RAF Wittering

RAF Wittering
Wittering, Cambridgeshire in England
The main entrance and BAe Harrier GR7A gate guardian
Strength is Freedom[1]
RAF Wittering is located in Cambridgeshire
RAF Wittering
RAF Wittering
Shown within Cambridgeshire
Coordinates52°36′45″N 000°28′35″W / 52.61250°N 0.47639°W / 52.61250; -0.47639
TypeAir combat support station
Area449 hectares
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byNo. 2 Group (Air Combat Support)
ConditionOperational
Websitewww.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-wittering/
Site history
Built5 May 1916
In use1916 – present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Wing Commander Nicola Duncan
Occupants
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: EGXT, WMO: 03462
Elevation83.3 metres (273 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
07/25 2,759 metres (9,052 ft) Asphalt
Source: RAF Wittering Defence Aerodrome Manual[2]

Royal Air Force Wittering or more simply RAF Wittering (ICAO: EGXT) is a Royal Air Force station within the unitary authority area of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and the unitary authority area of North Northamptonshire. Although Stamford in Lincolnshire is the nearest town, the runways of RAF Wittering cross the boundary between Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.

  1. ^ Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 222. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
  2. ^ "RAF Wittering Defence Aerodrome Manual (DAM)" (PDF). RAF Wittering. Military Aviation Authority. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2017.