RAF Sculthorpe

Closed airfield

RAF Sculthorpe is a closed airfield near Fakenham, Norfolk in England, United Kingdom. The airport is located at 52.8467° / 0.7664° at an elevation of 65 m (213 ft). There are 3 runways, the longest measuring 2,743 m. The nearest airport is RAF Bircham Newton, 8.0 km (5 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 RAF Sculthorpe with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of RAF Sculthorpe — Overview map

Data

Data
Identifier	`GB-1249`
Type	Closed airfield
City	Fakenham, Norfolk
Region	England
Country	United Kingdom
Coordinates	52.84670, 0.76639
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	52° 50′ 48.12″ N 0° 45′ 59.00″ E
Elevation	65 m (213 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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