This List of RAF stations is a comprehensive list of all stations, airbases, airfields and administrative headquarters of the Royal Air Force - past and present. An RAF station is a permanent Royal Air Force operations location. ... Lajes Airbase in the Azores islands, Portugal An Airbase, sometimes referred to as a military airport or airfield, provides basing and support of military aircraft. ... Aerodrome can mean: An Austrian music festival: Aerodrome A series of aircraft constructed by Samuel Pierpont Langley. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... RAF redirects here. ...

Note- Current RAF Stations will be listed under the currently recognised county of the UK, or overseas countries, whereas Former RAF Stations will be listed under any former county or country name which was appropriate for the duration of operation.

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Current Royal Air Force Stations

England (current)

Bedfordshire (current)

• RAF Henlow - now part of the combined RAF Brampton Wyton Henlow

Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds) is a county in England that forms part of the East of England region. ... RAF Henlow is a Royal Air Force station near Luton. ...

Berkshire

• RAF Welford
• RAF Woodley

RAF Welford is a UK Royal Air Force station which is presently utilized by the United States Air Force. ...

Buckinghamshire (current)

• RAF Halton
• RAF High Wycombe

RAF Halton is one of the larger Royal Air Force (RAF) stations in the United Kingdom, located near the village of Halton, Buckinghamshire. ... RAF High Wycombe is a Royal Air Force station, outside High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. ...

Cambridgeshire (current)

• RAF Brampton - now part of the combined RAF Brampton Wyton Henlow
• RAF Wittering
• RAF Wyton - now part of the combined RAF Brampton Wyton Henlow

RAF Brampton is a Royal Air Force station near Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire. ... RAF Wittering is a Royal Air Force station near Stamford, Lincolnshire. ... RAF Wyton is a Royal Air Force station near St. ...

Cornwall (current)

• RAF St. Mawgan
• RRH Portreath

RAF St. ... RRH Portreath is a Remote Radar Head operated by the Royal Air Force. ...

Cumbria (current)

• RAF Spadeadam

RAF Spadeadam is a Royal Air Force station close to the border between England and Scotland. ...

Devon (current)

• RAF Chivenor - now Royal Marines Base Chivenor
• RAF Hartland Point (RADAR Station)

Royal Marines Base Chivenor is a British military base used primarily by the Royal Marines. ... Royal Marines Base Chivenor is a British military base used primarily by the Royal Marines. ...

Gloucestershire (current)

• RAF Fairford
• RAF Innsworth

RAF Fairford is a Royal Air Force station in Gloucestershire, England, near to Fairford. ... RAF Innsworth is a non-flying Royal Air Force station, near Gloucester. ...

Hampshire (current)

• Defence CBRN Centre, Winterbourne Gunner (managed by Strike Command)
• RAF Oakhanger
• RAF Odiham

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Porton Down, or often known more simply as Porton Down, is a United Kingdom government facility for military research, including CBRN defence. ... Strike Command is the successor organisation in the Royal Air Force to RAF Bomber Command, RAF Fighter Command and RAF Coastal Command of WWII fame. ... RAF Oakhanger was a Royal Air Force station in Bordon, Hampshire. ... RAF Odiham crest RAF Odiham is a Royal Air Force station situated a little to the south of the historic small town of Odiham in Hampshire, England. ...

Lincolnshire

• RAF Barkston Heath
• RAF Cranwell - home to the RAF College Cranwell
• RAF Digby
• RAF Coningsby
• RAF Donna Nook
• RAF Holbeach - bombing range
• RAF Scampton
• RAF Waddington
• RAF Wainfleet - bombing range
• RAF Woodhall Spa

RAF Barkston Heath is a Royal Air Force station near Grantham, Lincolnshire. ... RAF Cranwell is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire close to the village of Cranwell, near Sleaford. ... The Royal Air Force College (RAFC) is the Royal Air Force training and education academy which provides initial training to all RAF personnel who are preparing to be commissioned officers. ... RAF Digby is about 15 miles south of Lincoln and 8 miles north of Sleaford. ... RAF Coningsby, is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England. ... RAF Donna Nook is an RAF base situated in Lincolnshire, England. ... RAF Holbeach is a Royal Air Force bombing range situated in Lincolnshire, near to The Wash, on the east of England. ... RAF Scampton is a Royal Air Force station situated north of Lincoln in England. ... Waddington-based Hawker-Siddeley (now BAE Systems) Nimrod R.1 RAF Waddington is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire England. ... RAF Wainfleet is a Royal Air Force weapons range on in The Wash on the east coast of England. ... RAF Woodhall Spa was a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, UK. Constructed on farmland 1km south of Woodhall Spa, the station opened in February 1942 as a satellite station to RAF Coningsby. ...

London (current)

• RAF Bentley Priory
• RAF Northolt
• Northwood Headquarters
• RAF Uxbridge
• RAF West Drayton

RAF Bentley Priory is a non-flying Royal Air Force station near Stanmore in the London Borough of Harrow. ... RAF Northolt (IATA: NHT, ICAO: EGWU) is a Royal Air Force station in the London Borough of Hillingdon, in North West Greater London, England. ... Tri-service badge of the British Army, Royal Air Force and Royal Navy. ... RAF Uxbridge is a Royal Air Force station in Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon. ... RAF West Drayton is a Royal Air Force station and the main centre for military air traffic control in Britain. ...

Merseyside (current)

• RAF Woodvale

RAF Woodvale (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EGOW) is a Royal Air Force airfield located four miles south of Southport, Merseyside. ...

Norfolk

• RAF Feltwell - USAF support use
• RAF Marham
• RAF Neatishead - radar station
• RAF Trimingham - remote station of Neatishead

RAF Feltwell is a Royal Air Force station in East Anglia that is currently used by the United States Air Forces Europe. ... RAF Marham is a Royal Air Force station in Norfolk, England. ... RAF Neatishead is a Royal Air Force radar station in Norfolk, England. ...

Northamptonshire (current)

• RAF Croughton

^[1] Shield of the 422nd Air Base Group RAF Croughton is a United States Air Force communications base in Oxfordshire, England, to the southeast of the village of Croughton, (which lies just across the county boundary in Northamptonshire). ...

Northumberland (current)

• RAF Boulmer

RAF Boulmer (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EGQM) is a Royal Air Force station near Alnwick in Northumberland. ...

Nottinghamshire (current)

• RAF Syerston

RAF Syerston is a Royal Air Force station near Newark, Nottinghamshire. ...

Oxfordshire (current)

• RAF Bampton Castle
• RAF Barford St John
• RAF Benson
• RAF Brize Norton
• RAF Weston-on-the-Green

RAF Bampton Castle is a non-flying Royal Air Force station in Oxfordshire. ... RAF Barford St John is an airfield in Oxfordshire, England operated by the United States Air Force. ... RAF Benson (IATA: BEX, ICAO: EGUB) is a Royal Air Force station near Benson in Oxfordshire, England. ... RAF Brize Norton is a Royal Air Force station in Oxfordshire about 50 miles west of London, England, United Kingdom. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

Rutland (current)

• RAF Cottesmore

RAF Cottesmore is a Royal Air Force station in Rutland, England, situated between Cottesmore and Market Overton. ...

Shropshire (current)

• RAF Cosford
• RAF Shawbury
• RAF Ternhill

RAF Cosford (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EGWC) is a Royal Air Force station in Shropshire, just to the northwest of Wolverhampton and next to Albrighton. ... RAF Shawbury is a Royal Air Force station near Shrewsbury, Shropshire. ... RAF Ternhill (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EGOE) is a small Royal Air Force station at Ternhill in Shropshire, near the towns of Newport and Market Drayton. ...

Staffordshire (current)

• RAF Stafford - now called MoD Stafford

RAF Stafford is a non-flying Royal Air Force station near Stafford in Staffordshire, England. ...

