Lashenden

Headcorn Aerodrome is a private airfield in , . The airfield is located 8 NM south of ; about 32 miles southeast of . Opened in 1943 during the Second World War, it was named RAF Lashenden.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airfield in Kent, England, UK
  • Also known as: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni”, “EGKH”, “Headcorn Aerodrome”, “Headcorn Airfield”, and “Lashenden (Headcorn) Airfield”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Lashenden Air Warfare Museum and Headcorn railway station.

Museum
is an aviation museum…

Railway station
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is on the South Eastern Main…

Church
Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Biddenden and Grafty Green.

Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a large, mostly agricultural and wooded…

Village
is a village in the Maidstone district…

Village
Photo: Dave Skinner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the… is situated 4½ miles northeast of Lashenden.

Lashenden

Latitude
51.15635° or 51° 9′ 23″ north
Longitude
0.64191° or 0° 38′ 31″ east
Elevation
66 feet (20 metres)
Operator
Mr. J.P.A. Freeman
ICAO airport code
EGKH
Open location code
9F325J4R+GQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 413881123
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
11711286
Wiki­data ID
Q3914269
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In Other Languages

From French to Tajik—“Lashenden” goes by many names.
  • French: “RAF Lashenden”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Headcorn”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه لاشندن”
  • Piemontese: “Lashenden - Headcorn Airport”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи лошндн”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Bletchenden and Headcorn.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Manor Fisheries and Chantry Nature Reserve.

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