# RAF Driffield, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom

**RAF Driffield** was an airport in Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1918. It closed in 1977. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1197

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1918
- Closed: 1977
- Elevation: 32 m / 104 ft
- Coordinates: 53.9947, -0.4823
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Driffield (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275284
- Weather station: EGXV · WMO 03384
- Ident: GB-1197

## Timeline

- 1918: RAF Driffield opens.
- 1977: RAF Driffield closes.

## Nearby airports

- [HUY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnj.md) Humberside Airport · 47 km / 29 mi
- [EGCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxg.md) Leeds East Airport · 50 km / 31 mi
- [EGXZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxz.md) RAF Topcliffe · 63 km / 39 mi
- [EGXE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxe.md) RAF Leeming · 77 km / 48 mi
- [LBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnm.md) Leeds Bradford Airport · 78 km / 49 mi
- [MME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnv.md) Teesside International Airport · 84 km / 52 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-1197/data