# RAF Watchfield, Swindon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

**RAF Watchfield** was an airport in Swindon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1940. It closed in 1950. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1104

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Swindon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1940
- Closed: 1950
- Coordinates: 51.6206, -1.6478
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Watchfield (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275659
- Weather station: EGVA · WMO 03644
- Ident: GB-1104

## Timeline

- 1940: RAF Watchfield opens.
- 1950: RAF Watchfield closes.

## Nearby airports

- [FFD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egva.md) RAF Fairford · 12 km / 7.5 mi
- [BZZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egvn.md) RAF Brize Norton · 15 km / 9.4 mi
- [OXF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egtk.md) London Oxford Airport · 33 km / 20 mi
- [BEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egub.md) RAF Benson · 38 km / 24 mi
- [GLO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbj.md) Gloucestershire Airport · 47 km / 29 mi
- [EGDM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egdm.md) MoD Boscombe Down · 53 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-1104/data