# RAF Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex, United Kingdom

**RAF Debden** was an airport in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom. It opened on 22 Apr 1937. It closed in 1975. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1110

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 22 Apr 1937
- Closed: 1975
- Elevation: 120 m / 394 ft
- Coordinates: 51.9920, 0.2747
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Debden (2 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3415037
- Weather station: EGSS · WMO 03683
- Ident: GB-1110

## Timeline

- 22 Apr 1937: RAF Debden opens.
- 1975: RAF Debden closes.

## Nearby airports

- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · 12 km / 7.6 mi
- [CBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsc.md) Cambridge City Airport · 25 km / 15 mi
- [MHZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egun.md) RAF Mildenhall · 44 km / 27 mi
- [LTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggw.md) London Luton Airport · 46 km / 29 mi
- [EGUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eguw.md) Wattisham Airfield · 49 km / 30 mi
- [LKZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egul.md) RAF Lakenheath · 50 km / 31 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-1110/data