# RAF Cardington, Bedford, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

**RAF Cardington** was an airport in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1915. It closed in 2000.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-0221

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Owner: Ministry of Defence
- Serves: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1915
- Closed: 2000
- Elevation: 30 m / 98 ft
- Coordinates: 52.1089, -0.4225
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardington_Airfield (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275217
- Weather station: EGTC
- Ident: US-0221

## Timeline

- 1915: RAF Cardington opens.
- 2000: RAF Cardington closes.

## Nearby airports

- [EGTC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egtc.md) Cranfield Airport · 14 km / 8.6 mi
- [LTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggw.md) London Luton Airport · 26 km / 16 mi
- [CBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsc.md) Cambridge City Airport · 42 km / 26 mi
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · 51 km / 32 mi
- [EGXT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxt.md) RAF Wittering · 56 km / 35 mi
- [NHT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egwu.md) RAF Northolt · 62 km / 38 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/us-0221/data