# RAF Scampton, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

**RAF Scampton** was an airport in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1916. It had one runway, 2,740 m (8,990 ft) long, asphalt. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1225

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Owner: Ministry of Defence
- Serves: Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1916
- Elevation: 62 m / 202 ft
- Coordinates: 53.3078, -0.5508
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,740 m / 8,990 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-scampton/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Scampton (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1895627
- Weather station: EGXP · WMO 03373
- Ident: GB-1225

## Timeline

- 1916: RAF Scampton opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 2,740 m / 8,990 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Asphalt | 041° / 221° | yes |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | WADDINGTON APP | 250.850 |
| CAC | CAC | 29.997 |
| GND | GND | 278.500 |
| TWR | TWR | 281.320 |
| PAR |  | 241.425 |
| RDR |  | 241.825 |
| APP |  | 308.625 |
| DIR |  | 377.075 |

## Nearby airports

- [WTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxw.md) RAF Waddington · 16 km / 9.8 mi
- [EGYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egyd.md) RAF Cranwell · 31 km / 20 mi
- [HUY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnj.md) Humberside Airport · 33 km / 20 mi
- [QCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxc.md) RAF Coningsby · 35 km / 22 mi
- [EGYE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egye.md) RAF Barkston Heath · 39 km / 24 mi
- [NQT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbn.md) Nottingham City Airport · 56 km / 35 mi

## In collections

- [Closed and historic](https://dromopedia.com/collections/closed) #76

## 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-1225/data