RAF Wittering

RAF Wittering
Wittering, Cambridgeshire in England
The main entrance and BAe Harrier GR7A gate guardian
Strength is Freedom[1]
RAF Wittering Shown within Cambridgeshire
Coordinates	52°36′45″N 000°28′35″W / 52.61250°N 0.47639°W / 52.61250; -0.47639
Type	Air combat support station
Area	449 hectares
Site information
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/
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 Direction Length and surface 07/25 2,759 metres (9,052 ft) Asphalt
Source: RAF Wittering Defence Aerodrome Manual[2]

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.