RAF Bentwaters
Royal Air Force Bentwaters or more simply RAF Bentwaters now known as Bentwaters Parks, is a former Royal Air Force station located 10 miles east-northeast of Ipswich, near Woodbridge, Suffolk in England.- Type: Airport
- Description: former RAF station in Suffolk, England
- Also known as: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni”, “Bentwaters Parks”, “Bentwaters Royal Air Force Base”, and “BY”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Bentwaters Cold War Museum and Church of St John the Baptist.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rendlesham and Tunstall.
Rendlesham
Village
Rendlesham is a village and civil parish near Woodbridge, Suffolk, United Kingdom.
Butley
Village
Butley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. Butley is situated 2 miles southeast of RAF Bentwaters.
RAF Bentwaters
- Categories: Royal Air Force station, airbase, and transport
- Location: Wantisden, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.12938° or 52° 7′ 46″ north
Longitude
1.4344° or 1° 26′ 4″ east
Elevation
85 feet (26 metres)
IATA airport code
BWY
ICAO airport code
EGVJ
Open location code
9F434CHM+QQ
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“RAF Bentwaters” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “RAF Bentwaters”
- Cebuano: “Bentwaters Royal Air Force Base”
- Chinese: “本特沃特斯皇家空軍基地”
- Dutch: “RAF Bentwaters”
- French: “RAF Bentwaters”
- Italian: “RAF Bentwaters”
- Japanese: “ベントウォーターズ空軍基地”
- Swedish: “Bentwaters Royal Air Force Base”
- Swedish: “RAF Bentwaters”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Friday Street and Spratt’s Street.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Wantisden Cumberlands Mount and Wickham Market railway station.
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Worth a closer look: Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds.
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