Cranwell Airport

Royal Air Force Cranwell or more simply RAF Cranwell is a Royal Air Force station in , England, just west of the village of , and approximately 4 miles east-northeast from .
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: Royal Air Force training station in Lincolnshire, England
  • Also known as: “EGYD”, “RAF Cranwell”, “Royal Air Force Cranwell”, “クランウェル”, and “克蘭威爾皇家空軍基地”
  • Address: Cranwell, Sleaford, NG34 8HB

Places of Interest

Highlights: Church of St Andrew.

Church
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quarrington and Sleaford.

Village
Photo: Dave Hitchborne, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the civil parish…

Photo: Dave Hitchborne, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a market town and civil parish in the district of , England.

Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a large village in the North Kesteven district of , .

Cranwell Airport

Latitude
53.03341° or 53° 2′ 0″ north
Longitude
-0.49759° or 0° 29′ 51″ west
Elevation
217 feet (66 metres)
Operator
Royal Air Force
ICAO airport code
EGYD
Open location code
9C5X2GM2+9X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23433037
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
6296677
Wiki­data ID
Q1347950
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Tajik—“Cranwell Airport” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Cranwell (tugpahanan)”
  • Cebuano: “RAF Cranwell”
  • Chinese: “克倫威爾皇家空軍基地”
  • Dutch: “RAF Cranwell”
  • French: “RAF Cranwell”
  • German: “RAF Cranwell”
  • Hebrew: “בסיס חיל האוויר המלכותי קרנוול”
  • Italian: “RAF Cranwell”
  • Japanese: “クランウェル空軍基地”
  • Malay: “Pangkalan Udara Cranwell”
  • Malay: “Pengkalan Udara Cranwell”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “RAF Cranwell”
  • Norwegian: “RAF Cranwell”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه نیروی هوایی سلطنتی کرانول”
  • Swedish: “Cranwell”
  • Swedish: “RAF Cranwell”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи нерӯе ҳаво салтанате кронул”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Byard’s Leap and The Wilderness.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Beech Plantation and RAF Cranwell Fire Station.

Lincolnshire: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Lincoln and Grimsby.

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