# RAF Matching, Harlow, Essex, United Kingdom

**RAF Matching** was an airport in Harlow, Essex, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1943. It closed in 1945. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1119

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Harlow, Essex, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1943
- Closed: 1945
- Coordinates: 51.7822, 0.2401
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Matching (2 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275464
- Weather station: EGSS · WMO 03683
- Ident: GB-1119

## Timeline

- 1943: RAF Matching opens.
- 1945: RAF Matching closes.

## Nearby airports

- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · 11 km / 7.1 mi
- [LCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglc.md) London City Airport · 33 km / 21 mi
- [SEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egmc.md) London Southend Airport · 39 km / 24 mi
- [LTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggw.md) London Luton Airport · 43 km / 27 mi
- [CBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsc.md) Cambridge City Airport · 47 km / 29 mi
- [NHT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egwu.md) RAF Northolt · 52 km / 32 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-1119/data