RAF Stansted Mountfitchet

RAF Stansted Mountfitchet
Near Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, England
Aerial photograph of RAF Stansted Mountfitchet looking north after a large snowstorm, 9 January 1947. The bomb dump is at the bottom.
Site information
TypeAirfield
CodeKT
Location
Coordinates51°53′06″N 0°14′06″E / 51.88500°N 0.23500°E / 51.88500; 0.23500
Site history
Built1943
In use1943–1958
Battles/warsSecond World War
Garrison information
OccupantsUnited States Army Air Force
Royal Air Force

RAF Stansted Mountfitchet is a former Royal Air Force station during the Second World War located near the village of Stansted Mountfitchet in the District of Uttlesford in Essex, 48 km (30 mi) north-east of central London. The airfield is now London Stansted Airport.