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Name
RAF Lakenheath
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
EGUL / LKZ / EGUL
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- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
10:10 pm (GMT)
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Municipality
Lakenheath
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Coordinates
52° 24′ 33″ N 0° 33′ 39″ E
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Elevation
32 ft (10 m MSL)
About RAF Lakenheath
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.
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).
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