# RAF Melton Mowbray, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

**RAF Melton Mowbray** was an airport in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1943. It closed in 1964. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1164

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1943
- Closed: 1964
- Elevation: 114 m / 374 ft
- Coordinates: 52.7329, -0.8861
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Melton_Mowbray (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275471
- Weather station: EGXJ
- Ident: GB-1164

## Timeline

- 1943: RAF Melton Mowbray opens.
- 1964: RAF Melton Mowbray closes.

## Nearby airports

- [NQT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbn.md) Nottingham City Airport · 25 km / 15 mi
- [EGXT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxt.md) RAF Wittering · 31 km / 19 mi
- [EMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnx.md) East Midlands Airport · 32 km / 20 mi
- [EGYE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egye.md) RAF Barkston Heath · 33 km / 21 mi
- [EGYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egyd.md) RAF Cranwell · 42 km / 26 mi
- [WTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxw.md) RAF Waddington · 54 km / 34 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-1164/data