RAF Honington

Royal Air Force Honington or more simply RAF Honington is a Royal Air Force station located 6 mi south of near in , England. It was used as a bomber station during the Second World War and through the Cold War, hosting Handley Page Victors and Hawker Siddeley Buccaneers.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: Royal Air Force station and airbase near Honington in Suffolk, England, UK
  • Also known as: “BEQ”, “EGXH”, “Royal Air Force Honington”, and “Royal Air Force Station Honington”
  • Address: Honington, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1EE

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of All Saints and St Andrew’s Church, Sapiston.

Church
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church
Photo: David, CC BY 2.0.
St Andrew's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of , , England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

Church
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Honington and Great Livermere.

Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish located in Bardwell Ward and Pakenham and Troston Wards of West Suffolk District Council, in eastern England It is near to the border with .

Village
is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of in eastern England. It is four miles north-east of the borough's largest town, .

Hamlet
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is a village and civil parish in , England, five miles north-east of . Its parish church contains rare mediaeval wall paintings, including dragon-slaying and the Martyrdom of St Edmund.

RAF Honington

Latitude
52.3422° or 52° 20′ 32″ north
Longitude
0.7706° or 0° 46′ 14″ east
Elevation
174 feet (53 metres)
Operator
Royal Air Force
Open location code
9F428QRC+V6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 121751630
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­base
Wiki­data ID
Q2875400
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Tajik—“RAF Honington” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “BEQ”
  • Arabic: “EGXH”
  • Arabic: “RAF Honington”
  • Arabic: “Royal Air Force Honington”
  • Arabic: “Royal Air Force Station Honington”
  • Cebuano: “BEQ”
  • Cebuano: “EGXH”
  • Cebuano: “Honington Royal Air Force Base”
  • Cebuano: “RAF Honington”
  • Cebuano: “Royal Air Force Honington”
  • Cebuano: “Royal Air Force Station Honington”
  • Chinese: “BEQ”
  • Chinese: “EGXH”
  • Chinese: “RAF Honington”
  • Chinese: “Royal Air Force Honington”
  • Chinese: “皇家空军霍宁顿”
  • Chinese: “英國皇家空軍霍寧頓基地”
  • Chinese: “霍宁顿皇家空军”
  • Chinese: “霍寧頓皇家空軍基地”
  • Dutch: “BEQ”
  • Dutch: “EGXH”
  • Dutch: “RAF Honington”
  • Dutch: “Royal Air Force Honington”
  • Dutch: “Royal Air Force Station Honington”
  • French: “Aérodrome de Honington”
  • French: “Base aérienne d’Honington”
  • French: “BEQ”
  • French: “EGXH”
  • French: “RAF Honington”
  • French: “Royal Air Force Honington”
  • French: “Royal Air Force Station Honington”
  • German: “BEQ”
  • German: “EGXH”
  • German: “RAF Honington”
  • German: “Royal Air Force Honington”
  • German: “Royal Air Force Station Honington”
  • Hebrew: “BEQ”
  • Hebrew: “EGXH”
  • Hebrew: “RAF Honington”
  • Hebrew: “Royal Air Force Honington”
  • Hebrew: “Royal Air Force Station Honington”
  • Indonesian: “BEQ”
  • Indonesian: “EGXH”
  • Indonesian: “RAF Honington”
  • Indonesian: “Royal Air Force Honington”
  • Indonesian: “Royal Air Force Station Honington”
  • Japanese: “BEQ”
  • Japanese: “EGXH”
  • Japanese: “RAF Honington”
  • Japanese: “Royal Air Force Honington”
  • Japanese: “ホニントン空軍基地”
  • Malay: “BEQ”
  • Malay: “EGXH”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Honington”
  • Malay: “RAF Honington”
  • Malay: “Royal Air Force Honington”
  • Malay: “Royal Air Force Station Honington”
  • Persian: “BEQ”
  • Persian: “EGXH”
  • Persian: “RAF Honington”
  • Persian: “Royal Air Force Honington”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه نیروی هوایی سلطنتی هانینگتون”
  • Spanish: “BEQ”
  • Spanish: “EGXH”
  • Spanish: “Honington Airfield”
  • Spanish: “RAF Honington”
  • Spanish: “Royal Air Force Honington”
  • Spanish: “Royal Air Force Station Honington”
  • Swedish: “BEQ”
  • Swedish: “EGXH”
  • Swedish: “RAF Honington”
  • Swedish: “Royal Air Force Honington”
  • Swedish: “Royal Air Force Station Honington”
  • Tajik: “BEQ”
  • Tajik: “EGXH”
  • Tajik: “RAF Honington”
  • Tajik: “Royal Air Force Honington”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи нерӯе ҳаво салтанате ҳонингтун”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Rymer Point and Fakenham Magna.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include RAF Honnington and Honington Park.

Suffolk: Must-Visit Destinations

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