Maypole Airfield

Closed airfield

Maypole Airfield is a closed airfield near Canterbury, Kent in England, United Kingdom. The airport is located at 51.3375° / 1.1553° at an elevation of 30 m (100 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 550 m. The nearest airport is RAF Bekesbourne, 9.5 km (6 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

Symbolic aviation imagery (AI-generated) – not a photo of this specific airport.

Map detail of Maypole Airfield with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Maypole Airfield — Overview map

Data

Data
Identifier	`GB-1232`
Type	Closed airfield
City	Canterbury, Kent
Region	England
Country	United Kingdom
Coordinates	51.33751, 1.15529
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	51° 20′ 15.03″ N 1° 09′ 19.05″ E
Elevation	30 m (100 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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