# RAF Chailey, Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom

**RAF Chailey** was an airport in Lewes, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1943. It closed in 1945. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-0222

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Lewes, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1943
- Closed: 1945
- Coordinates: 50.9552, -0.0559
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Chailey (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275227
- Weather station: EGKA · WMO 03876
- Ident: US-0222

## Timeline

- 1943: RAF Chailey opens.
- 1945: RAF Chailey closes.

## Nearby airports

- [ESH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egka.md) Brighton City Airport · 22 km / 13 mi
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · 23 km / 15 mi
- [BQH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkb.md) London Biggin Hill Airport · 42 km / 26 mi
- [FAB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglf.md) Farnborough Airport · 62 km / 38 mi
- [LCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglc.md) London City Airport · 62 km / 38 mi
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · 64 km / 40 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-0222/data