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Wethersfield Air Base

51.9719°N 0.5094°E98 m / 322 ftSmall airport
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Wethersfield Air Base is a small airport in Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1941. It closed in 1970. It is operated by Royal Air Force.

Timeline

3 events · 1941–1970
1941
OpenedWethersfield Air Base opens.
10 JAN 1944
MilestoneRoyal Air Force becomes the operator.
1970
ClosedWethersfield Air Base closes.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Elevation98 m322 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=30,763of 43,341 · =3,610 Europe · =193 GBAgeOpened 19412026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=1,548of 15,079 · =581 Europe · =93 GB
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record