# RAF Wigsley, Newark, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

**RAF Wigsley** was an airport in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1942. It closed in 1958. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1195

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1942
- Closed: 1958
- Elevation: 7 m / 23 ft
- Coordinates: 53.2149, -0.7286
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Wigsley (2 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275680
- Weather station: EGXW · WMO 03377
- Ident: GB-1195

## Timeline

- 1942: RAF Wigsley opens.
- 1958: RAF Wigsley closes.

## Nearby airports

- [WTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxw.md) RAF Waddington · 15 km / 9.1 mi
- [EGYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egyd.md) RAF Cranwell · 26 km / 16 mi
- [EGYE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egye.md) RAF Barkston Heath · 30 km / 19 mi
- [QCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxc.md) RAF Coningsby · 40 km / 25 mi
- [NQT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbn.md) Nottingham City Airport · 40 km / 25 mi
- [HUY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnj.md) Humberside Airport · 47 km / 29 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-1195/data