Suffolk (current)

• RAF Honington
• RAF Lakenheath - occupied by the United States Air Force
• RAF Mildenhall - occupied by the United States Air Force
• RAF Wattisham - now known as "Wattisham Airfield" and used by a number of units, including the Army Air Corps^[2]

RAF Honington (IATA: BEQ, ICAO: EGXH) is a Royal Air Force station 6 miles south of Thetford near Ixworth in Suffolk, England. ... McDonnell Douglas F-15C-42-MC Eagle Serial 86-0175 taxis for takeoff RAF Lakenheath (IATA: LKZ, ICAO: EGUL) is a NATO airfield located near Lakenheath in Suffolk, England. ... “The U.S. Air Force” redirects here. ... Tail of a 100ARW Boeing KC-135A-BN Stratotanker, Serial 58-0100, displaying the crest of RAF Mildenhall and the historic SquareD badge as used by the unit during the second world war RAF Mildenhall (IATA: MHZ, ICAO: EGUN) is a Royal Air Force station located at Mildenhall in Suffolk... RAF Wattisham was a Royal Air Force station in Suffolk, England. ... The Army Air Corps is a component of the British Army. ...

Surrey (current)

• RAF Headley Court - the Defence Medical Services (DMS) Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC)^[3]

RAF Headley Court is a non-flying Royal Air Force station near Leatherhead in Surrey. ...

Wiltshire (current)

• RAF Boscombe Down - now called MoD Boscombe Down
• RAF Lyneham

Categories: Possible copyright violations ... MoD Boscombe Down is an aircraft testing site located south of Amesbury, Wiltshire, England. ... RAF Lyneham is a Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, England. ...

East Riding of Yorkshire (current)

• RAF Holmpton
• RAF Leconfield

^[4] RAF Leconfield was a Royal Air Force station in Leconfield (near Beverley), East Riding of Yorkshire, England Leconfield opened in December 1936 as part of RAF Bomber Command. ...

North Yorkshire (current)

• RAF Church Fenton
• RAF Dishforth - also used by the British Army (AAC Dishforth)
• RAF Fylingdales
• RAF Leeming
• RAF Menwith Hill
• RAF Staxton Wold
• RAF Topcliffe
• RAF Linton-on-Ouse

RAF Church Fenton is a military airfield in North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. ... RAF Dishforth (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EGXD) is a Royal Air Force/British Army station in North Yorkshire, England. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... BMEWS solid-state phased-array radar at RAF Fylingdales RAF Fylingdales is a British Royal Air Force station on Fylingdales Moor, North Yorkshire, England. ... RAF air defence bases RAF Leeming is a Royal Air Force station in North Yorkshire, England. ... Menwith Hill from the air RAF Menwith Hill is a military base in the United Kingdom, located approximately eight miles west of the Yorkshire town of Harrogate. ... RAF Staxton Wold is a Royal Air Force radar station near Scarborough in North Yorkshire. ... RAF Topcliffe is a Royal Air Force station in North Yorkshire. ... RAF Linton-on-Ouse is a Royal Air Force station near York in Yorkshire, England. ...

Scotland (current)

• RRH Benbecula
• RAF Buchan
• RAF Kinloss
• RAF Leuchars
• RAF Lossiemouth
• RAF Prestwick
• RAF Tain

RRH Benbecula is a Remote Radar Head operated by the Royal Air Force. ... RAF Buchan is a Royal Air Force station near Peterhead in Aberdeenshire. ... RAF Kinloss is an Royal Air Force station on the Moray Firth in the north of Scotland. ... RAF Leuchars is the most northerly air defence station in the United Kingdom. ... RAF Lossiemouth (IATA: LMO, ICAO: EGQS) is a Royal Air Force station to the west of the town of Lossiemouth in Moray, Scotland. ... RAF Prestwick is the home of the Scottish Air Traffic Control Centre (Military), which is located within the civilian Scottish and Oceanic Area Control Centre, (ScOACC), at the NATS air traffic control (ATC) facility at Prestwick, in Ayrshire, Scotland. ... RAF Tain is a bombing range (formal designation: Air Weapons Range) on the Moray Firth near Tain in Scotland. ...

Wales (current)

• RAF Mona
• RAF Saint Athan (South Glamorgan)
• RAF Valley (Anglesey)
• RAF Pembrey Sands
• RAF Sealand

RAF Mona is a Royal Air Force station on the island of Anglesey, Wales. ... RAF Saint Athan is a Royal Air Force station in the Vale of Glamorgan, southern Wales. ... South Glamorgan is a ceremonial preserved county of Wales, one of the divisions of the traditional county of Glamorgan. ... RAF Valley is a Royal Air Force station on the island of Anglesey, Wales. ... Anglesey (historically Anglesea; Welsh: , pronounced (IPA)) is a predominantly Welsh-speaking island off the northwest coast of Wales. ... RAF Pembrey was a Royal Air Force station, home to 233 Operational Conversion Unit which flew de Havilland Vampires and Hawker Hunters until its closure in 1957. ... RAF Sealand is a Royal Air Force station in Flintshire, North Wales. ...

Northern Ireland (current)

• RAF Aldergrove - also used by the British Army (AAC Aldergrove)

Aldergrove Crest USAF C-17 operating from Aldergrove in support of U.S. Presidential visit, 2003. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...

Overseas

Ascension Island

• RAF Ascension Island

Cyprus within the Sovereign Base Areas

• RAF Akrotiri
• RAF Troodos

Falkland Islands

• RAF Mount Pleasant

Germany

• RAF Nordhorn

Gibraltar

• RAF Gibraltar

Qatar

• RAF Al Udeid

Anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Georgetown Largest city Georgetown Official languages English Government Dependency of St. ... Ascension Island Base is a British station on Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean. ... The UK Sovereign Base Areas are those British military base areas located in countries formerly ruled by the United Kingdom which were retained by it and not handed over when those countries attained independence. ... RAF Akrotiri is one of the few full-scale Royal Air Force stations left outside the United Kingdom. ... RAF Mount Pleasant (IATA: MPN, ICAO: EGYP) (also known as Mount Pleasant Airport or Mount Pleasant Complex)[1] is a military base for the Royal Air Force in the British Overseas Territory of the Falkland Islands. ... RAF Nordhorn is a bombing and gunnery range in Germany used by the Royal Air Force and other NATO air forces. ... RAF Gibraltar is a Royal Air Force station on Gibraltar. ... RAF Al Udeid is a military base for the Royal Air Force in Quatar, serving as a base for British air operations in support of Operation Telic and Operation Herrick - the designation for British contributions towards operations in Iraq and Afghanistan respectively. ...

Former Royal Air Force Stations

England

Bedfordshire

• RAF Bedford (RAE Bedford) - now Bedford Autodrome
• RAF Cardington
• RAF Chicksands
• RAF Cranfield
• RAF Gransden Lodge
• RAF Podington
• RAF Stanbridge - now part of the combined RAF Brampton Wyton Henlow
• RAF Tempsford
• RAF Thurleigh
• RAF Twinwood Farm

The Royal Aircraft Establishment (Bedford) or RAE Bedford (later Royal Aerospace Establishment (Bedford) - Pearcy), based near Thurleigh and Sharnbrook, has been the site of major aircraft experimental development work. ... RAE Bedford, based near Thurleigh, was the site of much aircraft development work. ... Bedford Autodrome is based jut oustside of Bedford England it is owned by former F1 driver Jonathan Palmer. ... Chicksands was a Royal Air Force station in Bedfordshire, England (but not an airfield). ... RAF Podington April 1947 RAF Podington is a former World War II United States Army Air Force (USAAF) base in England. ... RAF Tempsford was perhaps the most secret RAF airfield in World War II. It was home to the Special Duties Squadrons, 138, which dropped Special Operations Executive agents and their supplies into occupied Europe, and 161, which specialised in personnel delivery and retrieval by landing in occupied Europe. ... RAF Thurleigh January 1943 RAF Thurleigh was a Royal Air Force station located five miles north of Bedford, England. ... RAF Twinwood Control Tower (Watch Office), restored in 2002 RAF Twinwood Farm is a former World War II airfield in England, located 4 miles N of Bedford. ...

