RAF Lakenheath

Royal Air Force Lakenheath or RAF Lakenheath is a Royal Air Force station near the village of in , England, 4.7 miles north-east of and 8.3 miles west of .
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Wikipedia
  • Email: 48oss.osaa@us.af.mil and 48oss.osa@us.af.mil
  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: Royal Air Force station near the village of Lakenheath in Suffolk, England
  • Also known as: “Lakenheath Air Base”, “Lakenheath Airfield”, and “Royal Air Force Lakenheath”
  • Address: Brandon, IP7 9PN

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Denis and Wangford Warren and Carr.

Church
Photo: David, CC BY 2.0.

Nature reserve
Photo: Rodney Burton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 67.8-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between and in . It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I, and part of the Special Area of Conservation, and Special…

Library
Photo: Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lakenheath and Eriswell.

Town
Photo: Kelly, CC0.
is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of in eastern England. It has a population of 4,691 according to the 2011 Census, and is situated close to the county boundaries of both and , and at the meeting point of The Fens and the natural environments.

Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish of West Suffolk in the county of . In 2011 the parish had a population of 3101. About forty scattered archaeological finds have been made here, including Bronze Age battle axes, palstaves and rapiers.

Hamlet
Photo: Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet.

RAF Lakenheath

Latitude
52.4047° or 52° 24′ 17″ north
Longitude
0.55783° or 0° 33′ 28″ east
Elevation
30 feet (9 metres)
Operator
United States Air Force
IATA airport code
LKZ
ICAO airport code
EGUL
Open location code
9F42CH35+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 102826331
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
6296653
Wiki­data ID
Q285198
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Satellite Map

Discover RAF Lakenheath from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“RAF Lakenheath” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “RAF Lakenheath”
  • Cebuano: “Lakenheath Royal Air Force Base”
  • Chinese: “皇家空軍萊肯希思基地”
  • Chinese: “萊肯希思皇家空軍基地”
  • Chinese: “雷肯希思皇家空軍基地”
  • Chinese: “雷肯希斯皇家空军基地”
  • Chinese: “雷肯希斯皇家空軍基地”
  • Czech: “RAF Lakenheath”
  • Dutch: “RAF Lakenheath”
  • Finnish: “RAF Lakenheath”
  • French: “RAF Lakenheath”
  • German: “RAF Lakenheath”
  • Hebrew: “בסיס חיל האוויר המלכותי לייקנהית‘”
  • Hebrew: “בסיס חיל האוויר המלכותי לייקנהית’”
  • Japanese: “レイクンヒース空軍基地”
  • Malay: “Pangkalan Udara Lakenheath”
  • Malay: “Pengkalan Udara Lakenheath”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “RAF Lakenheath”
  • Norwegian: “RAF Lakenheath”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه نیروی هوایی سلطنتی لیکن هیث”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه نیروی هوایی سلطنتی لیکن‌هیث”
  • Portuguese: “Base Aérea de RAF Lakenheath”
  • Russian: “Лейкенхит”
  • Spanish: “Base Aérea de RAF Lakenheath”
  • Spanish: “Lakenheath Airfield”
  • Swedish: “Lakenheath Royal Air Force Base”
  • Swedish: “RAF Lakenheath”
  • Ukrainian: “Лейкенхіт (авіабаза)”
  • Ukrainian: “Лейкенхіт”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Wangford and Claypits.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include RAF Lakenheath Fire Department – Station 1 and Defender Park.

Suffolk: Must-Visit Destinations

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