# RAF Clifton, York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

**RAF Clifton** was an airport in York, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1939. It closed in 1946. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1204

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: York, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1939
- Closed: 1946
- Elevation: 15 m / 50 ft
- Coordinates: 53.9908, -1.1080
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Clifton (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275244
- Weather station: EGXU · WMO 03266
- Ident: GB-1204

## Timeline

- 1939: RAF Clifton opens.
- 1946: RAF Clifton closes.

## Nearby airports

- [EGCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxg.md) Leeds East Airport · 18 km / 11 mi
- [EGXZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxz.md) RAF Topcliffe · 30 km / 18 mi
- [LBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnm.md) Leeds Bradford Airport · 39 km / 24 mi
- [EGXE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxe.md) RAF Leeming · 44 km / 27 mi
- [MME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnv.md) Teesside International Airport · 61 km / 38 mi
- [HUY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnj.md) Humberside Airport · 68 km / 42 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-1204/data