RAF Henlow

RAF Henlow
RAF Henlow
Henlow, Bedfordshire in England
	RAF Henlow from above
	Labor Arma Ministrat; (Latin for 'Labour supplies the arms')
	RAF Henlow Shown within Bedfordshire
Coordinates	52°00′56″N 000°18′12″W
Type	RAF training station
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	No. 2 Group
Website	Official website
Site history
Built	1918
Built by	McAlpine (1918); various since
In use	1918–Present
Garrison information
Current; commander	Wing Commander Chris Brooke
Occupants	RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine; Defence Cultural Specialist Unit; Joint Arms Control Implementation Group; Information Systems Support – Engineering Operations; Defence Equipment & Support;
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: EGWE
Elevation	51.2 metres (168 ft) AMSL
Runways
02/20	1,199 metres (3,934 ft) Grass
13/31	1,157 metres (3,796 ft) Grass
08R/26L	979 metres (3,212 ft) Grass
08L/26R	736 metres (2,415 ft) Grass
	Source': RAF Henlow Defence Aerodrome Manual

Royal Air Force Henlow or more simply RAF Henlow is a Royal Air Force station in Bedfordshire, England, equidistant from Bedford, Luton and Stevenage. It houses the RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine, the Joint Arms Control Implementation Group (JACIG), elements of Defence Equipment and Support, and the Signals Museum. It formerly hosted light aircraft flying and 616 Volunteer Gliding Squadron. The Ministry of Defence announced on 6 September 2016 that the base is set to be close. As of January 2024, the closure and disposal of the station is expected to take place from 2026. Flying activity ceased in July 2020.

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