RAF Wickenby

RAF Wickenby
Holton cum Beckering, Lincolnshire in England
Site information
TypeSatellite station
CodeUI
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Bomber Command
* No. 1 Group RAF
Location
RAF Wickenby
Shown within Lincolnshire
RAF Wickenby
RAF Wickenby (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates53°19′01″N 000°20′56″W / 53.31694°N 0.34889°W / 53.31694; -0.34889
Site history
Built1941 (1941)/42
Built byJohn Laing & Son Ltd
In useSeptember 1942 – 1956 (1956)
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: EGNW
Elevation25 metres (82 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
03/21 530 metres (1,739 ft) Concrete
16/34 497 metres (1,631 ft) Concrete
00/00  Concrete

Royal Air Force Wickenby, or more simply RAF Wickenby, was a purpose-built Royal Air Force satellite station constructed late 1942 and early 1943. It lies halfway between Wickenby and Holton cum Beckering, to the south-east of Wickenby close to the B1399 in West Lindsey, 8 NM (15 km; 9.2 mi) north-east of Lincoln, England.