# RAF Leconfield, Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom

**RAF Leconfield** was an airport in Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened on 3 Dec 1936. It closed in 1977. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1243

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 3 Dec 1936
- Closed: 1977
- Elevation: 11 m / 36 ft
- Coordinates: 53.8758, -0.4350
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Leconfield (2 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275431
- Weather station: EGXV · WMO 03384
- Ident: GB-1243

## Timeline

- 3 Dec 1936: RAF Leconfield opens.
- 1977: RAF Leconfield closes.

## Nearby airports

- [HUY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnj.md) Humberside Airport · 34 km / 21 mi
- [EGCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxg.md) Leeds East Airport · 50 km / 31 mi
- [EGXZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxz.md) RAF Topcliffe · 72 km / 45 mi
- [WTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxw.md) RAF Waddington · 79 km / 49 mi
- [LBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnm.md) Leeds Bradford Airport · 80 km / 50 mi
- [EGXE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxe.md) RAF Leeming · 86 km / 53 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-1243/data