RAF Upper Heyford

Upper Heyford, England, United Kingdom

Also known as: EGUA UHF

Closed Airport

Timezone Europe/London

Local Time —

Elevation 436 ft (133 m)

Coordinates 51.9375°N, 1.2489°W

GB-1251 is the ICAO airport code for RAF Upper Heyford, located in Upper Heyford, United Kingdom. The airport is classified as a Closed Airport. It operates in the Europe/London timezone at an elevation of 436 ft (133 m) above sea level.

About RAF Upper Heyford

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Royal Air Force Upper Heyford or more simply RAF Upper Heyford is a former Royal Air Force station located 5 miles (8 km) north-west of Bicester near the village of Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, England. In the Second World War the airfield was used by RAF Bomber Command. During the Cold War, Upper Heyford was one of the former RAF bases chosen to house the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command (SAC) nuclear-capable bombers on 90-day TDY deployments until 1959, SAC Operation Reflex deployments from 1959 until 1965, from 1966 United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) tactical reconnaissance aircraft, and from 1970 General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark strike aircraft.