Berkshire

• RAF Aldermaston
• RAF Greenham Common
• RAF Grove
• RAF Hampstead Norris
• RAF Membury
• RAF White Waltham - now White Waltham Airfield

Map showing the location of the former RAF Aldemaston at grid reference SU600630 RAF Aldermaston was a World War II airfield. ... Greenham Common in 2005. ... RAF Membury is a former Royal Air Force station that is now the location for Membury Services on the M4 motorway. ... White Waltham Airfield (EGLM) (ICAO: EGLM), is located at White Waltham, near Maidenhead in Berkshire, UK. The airfield has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence (Number P773) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction. ...

Buckinghamshire

• RAF Booker (High Wycombe) - now Wycombe Air Park
• RAF Daws Hill
• RAF Denham
• RAF Finmere
• RAF Oakley
• RAF Thame
• RAF Westcott
• RAF Wing

RAF Booker was a Royal Air Force airfield, opened as a flying training school in 1941 on the site of a civilian flying school requisitioned and closed on the outbreak of war in 1939. ... Wycombe Air Park/Booker Airport (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EGTB) is located 2. ... RAF Daws Hill is a Royal Air Force base on the outskirts of High Wycombe, in Buckinghamshire, England; it is on the road towards Flackwell Heath, off the A404 road and adjacent to the M40 motorway. ... RAF Oakley was a World War Two three-runway airfield between Oakley and Worminghall, Buckinghamshire. ... RAF Westcott was a World War II Royal Air Force station in Buckinghamshire. ...

Cambridgeshire

• RAF Alconbury
• RAF Bassingbourn
• RAF Bottisham
• RAF Bourn
• RAF Duxford - now Imperial War Museum Duxford
• RAF Fowlmere
• RAF Glatton
• RAF Kings Cliffe
• RAF Little Staughton
• RAF Mepal - now Mepal Airfield
• RAF Oakington
• RAF Snailwell
• RAF Steeple Morden
• RAF Upwood
• RAF Warboys
• RAF Waterbeach
• RAF Witchford
• RAF Wratting Common

RAF Alconbury is a USAF installation near Alconbury and Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire in the UK. It is home to a small support squadron. ... Royal Air Force Ensign RAF Bassingbourn is a former military airbase located in Cambridgeshire approximately three miles north of Royston, Hertfordshire and 11 miles southwest of Cambridge. ... Bottisham Airfield - 7 May 1946. ... Duxford Aerodrome (IATA: QFO, ICAO: EGSU) is located 8 nautical miles (14. ... American Air Museum Duxford The Imperial War Museum Duxford in Cambridgeshire, commonly referred to simply as Duxford, houses the Imperial War Museums aircraft collection, as well as having a large collection of tanks, military and naval vehicles. ... Fowlmere Airfield - 13 April 1947 , RAF Fowlmere is a former airfield in the United Kingdom. ... Aerial Photo of Glatton Airfield - 16 Oct 1945. ... Kings Cliffe Airfield - 16 January 1947. ... Mepal Airfield was an airfield near the village of Mepal, Cambridgeshire, England. ... Photograph of segment of taxiway remaining on the site of RAF Snailwell in December 2005, taken at grid reference TL 652 668 looking roughly North East RAF Snailwell, Cambridgeshire, located 3 miles North of Newmarket, Suffolk. ... Steeple Morden Airfield - 13 April 1947. ... RAF Upwood is a United States Air Force installation adjacent to the village of Upwood, Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom. ...

Cheshire

• RAF Burtonwood
• RAF Calveley
• RAF Hack Green
• RAF Handforth
• RAF Hooton Park
• RAF Ringway - now Manchester Airport
• RAF Wilmslow

RAF Burtonwood is the name of the Royal Air Force station that used to be situated just North-West of Warrington, Cheshire. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Manchester UK has two airports. ... For City Airport Manchester, UK, see City Airport Manchester. ...

Cornwall

• RAF Cleave (GCHQ CSO Morwenstow)
• RAF Davidstow Moor
• RAF Perranporth
• RAF Portreath
• RAF Sennen/RAF Skewjack
• RAF St Eval
• RAF St Mawgan / RAF Trebelzue
• RAF Treleaver

This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... RAF Davidstow Moor was an airbase near Camelford in Cornwall, United Kingdom from 1942 until 1945 Despite a few periods of intense activity it was one of Coastal Commandss lesser used airfields. ... RAF St Eval was a strategic airbase for the RAF Coastal Command in the second world war (situated in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom). ... RAF St Mawgan (IATA: NQY, ICAO: EGDG) is a Royal Air Force station near Newquay in Cornwall. ...

Cumberland

Cumberland was incorporated into Cumbria in 1974 Cumbria (IPA: ), is a shire county in the extreme North West of England. ...

• RAF Crosby-on-Eden 1941-1947
• RAF Kirkbride
• RAF Millom

Cumbria

• RAF Carlisle (RAF Kingstown) - 1920s - 1990s
• RAF Silloth

RAF Carlisle was a Royal Air Force base, the home to No. ...

Derbyshire

• RAF Ashbourne

Devon

• RAF Babbacombe
• RAF Dunkeswell
• RAF Exeter - now Exeter International Airport
• RAF Harrowbeer
• RAF Mount Batten
• RAF Winkleigh
• RAF Chivenor

Exeter International Airport (IATA: EXT, ICAO: EGTE) is an international airport close to the city of Exeter in the county of Devon, England. ... Exeter International Airport (IATA: EXT, ICAO: EGTE) is an international airport close to the city of Exeter in the county of Devon, England. ... Royal Marines Base Chivenor is a British military base used primarily by the Royal Marines. ...

Dorset

• RAF Brandy Bay
• RAF Hamworthy
• RAF Tarrant Rushton
• RAF Warmwell

Aerial Photo of Warmwell Airfield - 16 August 1943. ...

County Durham

• RAF Croft - now Croft Circuit
• RAF Greatham
• RAF Middleton St. George
• RAF Usworth

RAF Croft, known locally as Croft Aerodrome or Neasham, opened in 1941 and served as a Second World War Royal Air force Bomber Command station. ... Croft Circuit is a motor racing circuit in North Yorkshire, England. ... RAF Middleton St. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ...

Essex

• RAF Andrews Field
• RAF Birch
• RAF Boxted
• RAF Bradwell Bay
• RAF Chigwell
• RAF Chipping Ongar
• RAF Debden
• RAF Earls Colne - now Earls Colne Airfield
• RAF Fairlop
• RAF Gosfield
• RAF Great Dunmow
• RAF Great Sampford
• RAF Hornchurch
• RAF Little Walden
• RAF Matching
• RAF North Weald - now North Weald Airfield
• RAF Ridgewell
• RAF Rivenhall
• RAF Rochford - now London Southend Airport
• RAF Stansted Mountfitchet - now London Stansted Airport
• RAF Stapleford Tawney
• RAF Wethersfield
• RAF Wormingford

Andrews Field Airfield - 26 July 1948 RAF Andrews Field (also known as Andrewsfield or Great Saling) is a former World War II airfield in England. ... RAF Birch during World War II, September 1944. ... Boxted Airfield - 10 May 1946. ... Chipping Ongar Airfield - 21 June 1947. ... RAF Debden (also known as Station 356 during WWII) is located approximately 1 mile north of the village of Debden, in Essex, England. ... Postwar RAF aerial photo of Earls Colne Airfield - 9 July 1946. ... Postwar RAF aerial photo of Earls Colne Airfield - 9 July 1946. ... Gosfield airfield photographed in March 1945. ... Great Dunmow Airfield - 2 June 1947. ... RAF Hornchurch was an airfield in the south of Hornchurch in what is now the London Borough of Havering. ... Little Walden Airfield - 9 July 1946. ... Matching airfield photographed in August 1943. ... Aircraft Exhibit at North Weald Air Field North Weald Airfield (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EGSX) is an operational airfield, near the village of North Weald Bassett in Epping Forest, Essex. ... North Weald Airfield (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EGSX) is an operational airfield, near the village of North Weald Bassett in Epping Forest, Essex. ... Aerial Photo of Ridgewell Airfield - 1945. ... Rivenhall airfield photographed in April 1944. ... For the airport in Southend, Saskatchewan, Canada, see Southend Airport (Saskatchewan). ... The lawn in front of Stansted Airport used to attract large numbers of people waiting for their flight during the summer. ... Stapleford Aerodrome (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EGSG) is an airfield in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England near to the village of Abridge. ... RAF Wethersfield during World War II, March 1945. ... Wormingford Airfield - 10 May 1946. ...

