# RAF Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom

**RAF Tangmere** was an airport in Chichester, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1917. It closed on 16 Oct 1970. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1263

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Chichester, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1917
- Closed: 16 Oct 1970
- Elevation: 13 m / 41 ft
- Coordinates: 50.8472, -0.7030
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Tangmere (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3515123
- Weather station: EGKA · WMO 03876
- Ident: GB-1263

## Timeline

- 1917: RAF Tangmere opens.
- 16 Oct 1970: RAF Tangmere closes.

## Nearby airports

- [ESH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egka.md) Brighton City Airport · 29 km / 18 mi
- [EGHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eghl.md) Lasham Airfield · 44 km / 28 mi
- [ODH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egvo.md) RAF Odiham · 46 km / 29 mi
- [SOU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eghi.md) Southampton Airport · 47 km / 29 mi
- [FAB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglf.md) Farnborough Airport · 48 km / 30 mi
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · 49 km / 31 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-1263/data