RAF Sculthorpe

RAF Sculthorpe

Historical approach and aerodrome charts / Airfield history

For historical information only, do not use for navigation or aviation purposes!
CoordinatesN525049 E0004550 (WGS84) Google Maps
Location indicatorMAXP, EGUP
OperatorUS Air Force (USAF)
Map with location of RAF Sculthorpe airfield, United Kingdom

In the 1950s

NDB approach Sculthorpe Air Base, United Kingdom 1953
NDB approach (December 1953) - Airfields in the vicinity: Bircham Newton, Foulsham, Great Massingham, Langham, Little Snoring, North Creake, Swanton Morley, Wendling, West Raynham (Source: US DoD / USAF)
Aerodrome chart RAF Sculthorpe, United Kingdom 1953
Aerodrome chart (December 1953) - There are three runways - 06/24: length 2743 m, width 91 m (9000 feet x 300 feet), 13/31: length 1829 m, width 91 m (6000 feet x 300 feet), 18/36: length 1829 m, width 91 m (6000 feet x 300 feet). (Source: US DoD / USAF)

In the 1960s

NDB approach chart RAF Sculthorpe Air Base, United Kingdom 1960
NDB approach runway 24 (US Air Force, October 1960) - The approach control is provided by Anglia Control. (Source: US DoD)
VOR approach chart RAF Sculthorpe Air Base, runway 24, US Air Force, United Kingdom 1960
VOR approach runway 24 (US Air Force, October 1960) - Like other airfields of the US Air Force in the early 1960s, Sculthorpe has a VOR as a navigation aid for a few years. (Source: US DoD)
TACAN approach chart RAF Sculthorpe, runway 24, USAF, United Kingdom 1960
TACAN approach runway 24 (US Air Force, October 1960) (Source: US DoD)

In the 1970s

RAF Sculthorpe airfield, UK, on a map 1972
RAF Sculthorpe airfield on a map of the US Department of Defense from 1972 (Source: ONC E-2 (1972), Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin)

In the 1990s

RAF Sculthorpe on a map 1993
RAF Sculthorpe on a map of the US Department of Defense from 1993 - The field is shown as closed. (Source: ONC E-2 (1993), Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin)

Index to the objects shown on the maps

Aerodromes:

  • Bircham Newton
  • Coltishall
  • Foulsham
  • Great Massingham
  • Hethel
  • Langham, Little Snoring
  • Marham
  • North Creake, Norwich
  • Sculthorpe
  • Watton, West Raynham

Airspace:

  • EG(D) 207, EG(D) 308
  • EG(P) 022
  • PMR 225

Radio beacons:

  • Coltishall TACAN "CSL"
  • Norwich NDB "DH", "HN"
  • Sculthorpe NDB "SP", VOR "SP", TACAN "SP"

Air traffic control:

  • Anglia Control
  • Sculthorpe Tower

Source for all maps, if not marked otherwise: US Department of Defense (US DoD)


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