Gloucestershire

• RAF Aston Down
• RAF Babdown Farm (Relief Landing Ground - RLG)
• RAF Bickmarsh
• RAF Boddington
• RAF Down Ampney
• RAF Filton
• RAF Honeybourne
• RAF Kemble
• RAF Little Rissington
• RAF Long Marston
• RAF Moreton-in-Marsh
• RAF Northleach
• RAF Pucklechurch
• RAF Quedgeley
• RAF South Cerney
• RAF Southrop
• RAF Staverton
• RAF Stoke Orchard

RAF Boddington is a non-flying Royal Air Force station in Gloucestershire. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... RAF Kemble was a Royal Air Force airfield that was linked for many years with the Red Arrows, the RAF Aerobatic display team which operated Hawk trainers from there. ... Former home of the Central Flying School (CFS) and the Red Pelicans ... RAF South Cerney is an ex airfield site which is now the home of the Joint Air Mounting Centre. ...

Hampshire

• RAF Andover
• RAF Bisterne
• RAF Beaulieu
• RAF Blackbushe
• RAF Calshot
• RAF Christchurch
• RAF Eastleigh - renamed RAF Southampton
• RAF Farnborough
• RAF Flowerdown
• RAF Gosport
• RAF Hamble
• RAF Hartford Bridge
• RAF Holmsley South
• RAF Hurn - now Bournemouth International Airport
• RAF Hythe
• RAF Ibsley
• RAF Lasham - now Lasham Airfield
• RAF Lee-on-Solent
• RAF Middle Wallop - now used by the British Army, AAC Middle Wallop
• RAF Oakhanger
• RAF Sopley
• RAF Southampton - formerly called RAF Eastleigh
• RAF Stoney Cross
• RAF Thorney Island
• RAF Thruxton - now Thruxton Motor Racing Circuit
• RAF Ventnor (Isle of Wight)
• RAF Worthy Down

, For both the types of transport aircraft called Andover used by the RAF, see Avro Andover (1920s) and Hawker Siddeley Andover (1960s-present day). ... Aerial Photo of Bisterne Airfield - 22 May 1944. ... Beaulieu airfield on 4 March 1944. ... RNAS Calshot was established in 1913 as a Royal Navy air station, Calshot Seaplane Base as a base for operating flying boats. ... Christchurch Airfield - 4 March 1944. ... RAF Southampton was a Royal Air Force airbase. ... Photo-Mosaic of Holmesley South airfield - December 1946. ... Hurn airfield photographed in May 1947. ... Bournemouth Airport (IATA code BOH) is an aviation facility about 8 km north east of Bournemouth, England. ... Aerial Photo of Ibsley Airfield - 1944. ... Location Lasham Airfield is 6 miles south-south-east of Basingstoke in Hampshire near the village of Lasham. ... Royal Naval Air Station Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus), was one of the primary shore airfields of the Fleet Air Arm. ... Army Air Corps Middle Wallop is a British Army base near the Hampshire village of Middle Wallop. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Army Air Corps Middle Wallop is a British Army base near the Hampshire village of Middle Wallop. ... RAF Oakhanger was a Royal Air Force station in Bordon, Hampshire. ... RAF Southampton was a Royal Air Force airbase. ... Aerial Photo Mosaic of Stoney Cross Airfield - 3 September 1943. ... Thruxton Circuit is a notable attraction for visitors to the Hampshire village of Thruxton, originally built in 1940 as a World War II airfield and home to both the RAF and USAF, it was used for troop-carrying aircraft and gliders during the D-Day landings. ... For other uses, see Isle of Wight (disambiguation). ...

Herefordshire

• RAF Hereford - now occupied by the British Army (AAC Hereford)
• RAF Madley

Now home to the Special Air Service ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...

Hertfordshire

• RAF Bovingdon
• RAF Chenies
• RAF Hatfield
• RAF Hunsdon

RAF Bovingdon - April 1946 RAF Bovingdon was a Royal Air Force station, located at Bovingdon, two miles south east of Berkhamsted and 7 miles west of Watford in Hertfordshire, UK. // Bovingdon was built in 1941/42 as a standard RAF bomber airfield. ...

Huntingdonshire

• RAF Graveley
• RAF Kimbolton
• RAF Molesworth

Aerial Photo of Kimbolton Airfield - 10 August 1945. ... RAF Molesworth is a Royal Air Force base located near Molesworth, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom with a history dating back to 1917. ...

Kent

• RAF Ash
• RAF Biggin Hill (covered London area) - now Biggin Hill Airport
• RAF Detling
• RAF Eastchurch
• RAF Gravesend
• RAF Hawkinge
• RAF Headcorn
• RAF Lympne
• RAF Manston - now Kent International Airport
• RAF Sandwich
• RAF West Malling

London Biggin Hill Airport, formerly RAF Biggin Hill, is an airfield at Biggin Hill in London Borough of Bromley. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... RAF Detling Station Crest, with motto: DARE TO BE WISE RAF Detling was a station of the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) in World War I and the Royal Air Force (RAF) in World War II. Situated 600 feet above sea level, it is located near Detling, a village about... Headcorn ALG airfield, 11 May 1944 RAF Headcorn was a World War II airfield in England. ... RAF Manston was a Royal Air Force station, now known as Kent International Airport. ... Kent International Airport (IATA: MSE, ICAO: EGMH) is an airport in Kent, England. ... RAF West Malling was a Royal Air Force station near West Malling in Kent, England. ...

Lancashire

• RAF Barton Hall
• RAF Kirkham
• RAF Longley Lane
• RAF Padgate
• RAF Salmesbury
• RAF Speke
• RAF Warton - now Warton Aerodrome
• RAF Weeton
• RAF Warrington

Warton Aerodrome (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EGNO) is located near to Warton village on the Fylde peninsula in Lancashire, England. ... Warton Aerodrome (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EGNO) is located near to Warton village on the Fylde peninsula in Lancashire, England. ...

Leicestershire

• RAF Bitteswell
• RAF Bottesford
• RAF Bruntingthorpe - now Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome and Proving Ground
• RAF Castle Donington - now East Midlands Airport
• RAF Desford
• RAF Husbands Bosworth
• RAF Leicester East - now Leicester Airport
• RAF Loughborough
• RAF Market Harborough
• RAF Melton Mowbray
• RAF Nuneaton
• RAF Ratcliffe
• RAF Rearsby
• RAF Saltby
• RAF Woolfox Lodge
• RAF Wymeswold

Bottesford airfield, April 1944 RAF Bottesford was a World War II airfield in England located largely in the parish of Normanlon, about six miles north-west of Grantham on the Leicestershire-Lincolnshire county borders. ... Bruntingthorpe is a former Royal Air Force station in Leicestershire. ... The Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome and Proving Ground is a privately-owned airport in Leicestershire near the village of Bruntingthorpe. ... East Midlands Airport[1] (IATA: EMA, ICAO: EGNX) is an airport in the East Midlands of England, near Castle Donington in Leicestershire. ... Leicester Airport (ICAO code, EGBG) is a small aerodrome in Stoughton, Leicestershire, just to the east of Leicester. ... Saltby Airfield - 18 April 1944. ...

