egul.md) RAF Lakenheath · 71 km / 44 mi
- [MHZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egun.md) RAF Mildenhall · 74 km / 46 mi
- [KNF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egym.md) RAF Marham · 83 km / 52 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-0676/data