RAF Waddington

RAF Waddington
RAF Waddington
Near Waddington, Lincolnshire in England
	The RAF's first Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint arrives at RAF Waddington in November 2013
	For Faith and Freedom
	RAF Waddington Shown within Lincolnshire
Coordinates	53°10′21″N 0°31′51″W / 53.17250°N 0.53083°W
Type	Main Operating Base
Area	391 hectares (970 acres)
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	No. 1 Group (Air Combat)
Condition	Operational
Website	Official website
Site history
Built	1916
In use	1916–1920; 1937 – present;
Garrison information
Current; commander	Group Captain Dominic Holland
Occupants	No. 13 Squadron; No. 14 Squadron; No. 51 Squadron; No. 54 Squadron; No. 56 Squadron; No. 92 Squadron; See Based units section for full list.
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: WTN, ICAO: EGXW, WMO: 03377
Elevation	70.1 metres (230 ft) AMSL
Runways
02/20	2,939 metres (9,642 ft) Asphalt
	Source: RAF Waddington Defence Aerodrome Manual

Royal Air Force Waddington otherwise known as RAF Waddington (IATA: WTN, ICAO: EGXW) is a Royal Air Force station located beside the village of Waddington, 4.2 miles (6.8 km) south of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, in England.

The station is the RAF's Intelligence Surveillance Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) hub. It is home to a fleet of aircraft composed of the Shadow R1, RC-135W Rivet Joint and MQ-9 Reaper. Since October 2022, it has also been home to the RAF's Aerobatic Team the Red Arrows.

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^ "Defence Estates Development Plan 2009 – Annex A". GOV.UK. Ministry of Defence. 3 July 2009. p. 18. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
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^ "RAF Waddington Defence Aerodrome Manual (DAM)" (PDF). RAF Waddington. Military Aviation Authority. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.