Lincolnshire

• RAF Bardney
• RAF Binbrook
• RAF Blyton
• RAF Coleby Grange
• RAF Digby
• RAF Dunholme Lodge
• RAF East Kirkby
• RAF Elsham Wolds
• RAF Faldingworth
• RAF Fiskerton
• RAF Folkingham
• RAF Fulbeck
• RAF Goxhill
• RAF Grimsby (aka RAF Waltham)
• RAF Hemswell
• RAF Ingham
• RAF Kelstern
• RAF Kirmington
• RAF Kirton in Lindsey
• RAF Ludford Magna
• RAF Manby
• RAF Metheringham
• RAF North Coates
• RAF North Killingholme
• RAF North Witham
• RAF Skellingthorpe
• RAF Skendleby
• RAF Spilsby
• RAF Spittlegate
• RAF Stenigot
• RAF Strubby
• RAF Sturgate
• RAF Sutton Bridge
• RAF Swinderby
• RAF Wickenby

Coleby All Saints church Coleby (population approx. ... RAF Digby is about 15 miles south of Lincoln and 8 miles north of Sleaford. ... RAF East Kirkby opened on the 20th August 1943 as a Bomber Command Station and is situated in Lincolnshire (not far from RAF Coningsby). ... RAF Elsham Wolds shown within Lincolnshire Memorial dedicated to those lost on operations Plaque adjacent to Ulceby War Memorial Surviving J-Type hanger RAF Elsham Wolds is a former Royal Air Force station in England, operating in both World War I and World War II. It is located just to... RAF Faldingworth was an airfield used by RAF Bomber Command during and after World War II. It was located close to the village of Faldingworth in Lincolnshire. ... RAF Fiskerton was located in the Lincolnshire village of Fiskerton, 5 miles east of Lincolnshire. ... Location within the British Isles RAF Folkingham at British national grid reference SK0530, an air station of the Second World War period, was established in phases on a convex hilltop, by the British Royal Air Force and was lent to the United States Army Air Forces. ... RAF Fullbeck during World War II, 18 April 1944. ... RAF Goxhill - September 1946 RAF Goxhill is a former Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Force station in England. ... RAF Grimsby was initially opened as a satellite station for RAF Binbrook in November 1941. ... RAF Hemswell was an airfield used by RAF Bomber Command for 35 years. ... RAF Kirmington was a Royal Air Force Bomber Command station in North Lincolnshire during World War II. It took its name from the village of Kirmington nearby; the most notable squadron based there was 166 Squadron and a memorial plaque to the members of that unit is in the parish... RAF North Witham at British national grid reference SK947229, an air station of the Second World War period, established by the British Royal Air Force, was lent to the United States Army Air Forces and is now abandoned in Twyford Wood, Colsterworth, Lincolnshire. ... RAF Stenigot was a World War 2 radar station situated near Donington on Bain, Lincolnshire, England. ... RAF Swinderby opened in 1940, one of the last of the stations completed under the RAFs expansion plans started in the 1930s. ...

London

• RAF Regents Park

Middlesex

• RAF Hendon
• RAF Heston
• RAF Stanmore Park

Hendon Aerodrome was an aerodrome in north London, England and between 1908 and 1968 was an important centre for aviation. ... RAF Stanmore was a Royal Air Force station in Stanmore, Middlesex (now the London Borough of Harrow). ...

Norfolk

Further information: Norfolk airfields

• RAF Attlebridge
• RAF Bacton - First World War "Landing Ground"
• RAF Barton Bendish - Second World War Landing Ground
• RAF Bircham Newton - technical site now the Construction Industry Training Board School
• RAF Bodney
• RAF Burgh Castle - First World War Landing Ground
• RAF Bylaugh Hall - Second World War Landing Ground
• RAF Coltishall - now "MoD Coltishall", awaiting formal disposal
• RAF Deopham Green
• RAF Docking
• RAF Downham Market
• RAF East Wretham
• RAF Feltwell
• RAF Fersfield
• RAF Foulsham
• RAF Great Massingham
• RAF Great Yarmouth - First World War
• RAF Hardwick
• RAF Harling Road - First World War
• RAF Hethel - now owned by Lotus Cars
• RAF Hingham - First World War "Landing Ground"
• RAF Holt - First World War "Landing Ground"
• RAF Horsham St Faith - airfield site now Norwich International Airport
• RAF Langham
• RAF Little Snoring - RAF to 1945
• RAF Ludham
• RAF Matlaske
• RAF Mattishall - First World War
• RAF Methwold
• RAF Mousehold Heath - 1914 under RFC, became first Norwich Airport in 1933
• RAF Narborough
• RAF North Creake - 1945
• RAF North Pickenham
• RAF Old Buckenham
• RAF Oulton
• RAF Pulham - used for the development of British airships between the wars.
• RAF Rackheath
• RAF Sculthorpe
• RAF Sedgeford
• RAF Seething
• RAF Shipdham
• RAF Snetterton Heath - airfield now Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
• RAF Swannington
• RAF Swanton Morley
• RAF Thetford
• RAF Thorpe Abbotts
• RAF Tibenham
• RAF Watton
• RAF Wendling
• RAF West Raynham
• RAF Weybourne

Norfolk Airfields This is a list of current or former military airfields within the county of Norfolk. ... Aerial Photo of Attlebridge Airfield - 15 April 1946. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... RAF Bircham Newton was in the west of the county of Norfolk in the United Kingdom. ... Aerial Photo of Bodney Airfield - 6 July 1946. ... RAF Coltishall is a Royal Air Force station near Norwich in eastern England. ... Aerial Photo of Deopham Green Airfield - 9 July 1946. ... East Wretham Airfield - 5 February 1946. ... RAF Feltwell is a Royal Air Force station in East Anglia that is currently used by the United States Air Forces Europe. ... RAF Foulsham The Royal Air Force station at Foulsham in Norfolk was built between 1941 and 1942 for No. ... RAF Great Massingham was a world war two era RAF Heavy Bomber airfield located just to the east of the Norfolk village of Great Massingham. ... Hardwick Airfield - 16 April 1946 RAF Hardwick is a former World War II airfield in England. ... Aerial Photo of Hethel Airfield - 16 April 1946. ... Lotus Logo with monogram of its founder, Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of sports and racing cars based at Hethel, Norfolk, England. ... Norwich International Airport (IATA: NWI, ICAO: EGSH) also just Norwich Airport, is an airport 2. ... The control tower at Norwich International Airport Norwich International Airport (IATA: NWI, ICAO: EGSH) also just Norwich Airport, is an airport 2. ... RAF Little Snoring was a world war two era RAF Heavy Bomber airfield located just to the north of the Norfolk village of Little Snoring. ... Ludham (population 1301[1]) is a village in Norfolk, England, in The Broads National Park, at the end of a dyke leading to Womack Water and flowing into the River Thurne. ... The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of World War I. // Formed by Royal Warrant on 13 May 1912, the RFC superseded the Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers. ... RAF North Creake was a world war two era RAF Heavy Bomber airfield located just to the north of the Norfolk village of Egmere. ... North Pickenham Airfield - 31 January 1946. ... Aerial Photo of Old Buckenham Airfield - 30 March 1946. ... Royal Air Force Oulton is located to the west of the market town of Aylsham in Norfolk and was built over 1939 and 1940 as a bomber airfield with T2 type hangars and grass runways, the facility operating as a satellite airfield of nearby RAF Horsham St. ... USS Akron (ZRS-4) in flight, November 2, 1931 An airship or dirigible is a buoyant lighter-than-air aircraft that can be steered and propelled through the air. ... Aerial Photo of Rackheath Airfield - 9 July 1946. ... RAF Sculthorpe is a helicopter training facility for the United Kingdoms Royal Air Force, located near Fakenham. ... Seething Airfield - 16 October 1945 RAF Seething is a former World War II airfield in England. ... Shipdham Airfield - 31 January 1946. ... Aerial Photo of Snetterton Heath Airfield - 5 February 1946. ... Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Norfolk, England. ... RAF Swannington was a world war two era airfield located just to the north of the Norfolk village of Swannington, England. ... RAF Swanton Morley was a Royal Air Force Station in Norfolk, England located near to the village of Swanton Morley. ... Thorpe Abbots Airfield - 13 November 1946 RAF Thorpe Abbotts is a former World War II airfield in England. ... Postwar photo of Tiebenham Airfield, England. ... Watton Airfield - 1945. ... Aerial Photo of Wendling Airfield - 30 March 1946. ... RAF West Raynham was a Royal Air Force station located to the west of the village of West Raynham in Norfolk, England. ...

