Airport details

RAF Dishforth

Dishforth, United Kingdom Europe

ICAO EGXD 0 runways
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Airport information

Dataset record
IATA
-
ICAO
EGXD
Elevation
117 ft / 36 m
Runways
-
Longest runway
-
Main surface
-
Timezone
Europe/London
Coordinates
54.1371994019, -1.42025005817

Location

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Weather snapshot

Europe/London · Updated Fri 6 Nov, 00:45

Open-Meteo

Mainly clear now, with temperatures around 8°C to 12°C (46°F to 53°F) today and up to 8% rain risk.

Current
Mainly clear
Temperature
9°C
48°F
Humidity
87%
Wind
11 km/h 7 mph
Local time
00:58
Sunrise
07:16
Sunset
16:21

Today

Overcast

8°C to 12°C 46°F to 53°F

Rain 8%
Wind 11 km/h 7 mph

Sat

Light rain

8°C to 10°C 46°F to 50°F

Rain 39%
Wind 9 km/h 5 mph

Sun

Drizzle

5°C to 9°C 40°F to 49°F

Rain 22%
Wind 9 km/h 6 mph

Airline service

Routes dataset

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About

From Wikipedia

RAF Dishforth

Royal Air Force Dishforthor more simplyRAF Dishforthis a former Royal Air Force station near Thirsk in North Yorkshire, England. Opened in 1936, the base was used as a bomber airfield during the Second World War with both British and Canadian squadrons flying missions from the airfield. After the war, the base was used by various squadrons and training units before being disposed of in 1992 and handed over to the Army Air Corps, becoming Dishforth Airfield.

The site at Dishforth was elected during the expansion period of the Royal Air Force in the 1930s. Named after the village of Dishforth, just to the north of the main runway, the base was opened in September 1936. Just like RAF Leeming further north, the airfield was adjacent to the Great North Road (now the A1(M)), and even extended over the road for some of its dispersal areas in the late 1930s. Five C-type hangars were built at the south-east boundary of the airfield, with the technical areas beyond the hangars. The creation of ha...

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RAF Dishforth

Country

United Kingdom

Official name
United Kingdom

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