# RAF Folkingham, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

**RAF Folkingham** was an airport in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1943. It closed in 1963. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1178

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1943
- Closed: 1963
- Elevation: 84 m / 277 ft
- Coordinates: 52.8616, -0.4402
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Folkingham (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275324
- Weather station: EGYE
- Ident: GB-1178

## Timeline

- 1943: RAF Folkingham opens.
- 1963: RAF Folkingham closes.

## Nearby airports

- [EGYE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egye.md) RAF Barkston Heath · 14 km / 8.5 mi
- [EGYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egyd.md) RAF Cranwell · 19 km / 12 mi
- [EGXT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxt.md) RAF Wittering · 28 km / 17 mi
- [QCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxc.md) RAF Coningsby · 32 km / 20 mi
- [WTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxw.md) RAF Waddington · 34 km / 21 mi
- [NQT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbn.md) Nottingham City Airport · 43 km / 27 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-1178/data