Northamptonshire

• RAF Chelveston
• RAF Deenethorpe
• RAF Desborough
• RAF Grafton Underwood
• RAF Harrington
• RAF Hinton-in-the-Hedges
• RAF Polebrook
• RAF Silverstone - now Silverstone International Motor Racing Circuit
• RAF Sywell

RAF Chelveston was a military base located near the village of Chelveston in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom. ... Aerial Photo of Deenethorpe Airfield - 28 May 1945. ... Aerial Photo of Grafton Underwood Airfield - 8 March 1954. ... Aerial Photo of Harrington Airfield - 1945. ... RAF Polebrook - August, 1948 RAF Polebrook is a former World War II airfield located 3. ... RAF Silverstone, located in Northamptonshire, was a Royal Air Force bomber station opened in 1943 during World War II. Today the airfield is a major racing circuit known as Silverstone Circuit. ... Silverstone Circuit is a racing circuit at Silverstone, England. ...

Northumberland

• RAF Acklington
• RAF Brunton
• RAF Eshott
• RAF Milfield
• RAF Ouston
• RAF Tranwell
• RAF Winfield
• RAF Woolsington

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Nottinghamshire

• RAF Gamston
• RAF Hucknall
• RAF Langar
• RAF Misson
• RAF Newton
• RAF Watnall
• RAF Wigsley
• RAF Winthorpe
• RAF Worksop

Langar airfield, September 1943 RAF Langar is a former World War II airfield in England. ... The site of the former RAF Misson, Nottinghamshire, is located 7 1/2 miles South East of Doncaster, South Yorkshire and approximately 1 mile South East of the former RAF Finningley airbase. ... RAF Newton (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EGXN) was a Royal Air Force station, 7 miles east of Nottingham, England. ...

Oxfordshire

• RAF Abingdon
• RAF Akeman Street
• RAF Bicester - now Bicester Airfield
• RAF Broadwell
• RAF Culham
• RAF Edgehill - now Shenington Gliding Club
• RAF Enstone - now Enstone Airfield
• RAF Harwell
• RAF Kidlington - now Oxford Airport
• RAF Mount Farm
• RAF Upper Heyford

RAF Abingdon (IATA: ABB, ICAO: EGUD) was a Royal Air Force station near Abingdon, Oxfordshire. ... RAF Bicester is a former Royal Air Force station on the outskirts of the English town of Bicester. ... Bicester Airfield, formerly RAF Bicester, is an airfield on the outskirts of the English town of Bicester. ... Culham is a village on the north bank of the River Thames near Abingdon in southern Oxfordshire. ... Shenington Gliding Club is a British gliding club near the village of Shenington in the Cotswolds. ... Enstone Airfield is a small civilian airfield close to Enstone in Oxfordshire, which is used for microlights, light aircraft and motor gliders. ... Enstone Airfield is a small civilian airfield close to Enstone in Oxfordshire, which is used for microlights, light aircraft and motor gliders. ... RAF Harwell was a Royal Air Force airfield in Oxfordshire, England, and later the site of the Atomic Energy Research Establishment. ... Oxford Airport also known as Oxford (Kidlington) Airport is a small private airport located near Kidlington in Oxfordshire. ... Oxford Airport (IATA: OXF, ICAO: EGTK), also known as Oxford (Kidlington) Airport is a small private airport located near Kidlington in Oxfordshire. ... RAF Upper Heyford was a Royal Air Force station located north-west of Bicester near the village of Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, England. ...

Rutland

• RAF North Luffenham

RAF North Luffenham was a Royal Air Force station in Rutland, United Kingdom. ...

Shropshire

• RAF Atcham
• RAF Bratton
• RAF Bridgnorth
• RAF High Ercall
• RAF Sleap - now Sleap Airfield
• RAF Tilstock

Atcham Airfield - 9 May 1946 RAF Atcham is a former World War II airfield in England. ... RAF Bridgnorth was a Royal Air Force Station, created on 6 November 1939, at Stanmore, to the East of Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England. ... Sleap Airfield (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EGCV) is located 10 nautical miles (18. ...

Somerset

• RAF Culmhead
• RAF Locking
• RAF Lulsgate Bottom
• RAF Merryfield
• RAF Rudloe Manor
• RAF West Myne
• RAF Weston Zoyland
• RAF Whitchurch

RAF Locking was a RAF base just outside Weston super Mare in Somerset. ... Merryfield airfield, 1943 RAF Merryfield was a World War II airfield in England a mile north of Isle Ahhotts just east of the Tauntonlllminstcr rail line in low lying meadows not far from the River Isle in Somerset. ... RAF Rudloe Manor is located south-east of Bath. ... Weston Zoyland airfield, 22 April 1944 RAF Weston Zoyland was a World War II airfield in England located just east of Weston Zoyland village alongside the A372 from Bridgwater on the edge of Kings Sedge Moor. ...

Staffordshire

• RAF Abbots Bromley
• RAF Fauld - see RAF Fauld Explosion
• RAF Hednesford
• RAF Hixon
• RAF Lichfield
• RAF Stafford

At 11:11am on Monday, November 27th 1944 there was an explosion at the RAF Fauld underground munitions storage site. ... RAF Stafford is a non-flying Royal Air Force station near Stafford in Staffordshire, England. ...

Suffolk

• RAF Barnham
• RAF Bawdsey
• RAF Beccles
• RAF Bentwaters - now Bentwaters Parks, home to Bentwaters Cold War Museum^[5]
• RAF Bungay
• RAF Bury St. Edmunds
• RAF Debach
• RAF Eye
• RAF Felixstowe
• RAF Framlingham
• RAF Great Ashfield
• RAF Halesworth
• RAF Hopton
• RAF Horham
• RAF Knettishall
• RAF Lavenham
• RAF Leiston
• RAF Martlesham Heath
• RAF Mendlesham
• RAF Metfeld
• RAF Newmarket
• RAF Rattlesden
• RAF Raydon
• RAF Shepherds Grove
• RAF Stradishall
• RAF Sudbury
• RAF Tuddenham
• RAF Woodbridge - now called Rock Barracks, occupied by the British Army's 23 Engineer Regiment (Air Assault Brigade)

RAF Bentwaters is a former Royal Air Force station in Suffolk in the UK. It closed in the early 1990s although it was not disposed of until some years later. ... Bungay Airfield - 6 October 1945 RAF Bungay (also known as Flixton) is a former World War II airfield in England. ... Bury St. ... Aerial Photo of Debach Airfield - 15 April 1946. ... Aerial Photo of Eye Airfield - 18 January 1947. ... Framlingham Airfield - 21 June 1946. ... Aerial Photo of Great Ashfield Airfield - 7 June 1946. ... Halesworth Airfield about 1945 P-47 of the 56th FG, 61st Fighter Squadron RAF Halesworth (Also known as Holton) is a former World War II airfield in England. ... Horham Airfield - 18 January 1947. ... Aerial Photo of Knettishall Airfield - 12 May 1951. ... Lavenham Airfield - 3 April 1946. ... Leiston Airfield - 12 June 1946 Republic P-47D-30-RA Thunderbolt Serial No. ... Martlesham Heath Airfield - 9 July 1946. ... Aerial Photo of Mendlesham Airfield - 18 January 1947. ... RAF Newmarket was an RAF station near Newmarket, Suffolk, England, near the border with Cambridgeshire. ... Rattlesden Airfield - 7 May 1946 RAF Rattlesden is a former World War II airfield in England. ... RAF Raydon - September 1946 RAF Raydon is a former United States Army Air Force station in England. ... RAF Shepherds Grove is a former Royal Air Force base in Suffolk England 9 miles NE of Bury St Edmunds. ... RAF Woodbridge is a former Royal Air Force station situated to the east of Woodbridge in the county of Suffolk, England. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...

