EGXP

E141099

EGXP is the ICAO airport code for RAF Scampton, a former Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, historically associated with the Dambusters and later the Red Arrows.

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EGXP canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force station
airport
military air base
country United Kingdom
elevationAboveSeaLevel 202 ft
62 m
hasCoordinateSystem WGS84
hasIATAcode none
historicallyAssociatedWith The Dam Busters (book)
surface form: Dambusters raid

No. 617 Squadron RAF
Operation Chastise
RAF Scampton
RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows
surface form: Red Arrows
ICAOCodeFor RAF Scampton
locatedIn East Midlands
England
Lincolnshire
locatedNear Lincoln
operatedBy Royal Air Force
region Lincolnshire
runway 04/22
runwayLength 2743 m
9000 ft
runwaySurface asphalt
status former RAF station
usedBy RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows
surface form: Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team
usedDuring World War II
surface form: Second World War
usedFor aerobatic display team base
bomber operations

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RAF Scampton ICAOCode EGXP