# RAF Lyneham, Chippenham, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

**RAF Lyneham** was an airport in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1940. It closed in 2012. It had 2 runways; the longest was 2,386 m (7,828 ft). It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1213

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1940
- Closed: 2012
- Elevation: 156 m / 513 ft
- Coordinates: 51.5075, -1.9915
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,386 m / 7,828 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://www.raf.mod.uk/raflyneham/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Lyneham (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48770752
- Weather station: EGDL · WMO 03740
- Ident: GB-1213

## Timeline

- 1940: RAF Lyneham opens.
- 22 Jul 1966: Holden's Lightning flight.
- 2012: RAF Lyneham closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 2,386 m / 7,828 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 060° / 240° | yes |
| 18/36 | 1,826 m / 5,991 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 175° / 355° | yes |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 118.425 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 23.312 |
| CAC | CAC | 135.150 |
| DIR | DIRECTOR | 118.425 |
| GND | GND | 129.475 |
| MISC | ZONE | 23.187 |
| OPS | OPS | 37.797 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.225 |

## Nearby airports

- [FFD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egva.md) RAF Fairford · 24 km / 15 mi
- [BZZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egvn.md) RAF Brize Norton · 39 km / 24 mi
- [EGDM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egdm.md) MoD Boscombe Down · 43 km / 27 mi
- [GLO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbj.md) Gloucestershire Airport · 45 km / 28 mi
- [BRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggd.md) Bristol Airport · 52 km / 32 mi
- [OXF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egtk.md) London Oxford Airport · 59 km / 37 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-1213/data