Topcliffe Airport

Royal Air Force Topcliffe or RAF Topcliffe is a Royal Air Force station in , . It was established as an RAF Bomber Command station in 1940.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: Royal Air Force operated relief landing ground in North Yorkshire, England
  • Also known as: “EGXZ”, “RAF Topcliffe”, “Royal Air Force Station Topcliffe”, and “Royal Air Force Topcliffe”
  • Address: Topcliffe, Thirsk, YO7 4NJ

Places of Interest

Highlights: Thirsk railway station and The World of James Herriot.

Railway station
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is on the East Coast Main Line…

Museum
Photo: Peter K Burian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
World of James Herriot Ltd is a visitor attraction…

Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Columba's Church is the parish church of , a village in England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Topcliffe and Thirsk.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in , England.

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.
is a market town in , 23 miles…

Hamlet
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the county of , England.

Topcliffe Airport

Latitude
54.20587° or 54° 12′ 21″ north
Longitude
-1.3829° or 1° 22′ 58″ west
Elevation
92 feet (28 metres)
Operator
Royal Air Force
ICAO airport code
EGXZ
Open location code
9C6W6J48+8R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 73995018
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
6301527
Wiki­data ID
Q7275637
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Tajik—“Topcliffe Airport” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Topcliffe Royal Air Force Base”
  • French: “RAF Topcliffe”
  • Japanese: “トップクリフェ空軍基地”
  • Malay: “Pangkalan Udara Topcliffe”
  • Malay: “Pengkalan Udara Topcliffe”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه نیروی هوایی سلطنتی تاپکلیف”
  • Swedish: “RAF Topcliffe”
  • Swedish: “Topcliffe Royal Air Force Base”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи нерӯе ҳаво салтанате топклиф”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Carlton Miniott and Coal Hagg.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Far Parks Plantation and Catton Moor Wood.

North Yorkshire: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: York and Middlesbrough.

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