# RAF Lympne / Lympne Airport, Hythe, Kent, United Kingdom

**RAF Lympne / Lympne Airport** was an airport in Hythe, Kent, England, United Kingdom. It closed in 1984. It was operated by Royal Flying Corps. In 1973 it handled 124 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1266

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Flying Corps
- Serves: Hythe, Kent, England, United Kingdom
- Closed: 1984
- Elevation: 107 m / 351 ft
- Coordinates: 51.0800, 1.0166
- Passengers: 123,803 (1973)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lympne_Airport (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10853368
- Weather station: EGMD
- Ident: GB-1266

## Timeline

- 1984: RAF Lympne / Lympne Airport closes.

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1962 | 95,927 | Wikidata |
| 1963 | 107,813 | Wikidata |
| 1964 | 238,522 | Wikidata |
| 1965 | 204,955 | Wikidata |
| 1966 | 166,672 | Wikidata |
| 1967 | 166,795 | Wikidata |
| 1968 | 123,803 | Wikidata |
| 1969 | 238,522 | Wikidata |
| 1970 | 204,955 | Wikidata |
| 1971 | 166,672 | Wikidata |
| 1972 | 166,795 | Wikidata |
| 1973 | 123,803 | Wikidata |

## Airlines

Hubs from Wikidata.

Former hub of [International Skyways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/international-skyways).

## Nearby airports

- [LYX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egmd.md) Lydd London Ashford Airport · 15 km / 9.2 mi
- [SEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egmc.md) London Southend Airport · 59 km / 37 mi
- [CQF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfac.md) Calais Marck Airport · 67 km / 42 mi
- [BQH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkb.md) London Biggin Hill Airport · 74 km / 46 mi
- [LTQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfat.md) Le Touquet-Côte d'Opale Airport · 76 km / 47 mi
- [LCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglc.md) London City Airport · 82 km / 51 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-1266/data