# RAF Hethel, Hethel, United Kingdom

**RAF Hethel** was an airport in Hethel, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1942. It closed in 1947. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1239

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Hethel, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1942
- Closed: 1947
- Coordinates: 52.5628, 1.1733
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Hethel (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12059985
- Weather station: EGSH · WMO 03492
- Ident: GB-1239

## Timeline

- 1942: RAF Hethel opens.
- 1947: RAF Hethel closes.

## Nearby airports

- [NWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsh.md) Norwich Airport · 15 km / 9.1 mi
- [BEQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxh.md) RAF Honington · 37 km / 23 mi
- [KNF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egym.md) RAF Marham · 43 km / 27 mi
- [LKZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egul.md) RAF Lakenheath · 45 km / 28 mi
- [EGUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eguw.md) Wattisham Airfield · 51 km / 31 mi
- [MHZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egun.md) RAF Mildenhall · 52 km / 32 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-1239/data