Surrey

• RAF Croydon - now Croydon Airport
• RAF Dunsfold - now Dunsfold Aerodrome, and Top Gear studio and race track
• RAF Gatwick - now London Gatwick Airport (formerley Surrey, now West Sussex)
• RAF Hanworth
• RAF Horne
• RAF Kenley
• RAF Redhill - now Redhill Aerodrome

The control tower of Croydon Airport in 1939, with the BOAC de Havilland DH 91 Albatross Fortuna alongside Croydon Airport was an airport in South London which straddled the boundary of what are now the London Borough of Croydon and the London Borough of Sutton. ... Top Gear may refer to: Top Gear (current format), a BBC television series about cars and motorsport in its new format (2002–present). ... Gatwick Airport (IATA: LGW, ICAO: EGKK) is Londons second largest airport and the second busiest airport in the United Kingdom after Heathrow. ... RAF Kenley (or Kenley Aerodrome) was a station of the Royal Flying Corps in World War I and the RAF in World War II. Its active phase commenced in 1917 and ceased in 1959 when Fighter Command left the aerodrome for good. ... Redhill Aerodrome (IATA: KRH, ICAO: EGKR) is located 1. ... Redhill Aerodrome (IATA: KRH, ICAO: EGKR) is located 1. ...

East Sussex

• RAF Beachy Head
• RAF Friston
• RAF Newhaven
• RAF Pevensey
• RAF Rye
• RAF Wartling

West Sussex

• RAF Ford
• RAF Tangmere
• RAF Westhampnett - now Chichester/Goodwood Airport

RAF Tangmere was a Royal Air Force station. ... Chichester/Goodwood Airport (IATA: QUG, ICAO: EGHR), normally referred to as Goodwood Airfield or Goodwood Aerodrome is located 1. ...

Warwickshire

• RAF Ansty
• RAF Baginton - now Coventry Airport
• RAF Bramcote
• RAF Church Lawford
• RAF Elmdon
• RAF Gaydon - now home to the Heritage Motor Centre
• RAF Honiley
• RAF Wellesbourne Mountford

Coventry Airport (IATA: CVT, ICAO: EGBE) is located about 7 km south of Coventry city centre, in the village of Baginton, Warwickshire, England, and about 1 km outside Coventry boundaries. ... RAF Gaydon is a former Royal Air Force station in Warwickshire in the UK. In 1974, when RAF usage as a V-bomber base ceased, it was taken over by British Leyland as a proving ground. ... The British Heritage Motor Centre centre at Gaydon, Warwickshire, England holds the vehicle collection and archive of the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust. ... RAF Honiley was a Royal Air Force station located in Wroxall, Warwickshire seven miles (11 km) southwest of Coventry, England. ...

Wiltshire

• RAF Blakehill Farm
• RAF Castle Combe - now Castle Combe Circuit
• RAF Cherhill
• RAF Chilmark
• RAF Clyffe Pypard
• RAF Colerne
• RAF Compton Basset
• RAF Cricklade (Radar site)
• RAF Hullavington
• RAF Keevil
• RAF Melksham
• RAF Netheravon - now occupied by the British Army, (AAC Netheravon)
• RAF Upavon - now called Trenchard Lines, occupied by the British Army
• RAF Watchfield
• RAF Wroughton - now a depository of the National Museum of Science and Industry
• RAF Yatesbury
• RAF Zeals

Castle Combe Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Wiltshire, England. ... Colerne Airfield A former World War Two Bomber Command post From 1952 to 1955 Fighter Command was based here, It was a Training Squadron for Navigation Using the latest Navigation procedures, the Squadron was 238 O.C.U. and Bristol Brigand Aircraft was used for this purpose, and also on... RAF Hullavington was a Royal Air Force station in Hullavington, near Chippenham, Wiltshire. ... Keevil airfield on 4 November 1946. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The former RAF Upavon was a grass airfield and administrative headquarters of the Royal Air Force. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... RAF Wroughton was a Royal Air Force station based near Wroughton, Wiltshire which was closed in the late 70s. ... The National Museum of Science and Industry (NMSI) is a collection of British museums, comprising: The National Railway Museum in York. ... Yatesbury is a village adjacent to Cherhill on the A4 road between Calne and Marlborough in Wiltshire, England. ...

Worcestershire

• RAF Defford
• RAF Honeybourne 1941-1946
• RAF Pershore
• RAF Worcester

, RAF Defford was a Royal Air Force station (airfield) in Worcestershire, England during the Second World War. ...

Yorkshire

• RAF Bawtry
• RAF Bempton N.Yorks
• RAF Bircotes
• RAF Breighton E.Yorks
• RAF Burn
• RAF Carnaby
• RAF Catterick
• RAF Catfoss
• RAF Cowden E.Yorks
• RAF Croft
• RAF Dalton
• RAF Danby Beacon N.Yorks
• RAF Doncaster - formerly RFC Doncaster (1914) Royal Flying Corps
• RAF Driffield E.Yorks
• RAF East Moor
• RAF Elvington
• RAF Finningley - now Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield
• RAF Full Sutton N.Yorks
• RAF Goldsborough N.Yorks
• RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor
• RAF Hutton Cranswick
• RAF Lindholme (aka RAF Hatfield Woodhouse)
• RAF Lissett
• RAF Marston Moor
• RAF Melbourne
• RAF Norton
• RAF Patrington
• RAF Sandtoft
• RAF Scorton N.Yorks
• RAF Seaton Snook N.Yorks
• RAF Skipton-on-Swale
• RAF Snaith
• RAF Tholthorpe N.Yorks
• RAF Thornaby N.Yorks
• RAF Wombleton
• RAF Yeadon - now Leeds Bradford International Airport

RAF Bawtry was located at Bawtry Hall in Bawtry this was No. ... RAF Bircotes is a former Royal Air Force airfield located within South Yorkshire and the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster and was formerly located within the boundary of Nottinghamshire. ... RAF Carnaby was an emergency landing strip that enabled crippled bombers a safe place to land near the English coast during World War II. It was situated two miles southwest of Bridlington. ... Catterick airfield first opened in 1914 as a Royal Flying Corps aerodrome with the role of training pilots and to assist in the defence of the North East of England. ... RAF Croft, known locally as Croft Aerodrome or Neasham, opened in 1941 and served as a Second World War Royal Air force Bomber Command station. ... For the Rugby Football Club, see Doncaster R.F.C. See also Doncaster Aerodrome // In 1909, Doncaster and specifically Doncaster Racecourse was chosen as the venue for an airshow, after the worlds first air display in Rheims in 1908. ... The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of World War I. // Formed by Royal Warrant on 13 May 1912, the RFC superseded the Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers. ... RAF Elvington was the only airfield in the United Kingdom used by the remainder of the Free French Air Force, flying Halifax heavy bombers, during World War II. After the war the airfield was extended for use by the United States Air Force but was never used. ... RAF Finningley was a Royal Air Force station near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, partly within the traditional county boundaries of Nottinghamshire and partly in the West Riding of Yorkshire, now wholly within the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. ... Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (IATA: DSA, ICAO: EGCN) is an international airport located at the former RAF Finningley airbase in Finningley, South Yorkshire, England. ... RAF Lindholme is a former Royal Air Force base near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England and was initially called RAF Hatfield Woodhouse. ... RAF Sandtoft is a former Royal Air Force Station located in North Lincolnshire between Doncaster, South Yorkshire and Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, England. ... RAF Scorton was a satellite station of RAF Catterick during World War II. It was located near the village of Scorton in North Yorkshire. ... RAF Wombleton was a World War II training base located in the county of North Yorkshire, three miles northeast of Helmsley, England. ... Leeds Bradford International Airport (IATA: LBA, ICAO: EGNM) is located between the cities of Leeds and Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. ...

