# RAF Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom

**RAF Martlesham Heath** was an airport in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1917. It closed in 1963. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1127

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1917
- Closed: 1963
- Coordinates: 52.0592, 1.2674
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Martlesham_Heath (2 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3295903
- Weather station: EGVG
- Ident: GB-1127

## Timeline

- 1917: RAF Martlesham Heath opens.
- 1963: RAF Martlesham Heath closes.

## Nearby airports

- [EGUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eguw.md) Wattisham Airfield · 23 km / 14 mi
- [BEQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxh.md) RAF Honington · 46 km / 29 mi
- [LKZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egul.md) RAF Lakenheath · 62 km / 38 mi
- [MHZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egun.md) RAF Mildenhall · 63 km / 39 mi
- [SEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egmc.md) London Southend Airport · 67 km / 42 mi
- [NWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsh.md) Norwich Airport · 69 km / 43 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-1127/data