RAF Wittering

RAF Wittering
RAF Wittering
Wittering, Cambridgeshire in England
	The main entrance and BAe Harrier GR7A gate guardian
	Strength is Freedom
Site information
Type	Air combat support station
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	No. 2 Group (Air Combat Support)
Condition	Operational
Website	www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-wittering/
Location
	RAF Wittering Shown within Cambridgeshire
Coordinates	52°36′45″N 000°28′35″W / 52.61250°N 0.47639°W
Grid reference	TF045025
Area	449 hectares
Site history
Built	5 May 1916
In use	1916 – present
Garrison information
Current; commander	Wing Commander Nicola Duncan
Occupants	Headquarters and elements of No. 42 (Expeditionary Support) Wing; Headquarters and elements of No. 85 (Expeditionary Logistics) Wing; Headquarters 12 (Force Support) Engineer Group; Headquarters and elements of 20 Works Group Royal Engineers; No. 16 Squadron; No. 115 Squadron; South & East Midlands Wing, RAF Air Cadets; University of London Air Squadron; Cambridge University Air Squadron; No. 5 Air Experience Flight;
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: EGXT, WMO: 03462
Elevation	83.3 metres (273 ft) AMSL
Runways
07/25	2,759 metres (9,052 ft) Asphalt
	Source: RAF Wittering Defence Aerodrome Manual

Royal Air Force Wittering or more simply RAF Wittering (ICAO: EGXT) is a Royal Air Force station within the unitary authority area of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and the unitary authority area of North Northamptonshire. Although Stamford in Lincolnshire is the nearest town, the runways of RAF Wittering cross the boundary between Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.