RAF Westhampnett

RAF Westhampnett USAAF Station AAF-352
Near Westhampnett, West Sussex in England
Aerial photograph of RAF Westhampnet, the technical site is to the right, 19 April 1946
RAF Westhampnett Shown within West Sussex
Coordinates	50°51′40″N 000°45′33″W / 50.86111°N 0.75917°W / 50.86111; -0.75917Coordinates: 50°51′40″N 000°45′33″W / 50.86111°N 0.75917°W / 50.86111; -0.75917
Type	Royal Air Force station
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces
Site history
Built	1938 (1938)
In use	1938-1946 (1946)
Battles/wars	Second World War
Garrison information
Garrison	31st Fighter Group
Airfield information
Elevation	31 metres (102 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 06/24 855 metres (2,805 ft) Grass 10/28 613 metres (2,011 ft) Grass 14/32 1,300 metres (4,265 ft) Grass
Sources: UK AIP at NATS

RAF Westhampnett was a Royal Air Force station, located in the village of Westhampnett near Chichester, in the English County of West Sussex.

It was built as an emergency landing airfield for fighter aircraft, as a satellite station to RAF Tangmere. Built on land belonging to the Goodwood Estate, the then landowner, the Duke of Richmond, Frederick Gordon-Lennox retained the Title Deed to the land.

Upon its closure by the RAF, Westhampnett airfield subsequently became the now world-famous Goodwood Motor Racing Circuit and Chichester/Goodwood Airport.