# RAF Downham Market / Bexwell Aerodrome, Downham Market, Norfolk, United Kingdom

**RAF Downham Market / Bexwell Aerodrome** was an airport in Downham Market, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1942. It closed in 1946. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1130

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Downham Market, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1942
- Closed: 1946
- Elevation: 37 m / 121 ft
- Coordinates: 52.6109, 0.4052
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Downham_Market (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275283
- Weather station: EGYM · WMO 03482
- Ident: GB-1130

## Timeline

- 1942: RAF Downham Market / Bexwell Aerodrome opens.
- 1946: RAF Downham Market / Bexwell Aerodrome closes.

## Nearby airports

- [KNF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egym.md) RAF Marham · 11 km / 6.6 mi
- [LKZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egul.md) RAF Lakenheath · 25 km / 15 mi
- [MHZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egun.md) RAF Mildenhall · 28 km / 18 mi
- [BEQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxh.md) RAF Honington · 39 km / 24 mi
- [CBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsc.md) Cambridge City Airport · 48 km / 30 mi
- [EGXT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxt.md) RAF Wittering · 60 km / 37 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-1130/data