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Airport type | Military |
Owner | Air Ministry |
Operator | Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force |
Location | Grantham, Lincolnshire, England |
Elevation AMSL | 415 ft / 126 m |
Coordinates | 52°54′05″N 000°36′15″W / 52.90139°N 0.60417°W |
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Originally named RFC Grantham and later RAF Grantham. Decommissioned and closed in 1976. Flying training establishment and Flying Training Command. |
Royal Air Force Spitalgate or more simply RAF Spitalgate formerly known as RFC Grantham and RAF Grantham was a Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force station, located 2 mi (3.2 km) south east of the centre of Grantham, Lincolnshire, England fronting onto the main A52 road.