# RAF Ballykelly, Ballykelly, Londonderry, United Kingdom

**RAF Ballykelly** was an airport in Ballykelly, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. It opened in 1941. It closed in 1971. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1237

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Ballykelly, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1941
- Closed: 1971
- Elevation: 26 m / 85 ft
- Coordinates: 55.0603, -7.0203
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Ballykelly (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7460182
- Weather station: EGAE
- Ident: GB-1237

## Timeline

- 1941: RAF Ballykelly opens.
- 1971: RAF Ballykelly closes.

## Nearby airports

- [LDY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egae.md) City of Derry Airport · 9.2 km / 5.7 mi
- [BFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egaa.md) Belfast International Airport · 68 km / 42 mi
- [ENK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egab.md) Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport · 84 km / 52 mi
- [CFN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidl.md) Donegal Airport · 84 km / 52 mi
- [ILY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpi.md) Islay Airport · 84 km / 52 mi
- [BHD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egac.md) George Best Belfast City Airport · 88 km / 55 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-1237/data