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Royal Air Force Station Alconbury

Royal Air Force station and military airbase near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Place Royal Air Force Station Q564876
Royal Air Force Station Alconbury
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Facts

19 properties

Identity

Instance of
Royal Air Force station, airbase, aerodrome[4][5]
Inception
May 1938[14]
Official name
Royal Air Force Station Alconbury[18]

Location

Country
United Kingdom[3]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 52.373°, -0.229°
Located in the administrative territorial entity
The Stukeleys[2]

Population and size

Elevation above sea level
+165[21]
More facts +12
Owned by
Ministry of Defence, Government of the United Kingdom[6][7]
Date of official opening
1939[20]
Described by source
Subterranea Britannica[17]
Historic county
Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire[22][23]
IATA airport code
AYH[11]
ICAO airport code
EGWZ[12]
Motto text
Ut aquilae volent[19]
Named after
Alconbury[10]
OS grid reference
TL205768[15]
Occupant
United States Air Force[13]
Operator
United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa, Royal Air Force[8][9]
Place served by transport hub
Huntingdon[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Alconbury Airfield en RAF Alconbury en Royal Air Force Station Alconbury en Alconbury Royal Air Force Base en AYH en EGWZ de Royal Air Force Station Alconbury fa فرودگاه نیروی هوایی سلطنتی الکونبری fr base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni fr AYH id AYH id EGWZ ja アルコンバリー空軍基地 ja アルコンベリー空軍基地 uk Алконбері (авіабаза) zh 奧爾康伯里皇家空軍基地 zh 阿爾康伯里皇家空軍基地 zh-hant 奧爾康伯裏皇家空軍基地
🔖 Identifiers · 7
BBC Things ID
7ea02056-e175-47f6-a79c-4b5ca6c3ee55
Described at URL
www.alconbury-weald.co.uk, players.cupix.com
Freebase ID
/m/07bbjr
GNS Unique Feature ID
14340117
GeoNames ID
6301525
TOID
5000005279602226
UK Parliament thesaurus ID
439943
📚 Sources · 1
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🔗 Connections
Instance of 2
airbase, aerodrome
Operator 2
Royal Air Force, United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa
Country 1
United Kingdom
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
The Stukeleys
Place served by transport hub 1
Huntingdon
← FactGrid item ID 1
Ossówka, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
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Summary

Royal Air Force Station Alconbury is a Royal Air Force station[1].

Related Entities

United Kingdom

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . rafweb.org. Retrieved . rafweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . rafweb.org. Retrieved . rafweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . rafweb.org. Retrieved . rafweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . rafweb.org. Retrieved . rafweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . rafweb.org. Retrieved . rafweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . rafweb.org. Retrieved . rafweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . rafweb.org. Retrieved . rafweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . rafweb.org. Retrieved . rafweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . rafweb.org. Retrieved . rafweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . rafweb.org. Retrieved . rafweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . rafweb.org. Retrieved . rafweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . rafweb.org. Retrieved . rafweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Vicarage · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name → —
    "Changed claim: Official name: Royal Air Force Station Alconbury"
  2. 12w ago · Peter James · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → 52.373°, -0.229°
    Occupant → United States Air Force
    Named after → Alconbury
    Inception → May 1938
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim: Historic county: Huntingdonshire"
  3. 18w ago · Militum professio scriniarii · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Subterranea Britannica
    Place served by transport hub → Huntingdon
    Historic county → Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire
    Operator → United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa, Royal Air Force
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Removed claim: Dissolved, abolished or demolished: 1942"
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