# RAF Kelstern, Louth, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

**RAF Kelstern** was an airport in Louth, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1943. It closed in 1945. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1185

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Louth, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1943
- Closed: 1945
- Elevation: 127 m / 417 ft
- Coordinates: 53.4100, -0.1030
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Kelstern (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275412
- Weather station: EGXS
- Ident: GB-1185

## Timeline

- 1943: RAF Kelstern opens.
- 1945: RAF Kelstern closes.

## Nearby airports

- [HUY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnj.md) Humberside Airport · 25 km / 15 mi
- [QCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxc.md) RAF Coningsby · 36 km / 22 mi
- [WTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxw.md) RAF Waddington · 39 km / 24 mi
- [EGYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egyd.md) RAF Cranwell · 50 km / 31 mi
- [EGYE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egye.md) RAF Barkston Heath · 59 km / 36 mi
- [NQT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbn.md) Nottingham City Airport · 85 km / 53 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-1185/data