# RAF Lavenham / Alpheton, Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, United Kingdom

**RAF Lavenham / Alpheton** was an airport in Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1943. It closed in 1948. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1114

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1943
- Closed: 1948
- Elevation: 93 m / 305 ft
- Coordinates: 52.1364, 0.7697
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Lavenham (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275430
- Weather station: EGUW · WMO 03590
- Ident: GB-1114

## Timeline

- 1943: RAF Lavenham / Alpheton opens.
- 1948: RAF Lavenham / Alpheton closes.

## Nearby airports

- [EGUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eguw.md) Wattisham Airfield · 13 km / 7.9 mi
- [BEQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxh.md) RAF Honington · 23 km / 14 mi
- [MHZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egun.md) RAF Mildenhall · 32 km / 20 mi
- [LKZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egul.md) RAF Lakenheath · 34 km / 21 mi
- [CBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsc.md) Cambridge City Airport · 41 km / 26 mi
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · 46 km / 29 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-1114/data