RAF Henlow

RAF Henlow
Henlow, Bedfordshire in England
RAF Henlow from above
Labor Arma Ministrat (Latin for 'Labour supplies the arms')[1]
RAF Henlow Shown within Bedfordshire
Coordinates	52°00′56″N 000°18′12″W / 52.01556°N 0.30333°W / 52.01556; -0.30333
Type	RAF training station
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	No. 2 Group
Website	Official website
Site history
Built	1918 (1918)
Built by	McAlpine (1918) various since
In use	1918–Present
Garrison information
Current commander	Wing Commander Chris Brooke
Occupants	RAF Centre of Aerospace Medicine Joint Arms Control Implementation Group
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: EGWE
Elevation	51.2 metres (168 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 02/20 1,199 metres (3,934 ft) Grass 13/31 1,157 metres (3,796 ft) Grass 08R/26L 979 metres (3,212 ft) Grass 08L/26R 736 metres (2,415 ft) Grass
Source': RAF Henlow Defence Aerodrome Manual[2]

Royal Air Force Henlow or more simply RAF Henlow is a Royal Air Force station in Bedfordshire, England, equidistant from Bedford, Luton and Stevenage. It houses the RAF Centre of Aerospace Medicine and the Joint Arms Control Implementation Group (JACIG), and was home to the Signals Museum, which closed in June 2024. It formerly hosted light aircraft flying and 616 Volunteer Gliding Squadron. The Ministry of Defence announced on 6 September 2016 that the base is set to be closed. As of January 2024, the closure and disposal of the station is expected to take place from 2026. Flying activity ceased in July 2020.