RAF Lakenheath

RAF Lakenheath
Near Brandon, Suffolk in England
Aerial view of RAF Lakenheath
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Coordinates	52°24′30″N 000°33′24″E / 52.40833°N 0.55667°E / 52.40833; 0.55667
Type	RAF station (US Visiting Forces)
Area	727 hectares[1]
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	United States Air Force
Controlled by	United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa
Condition	Operational
Website	www.lakenheath.af.mil
Site history
Built	1940 (1940)
In use	1941–1944 (Royal Air Force) 1948–present (US Air Force)
Garrison information
Garrison	48th Fighter Wing
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: LKZ, ICAO: EGUL, WMO: 03583
Elevation	10 metres (33 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 06/24 2,742 metres (8,996 ft) Concrete/Asphalt

Royal Air Force Lakenheath or RAF Lakenheath (IATA: LKZ, ICAO: EGUL) is a Royal Air Force station near the village of Lakenheath in Suffolk, England, UK, 4.7 miles (7.6 km) north-east of Mildenhall and 8.3 miles (13.4 km) west of Thetford. The installation's perimeter borders Brandon.

Despite being an RAF station, Lakenheath currently only hosts United States Air Force (USAF) units and military personnel. The host wing is the 48th Fighter Wing (48 FW), also known as the Liberty Wing, assigned to United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA). The wing operates the F-15E Strike Eagle and the F-35A Lightning II.