RAF Oakington

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RAF Oakington
Oakington, Cambridgeshire in England
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Coordinates	52°16′12″N 000°04′03″E / 52.27000°N 0.06750°E / 52.27000; 0.06750
Type	Royal Air Force Station
Code	OA[1]
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Air Force British Army
Controlled by	RAF Bomber Command Army Air Corps
Site history
Built	1939 (1939)
In use	July 1940 - 2011 (2011)
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation	12 metres (39 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 04/22 1,815 metres (5,955 ft) Concrete/Tarmac 09/27 1,375 metres (4,511 ft) Concrete/Tarmac 18/36 1,340 metres (4,396 ft) Concrete/Tarmac

Royal Air Force Oakington or more simply RAF Oakington was a Royal Air Force station located 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north of Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England and 5.1 miles (8.2 km) northwest of Cambridge.