# RAF Sculthorpe, Fakenham, Norfolk, United Kingdom

**RAF Sculthorpe** was an airport in Fakenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1943. It closed on 2 Oct 1992. It had 3 runways; the longest was 2,743 m (8,999 ft). It was operated by United States Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1249

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Owner: Ministry of Defence
- Serves: Fakenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1943
- Closed: 2 Oct 1992
- Elevation: 65 m / 213 ft
- Coordinates: 52.8467, 0.7664
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 2,743 m / 8,999 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sculthorpe_Training_Area (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6946027
- Weather station: EGYM · WMO 03482
- Ident: GB-1249

## Timeline

- 1943: RAF Sculthorpe opens.
- 1943: Royal Air Force becomes the operator.
- 1959: United States Air Force becomes the operator.
- 2 Oct 1992: RAF Sculthorpe closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 2,743 m / 8,999 ft |  | Concrete |  |  |
| 13/31 | 1,829 m / 6,001 ft |  | Concrete |  |  |
| 18/36 | 1,829 m / 6,001 ft |  | Concrete |  |  |

## Nearby airports

- [KNF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egym.md) RAF Marham · 26 km / 16 mi
- [NWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsh.md) Norwich Airport · 40 km / 25 mi
- [LKZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egul.md) RAF Lakenheath · 51 km / 31 mi
- [BEQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxh.md) RAF Honington · 56 km / 35 mi
- [MHZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egun.md) RAF Mildenhall · 57 km / 35 mi
- [QCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxc.md) RAF Coningsby · 68 km / 42 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-1249/data