# RAF Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom

**RAF Hawkinge** was an airport in Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1914. It closed in 1963. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1126

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1914
- Closed: 1963
- Coordinates: 51.1111, 1.1531
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Hawkinge (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275366
- Weather station: EGMD
- Ident: GB-1126

## Timeline

- 1914: RAF Hawkinge opens.
- 1963: RAF Hawkinge closes.

## Nearby airports

- [LYX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egmd.md) Lydd London Ashford Airport · 23 km / 14 mi
- [CQF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfac.md) Calais Marck Airport · 58 km / 36 mi
- [SEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egmc.md) London Southend Airport · 60 km / 37 mi
- [LTQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfat.md) Le Touquet-Côte d'Opale Airport · 74 km / 46 mi
- [BQH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkb.md) London Biggin Hill Airport · 82 km / 51 mi
- [LCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglc.md) London City Airport · 88 km / 55 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-1126/data