RAF Honington
Royal Air Force Honington or more simply RAF Honington is a Royal Air Force station located 6 mi south of Thetford near Ixworth in Suffolk, 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.- Aerodrome
- …lies at an elevation of 174 feet (53 metres)
- …is operated by Royal Air Force
- Description: Royal Air Force station and airbase near Honington in Suffolk, England, UK
- Address: Honington, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1EE
- Email: hon-stn-ops@mod.gov.uk
- Also known as“BEQ”“EGXH”“Royal Air Force Honington”“Royal Air Force Station Honington”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of All Saints and Church of St Genevieve, Euston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Honington and Troston.
Troston
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RAF Honington
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Latitude
52.3422° or 52° 20′ 32″ north
Longitude
0.7706° or 0° 46′ 14″ east
Open location code
9F428QRC+V6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
OpenStreetMap feature
military=base
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Tajik—“RAF Honington” goes by many names.
BEQArabic
EGXHArabic
RAF HoningtonArabic
Royal Air Force HoningtonArabic
Royal Air Force Station HoningtonArabic
BEQCebuano
EGXHCebuano
Honington Royal Air Force BaseCebuano
RAF HoningtonCebuano
Royal Air Force HoningtonCebuano
Royal Air Force Station HoningtonCebuano
BEQChinese
EGXHChinese
RAF HoningtonChinese
Royal Air Force HoningtonChinese
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Chinese
BEQDutch
EGXHDutch
RAF HoningtonDutch
Royal Air Force HoningtonDutch
Royal Air Force Station HoningtonDutch
BEQHebrew
EGXHHebrew
RAF HoningtonHebrew
Royal Air Force HoningtonHebrew
Royal Air Force Station HoningtonHebrew
BEQIndonesian
EGXHIndonesian
RAF HoningtonIndonesian
Royal Air Force HoningtonIndonesian
Royal Air Force Station HoningtonIndonesian
BEQJapanese
EGXHJapanese
RAF HoningtonJapanese
Royal Air Force HoningtonJapanese
ホニントン空軍基地Japanese
BEQMalay
EGXHMalay
Lapangan Terbang HoningtonMalay
RAF HoningtonMalay
Royal Air Force HoningtonMalay
Royal Air Force Station HoningtonMalay
BEQPersian
EGXHPersian
RAF HoningtonPersian
Royal Air Force HoningtonPersian
فرودگاه نیروی هوایی سلطنتی هانینگتونPersian
BEQSwedish
EGXHSwedish
RAF HoningtonSwedish
Royal Air Force HoningtonSwedish
Royal Air Force Station HoningtonSwedish
BEQTajik
EGXHTajik
RAF HoningtonTajik
Royal Air Force HoningtonTajik
Фурудгоҳи нерӯе ҳаво салтанате ҳонингтунTajik
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rymer Point and Fakenham Magna.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include RAF Honnington and Honington Park.
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Suffolk: Highlights
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