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RAF Lakenheath airport (United Kingdom)
RAF Lakenheath airport is located near Lakenheath, with Lakenheath at 2mi↑, Brandon at 4mi↑, Weeting at 4mi↑, Mildenhall at 5mi↑, Forest Heath District at 5mi↑, Feltwell at 6mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in United Kingdom and Southernmost airports in United Kingdom
→ See also airports in United Kingdom
aerial view of RAF Lakenheath airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : EGUL
- IATA code : LKZ
- Local code : -
Elevation : 10 m = 33ft
→ See also Highest airports in UK and Lowest airports in United Kingdom
Runways
- runway 06/24 : 2743m = 8999ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in United Kingdom
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Aviation weather for RAF Lakenheath airport EGUL LKZ
METAR for RAF Lakenheath airport EGUL LKZ
EGUL 071655Z AUTO 14007KT 9999 FEW013 FEW025 BKN036 16/14 A2967 RMK AO2 SLP051 T01640139 FZRANO $
Decoded METAR for RAF Lakenheath airport EGUL LKZ
METAR issued by EGUL on Friday, November 7, 2025 at 16:55 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 2 hours and 19 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 16°C = 61°F, dew point is 14°C = 57°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 88 %.
QNH is 1005hPa = 29.67inHg
Wind 13km/h = 7kt, direction is 140°.
Clouds : few clouds at 1300ft = 400m. few clouds at 2500ft = 760m. broken at 3600ft = 1100m.
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor Sea Level Pressure SLP=051 T01640139 freezing rain NO $
TAF for RAF Lakenheath airport EGUL LKZ
EGUL 071330Z 0713/0819 13008KT 9999 OVC015 QNH2966INS BECMG 0716/0717 16010G15KT 9999 SCT015 BKN020 QNH2973INS BECMG 0800/0801 15006KT 8000 BR SCT012 BKN018 QNH2975INS BECMG 0803/0804 16006KT 6000 -RA BR BKN005 QNH2977INS TX14/0714Z TN11/0803Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0713 NEXT 1206
Decoded TAF for RAF Lakenheath airport EGUL LKZ
TAF issued by EGUL on Friday, November 7, 2025 at 13:30 UTC, issued 5 hours and 44 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Friday, November 7, 2025 à 13:00 heure TU to Friday, November 7, 2025 à 16:00 heure UTC
0713/0819 13008KT 9999 OVC015 QNH2966INS
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 130°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
overcast at 1500ft = 460m
becoming from Friday, November 7, 2025 à 17:00 heure TU to Friday, November 7, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0716/0717 16010G15KT 9999 SCT015 BKN020 QNH2973INS
wind 10kt = 19km/h with gusts at 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 160°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 1500ft = 460m broken at 2000ft = 610m
becoming from Friday, November 7, 2025 à 01:00 heure TU to Friday, November 7, 2025 à 03:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0800/0801 15006KT 8000 BR SCT012 BKN018 QNH2975INS
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 150°
Visibility is 8km = 5mi.
mist
scattered clouds at 1200ft = 370m broken at 1800ft = 550m
becoming from Friday, November 7, 2025 à 04:00 heure TU to Saturday, November 8, 2025 à 19:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0803/0804 16006KT 6000 -RA BR BKN005 QNH2977INS TX14/0714Z TN11/0803Z
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 160°
Visibility is 6km = 4mi.
light rain
mist
broken at 500ft = 150m
NOTAM for RAF Lakenheath airport
Around RAF Lakenheath airport (United Kingdom)
near
- Hotels in Lakenheath
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 256mi↑
- Paris at 258mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 258mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 404mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 409mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 411mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 412mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 412mi↑
- Station de montagne La Bresse Hohneck at 414mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 414mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Trois Fours at 415mi↑
- Station de montagne Ventron at 416mi↑
- for RAF Lakenheath airport at 0mi↑
- for RAF Mildenhall airport at 5mi↑
- for RAF Tuddenham Air Base airport at 6mi↑
nearest airports to RAF Lakenheath airport (United Kingdom)
- RAF Mildenhall airport (EGUN MHZ ) at 5mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- RAF Tuddenham Air Base airport ( GB-0604) at 6mi↑defunct airport
- RAF Methold airport ( GB-0082) at 7mi↑defunct airport
- Lark Engine Farmhouse Airstrip airport ( GB-0283) at 8mi↑
- Honington airport (EGXH BEQ ) at 10mi↑NOTAM
- Exning Airstrip airport ( GB-0363) at 12mi↑
- Southery Airstrip airport ( GB-0634) at 12mi↑
- Stoke Ferry airport ( GB-0331) at 12mi↑
- RAF Bodney airport ( GB-0125) at 12mi↑defunct airport
- Boughton North airport ( GB-0330) at 13mi↑
→ See also Former airports in United Kingdom
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap