RAF Honington

RAF Honington
Near Thetford, Norfolk in England
The main entrance to RAF Honington.
Pro anglia valens (Latin for 'Valiant for England')[1]
RAF Honington Shown within Suffolk
Coordinates	52°20′33″N 000°46′23″E / 52.34250°N 0.77306°E / 52.34250; 0.77306
Type	Air combat support station
Area	779 hectares (1,920 acres)[2]
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	No. 2 Group (Air Combat Support)[3]
Condition	Operational
Website	Official website
Site history
Built	1935 (1935)–1936
In use	1937–1942 (Royal Air Force) 1942–1946 (US Army Air Forces) 1946 – present (Royal Air Force)
Garrison information
Current commander	Group Captain Holland
Occupants	RAF Force Protection HQ RAF Force Protection Centre RAF Regiment Training Wing No. 1 Squadron RAF Regiment No. 15 Squadron RAF Regiment No. 26 Squadron RAF Regiment No. 2623 Squadron (RAuxAF Regiment) RAF Police HQ No. 1 (Tactical) Police Squadron No. 3 (Tactical) Police Squadron (RAuxAF) See Based units section for full list.
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: BEQ, ICAO: EGXH, WMO: 03586
Elevation	53 metres (174 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 09/27 2,747 metres (9,012 ft) Asphalt

Royal Air Force Honington or more simply RAF Honington (IATA: BEQ, ICAO: EGXH) is a Royal Air Force station located 6 mi (9.7 km) south of Thetford near Ixworth in Suffolk, England. It was used as a bomber station during the Second World War and through the Cold War, hosting Handley Page Victors and Hawker Siddeley (Blackburn) Buccaneers. RAF Honington has been the RAF Regiment depot since 1994.