# RAF Hornchurch, Hornchurch, Greater London, United Kingdom

**RAF Hornchurch** was an airport in Hornchurch, Greater London, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1928. It closed in 1962. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1118

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Hornchurch, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1928
- Closed: 1962
- Elevation: 11 m / 36 ft
- Coordinates: 51.5364, 0.2074
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Hornchurch (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275393
- Weather station: EGLC
- Ident: GB-1118

## Timeline

- 1928: RAF Hornchurch opens.
- 1962: RAF Hornchurch closes.

## Nearby airports

- [LCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglc.md) London City Airport · 11 km / 6.9 mi
- [BQH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkb.md) London Biggin Hill Airport · 26 km / 16 mi
- [SEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egmc.md) London Southend Airport · 34 km / 21 mi
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · 39 km / 24 mi
- [NHT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egwu.md) RAF Northolt · 43 km / 27 mi
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · 47 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-1118/data