RAF Honington
Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
BEQ is the IATA airport code for RAF Honington, located in Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, United Kingdom. Its ICAO code is EGXH. The airport is classified as a Regional Airport. It operates in the Europe/London timezone at an elevation of 174 ft (53 m) above sea level. It has 2 runways.
About RAF Honington
Wikipedia ↗Royal Air Force Honington or more simply RAF Honington is a Royal Air Force station located 6 mi (9.7 km) south of Thetford near Ixworth in Suffolk, England. It was used as a bomber station during the Second World War and through the Cold War, hosting Handley Page Victors and Hawker Siddeley (Blackburn) Buccaneers. RAF Honington has been the RAF Regiment depot since 1994.
Location
Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Runways (2)
| Designation | Length | Width | Surface | Lighted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 9,012 ft (2,747 m) | 200 ft (61 m) | Asphalt | Yes | Open |
| 09/27 | 9,012 ft (2,747 m) | 200 ft (61 m) | Asphalt | Yes | Open |
Airport Details
- IATA Code
- BEQ
- ICAO Code
- EGXH
- Type
- Regional Airport
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Local Time
- —
- Elevation
- 174 ft (53 m)
- Coordinates
- 52.3426°N, 0.7729°E
- Opened
- 1935
- Operator
- Royal Air Force
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