# RAF Greenham Common, Thatcham, Berkshire, United Kingdom

**RAF Greenham Common** was an airport in Thatcham, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1942. It closed in 1991. It was operated by United States Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1265

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Owner: Ministry of Defence
- Serves: Thatcham, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1942
- Closed: 1991
- Elevation: 122 m / 400 ft
- Coordinates: 51.3790, -1.2810
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Greenham_Common (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275353
- Weather station: EGVI
- Ident: GB-1265

## Timeline

- 1942: RAF Greenham Common opens.
- 1991: RAF Greenham Common closes.

## Nearby airports

- [EGHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eghl.md) Lasham Airfield · 27 km / 17 mi
- [ODH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egvo.md) RAF Odiham · 28 km / 18 mi
- [BEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egub.md) RAF Benson · 29 km / 18 mi
- [BBS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglk.md) Blackbushe Airport · 31 km / 19 mi
- [FAB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglf.md) Farnborough Airport · 37 km / 23 mi
- [EGDM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egdm.md) MoD Boscombe Down · 41 km / 26 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-1265/data