RAF Alconbury Airport serves Huntingdon, GB.
RAF Alconbury, near Huntingdon, England, was originally constructed in 1938 and played a significant role in World War II, hosting US Army Air Forces bomber units flying B-17 Flying Fortresses and B-24 Liberators. After the war, it returned to RAF control before being reactivated by the US in 1951 for Cold War operations, housing various reconnaissance and tactical aircraft, including RF-84s, RF-101s, RB-66b Destroyers, RF-4c Phantom IIs, and A-10 Thunderbolt IIs. Flying operations at RAF Alconbury officially ceased on March 31, 1995, and the United States Air Force officially withdrew on September 30, 1995, as part of a reduction of US forces in Europe after the Cold War.
Although flying operations ended and much of the land was sold in 2009 to become the Alconbury Weald mixed-use development, RAF Alconbury was later retained as an enduring base for US Visiting Forces, serving as the primary location for Joint Intelligence Analysis Centre (JIAC) support.
*Sources researched: ukairfields.org.uk, airfieldinformationexchange.org.uk, themilitarystandard.com, 501csw.usafe.af.mil, en.wikipedia.org*
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RAF Alconbury is located in Huntingdon, GB, at an elevation of 157 ft. Its IATA code is — and ICAO code is GB-1245.