# RAF Thorney Island, Emsworth, Hampshire, United Kingdom

**RAF Thorney Island** was an airport in Emsworth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1938. It closed in 1976. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1264

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Emsworth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1938
- Closed: 1976
- Elevation: 4 m / 12 ft
- Coordinates: 50.8160, -0.9200
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Thorney_Island (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275629
- Weather station: EGHI · WMO 03865
- Ident: GB-1264

## Timeline

- 1938: RAF Thorney Island opens.
- 1976: RAF Thorney Island closes.

## Nearby airports

- [SOU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eghi.md) Southampton Airport · 34 km / 21 mi
- [EGHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eghl.md) Lasham Airfield · 42 km / 26 mi
- [ESH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egka.md) Brighton City Airport · 44 km / 27 mi
- [ODH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egvo.md) RAF Odiham · 47 km / 29 mi
- [FAB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglf.md) Farnborough Airport · 52 km / 32 mi
- [BBS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglk.md) Blackbushe Airport · 57 km / 35 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-1264/data