RAF Lakenheath
Royal Air Force station near Eriswell, Suffolk, United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"LKZ" redirects here. For a Russian plant, see Leningrad Kirov Plant.
Royal Air Force Lakenheath or RAF Lakenheath (IATA: LKZ, ICAO: EGUL) is a Royal Air Force station near the village of Lakenheath in Suffolk, England, UK, 4.7 miles (7.6 km) north-east of Mildenhall and 8.3 miles (13.4 km) west of Thetford. The installation's perimeter borders Brandon.
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RAF Lakenheath | |||||||
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Near Eriswell, Suffolk in England | |||||||
Coordinates | 52°24′30″N 000°33′24″E | ||||||
Type | RAF station (US Visiting Forces) | ||||||
Code | LN | ||||||
Area | 727 hectares[1] | ||||||
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Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
Operator | United States Air Force | ||||||
Controlled by | United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) | ||||||
Condition | Operational | ||||||
Website | www | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
Built | 1940 (1940) | ||||||
In use | 1941 – 1948 (Royal Air Force) 1948 – present (US Air Force) | ||||||
Garrison information | |||||||
Garrison | 48th Fighter Wing | ||||||
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Identifiers | IATA: LKZ, ICAO: EGUL, WMO: 03583 | ||||||
Elevation | 10 metres (33 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Despite being an RAF station, Lakenheath currently only hosts United States Air Force (USAF) units and military personnel. The host wing is the 48th Fighter Wing (48 FW), also known as the Liberty Wing, assigned to United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA). The wing operates the F-15E Strike Eagle and the F-35A Lightning II.