RAF Leconfield

RAF Leconfield
Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire in England
Sea King HAR3 of No. 202 Squadron (E-Flight) based at RAF Leconfield.
Extenebris ad lucem (Latin for 'From Darkness to Light')[1]
RAF Leconfield Shown within East Riding of Yorkshire
Coordinates	53°52′37″N 000°26′15″W / 53.87694°N 0.43750°W / 53.87694; -0.43750
Grid reference	TA030435[2]
Type	Royal Air Force station
Code	LC
Area	296 hectares[3]
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Bomber Command 1936–39 & 1941–45 * No. 3 Group RAF RAF Fighter Command 1939–41 & 1945-65 * No. 13 Group RAF
Condition	Closed
Site history
Built	1936 (1936) & 1957
In use	December 1936 – January 1977 (1977)
Fate	Transferred to British Army and became the Army School of Mechanical Transport, subsequently the Defence School of Transport.
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II Cold War
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: EGXV, WMO: 03382
Elevation	7 metres (23 ft)[4] AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 01/19 1,829 metres (6,001 ft) Concrete 04/22 1,280 metres (4,199 ft) Concrete 14/32 1,280 metres (4,199 ft) Concrete

Royal Air Force Leconfield or more simply RAF Leconfield is a former Royal Air Force station located in Leconfield (near Beverley), East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

The site is now used by the MoD Defence School of Transport Leconfield or DST Leconfield.