# RAF Swinderby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

**RAF Swinderby** was an airport in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened on 1 Aug 1940. It closed on 1 Apr 1993. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1250

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1 Aug 1940
- Closed: 1 Apr 1993
- Elevation: 21 m / 69 ft
- Coordinates: 53.1475, -0.6827
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://www.raf.mod.uk/bombercommand/s80.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Swinderby (2 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275612
- Weather station: EGXW · WMO 03377
- Ident: GB-1250

## Timeline

- 1 Aug 1940: RAF Swinderby opens.
- 1 Apr 1993: RAF Swinderby closes.

## Nearby airports

- [WTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxw.md) RAF Waddington · 11 km / 6.7 mi
- [EGYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egyd.md) RAF Cranwell · 18 km / 11 mi
- [EGYE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egye.md) RAF Barkston Heath · 22 km / 14 mi
- [QCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxc.md) RAF Coningsby · 35 km / 22 mi
- [NQT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbn.md) Nottingham City Airport · 37 km / 23 mi
- [HUY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnj.md) Humberside Airport · 53 km / 33 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-1250/data