RAF Newmarket

RAF Newmarket
Newmarket, Suffolk in England
RAF Newmarket on a target dossier of the German Luftwaffe, 1942
RAF Newmarket is located in Suffolk
RAF Newmarket
RAF Newmarket
Shown within Suffolk
RAF Newmarket is located in the United Kingdom
RAF Newmarket
RAF Newmarket
RAF Newmarket (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates52°14′02″N 000°22′11″E / 52.23389°N 0.36972°E / 52.23389; 0.36972
TypeRoyal Air Force station
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Bomber Command
Site history
Built1939 (1939)
In use1939 - 1945 (1945)
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation31 metres (102 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
NE/SW 2,000 metres (6,562 ft) Grass
NW/SE 800 metres (2,625 ft) Grass

Royal Air Force Newmarket or more simply RAF Newmarket is a former Royal Air Force station located near Newmarket, Suffolk, England, near the border with Cambridgeshire. It was opened in 1939 and closed in 1945.