Scotland

• RAF Abbotsinch
• RAF Aird Uig (Lewis)
• RAF Ayr (Ayrshire)
• RAF Balado Bridge (Kinross)
• RAF Banff (Aberdeenshire)
• RAF Benbecula (Benbecula)
• RAF Dalcross
• RAF Dallachy
• RAF Drem
• RAF Dronehill (Berwickshire)
• RAF Dumfries
• RAF Dyce (Aberdeenshire)
• RAF Dundonald (Ayrshire)
• RAF East Fortune (East Lothian)
• RAF Errol (Perth and Kinross)
• RAF Edzell (Angus)
• RAF Evanton (Ross and Cromarty)
• RAF Faraid Head (Highland)
• RAF Findo Gask (Perth and Kinross)
• RAF Fraseburgh Aberdeenshire
• RAF Fullarton (Ayrshire)
• RAF Gailes (Ayrshire)
• RAF Grangemouth (Falkirk)
• RAF Grimsetter Orkneys
• RAF Hatston Orkneys
• RAF Heathfield (Ayrshire)
• RAF Inverness
• RAF Kilchiaran (Isle of Islay)
• RAF Kirknewton (West Lothian)
• RAF Machrihanish (Argyll & Bute)
• RAF Macmerry (East Lothian)
• RAF Milltown Moray
• RAF Montrose (Angus)
• RAF Pitreavie Castle (Fife)
• RAF Prestwick (Ayrshire)
• RAF Saxa Vord (Shetland)
• RAF Scarnish (Argyll & Bute)
• RAF Scatsta (Shetland)
• RAF Skitten
• RAF Stornoway (Lewis)
• RAF Sullom Voe (Shetland)
• RAF Sumburgh (Shetland)
• RAF Tealing
• RAF Tiree
• RAF Turnberry (Ayrshire)
• RAF Turnhouse (City of Edinburgh)
• RAF West Freugh (Wigtownshire)
• RAF Wick (Caithness)

For other uses, see Lewis (disambiguation). ... Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir in Scottish Gaelic) is a region of south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. ... Location within the British Isles Kinross is a burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. ... Logo of Aberdeenshire Council Aberdeenshire (Siorrachd Obar Dheathain in Gaelic) is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland. ... RRH Benbecula is a Remote Radar Head operated by the Royal Air Force. ... Benbecula (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn na Faoghla, meaning the mountain of the ford) is an island of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. ... RAF Drem is a former RAF station, just north of the village of Drem in East Lothian, Scotland. ... Berwickshire (Siorrachd Bhearaig in Gaelic) is a committee area of the Scottish Borders Council and a Lieutenancy area of Scotland, on the border with England. ... Logo of Aberdeenshire Council Aberdeenshire (Siorrachd Obar Dheathain in Gaelic) is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland. ... Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir in Scottish Gaelic) is a region of south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. ... RAF East Fortune is a former RAF station, just south of the village of East Fortune in East Lothian, Scotland. ... East Lothian (Lodainn an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. ... Errol airfield near to the village of Errol in Perth & Kinross, Scotland is on the north bank of the Firth of Tay approximately half way between Perth and Dundee. ... Perth and Kinross (Peairt agus Ceann Rois in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... This article is about the council area in Scotland. ... Ross and Cromarty: administrative county (1889-1975) Image:RossCromDistrict. ... The Highland council area (Roinn na Gàidhealtachd[1] in Gaelic) is a local government area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest local government area in Scotland. ... Perth and Kinross (Peairt agus Ceann Rois in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... RAF Fullarton was a Royal Air Force Ground Control Intercept station. ... Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir in Scottish Gaelic) is a region of south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. ... RAF Gailes was a radar station. ... Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir in Scottish Gaelic) is a region of south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. ... Falkirk (An Eaglais Bhreac, the Variagated [or Speckled] Church [presumably referring to a church building built of many-coloured stones]) in Scottish Gaelic, La Chapelle de Fayerie in French) is a town in central Scotland lying to the north west and north east of the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow... Sometimes known as RAF Ayr/Heathfield due to its proximity to Prestwick Airport which was also used by military flights, any evidence of the existence of RAF Heathfield is now largely gone. ... Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir in Scottish Gaelic) is a region of south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. ... Islay (pronounced ; Scottish Gaelic: , or ee-luh), a Scottish island, known as The Queen of the Hebrides, is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides. ... RAF Kirknewton was primarily an Royal Air Force radar base which also housed United States Air Force personnel. ... Location Geography Area Ranked 20th  - Total 427 km²  - % Water  ? Admin HQ Livingston ISO 3166-2 GB-WLN ONS code 00RH Demographics Population Ranked 10th  - Total (2005) 163,780  - Density 384 / km² Scottish Gaelic  - Total () {{{Scottish council Gaelic Speakers}}} Politics West Lothian Council http://www. ... RAF Machrihanish is a former Royal Air Force station three miles from the town of Campbeltown at the tip of Kintyre. ... Argyll and Bute is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... We dont have an article called RAF Montrose Start this article Search for RAF Montrose in. ... This article is about the council area in Scotland. ... This article is about the area in Scotland. ... RAF Prestwick is the home of the Scottish Air Traffic Control Centre (Military), which is located within the civilian Scottish and Oceanic Area Control Centre, (ScOACC), at the NATS air traffic control (ATC) facility at Prestwick, in Ayrshire, Scotland. ... Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir in Scottish Gaelic) is a region of south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. ... RAF Saxa Vord was a radar station operated by the Royal Air Force. ... For other uses, see Shetland (disambiguation). ... Argyll and Bute is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... Scatsta Airport (IATA: SCS, ICAO: EGPM), is a commercial airport on Shetland in Scotland. ... For other uses, see Shetland (disambiguation). ... RAF Stornoway was a Royal Air Force station near the town of Stornoway, Outer Hebrides. ... For other uses, see Lewis (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Shetland (disambiguation). ... RAF Sumburgh was located in the Shetland Islands, and was the home base of 404 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force. ... For other uses, see Shetland (disambiguation). ... Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir in Scottish Gaelic) is a region of south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. ... Edinburgh Airport (IATA: EDI, ICAO: EGPH), (also called Turnhouse) located in Edinburgh, Scotland, is the sixth largest international airport in the UK. It is located 13 km (8 miles) West of the city centre. ... City of Edinburgh (Mòr-bhaile Dhùn Èideann in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... RAF West Freugh is a Royal Air Force station located in Wigtownshire, five miles south east of Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. ... Wigtownshire is a small traditional county in the south west of Scotland. ... Caithness (Gallaibh in Gaelic)[1] is a committee area of Highland Council, Scotland; a lieutenancy area; and a registration county, Caithness was formerly a district within the Highland region from 1975 to 1996 and a local government county with its own county council from 1890 to 1975. ...

Wales

• RAF Angle Pembrokshire
• RAF Brawdy (Pembrokeshire)
• RAF Caerwent (Monmouthshire)
• RAF Fairwood Common Glamorgan
• RAF Haverfordwest Pembrokeshire
• RAF Hawarden Flintshire
• RAF Holyhead
• RAF Llanbedr
• RAF Llandow
• RAF Manorbier Pembrokeshire
• RAF Pembrey (Carmarthenshire)
• RAF Prestatyn (Denbighshire)
• RAF Sealand (Flintshire sometime Clwyd)
• RAF Stormy Down
• RAF Talbenny
• RAF Towyn
• RAF Wrexham

RAF Brawdy was a Royal Air Force station in Wales. ... Pembrokeshire (Welsh: ) is a county in the southwest of Wales in the United Kingdom. ... The Royal Navy Propellant Factory, Caerwent, Monmouthshire, (later RAF Caerwent) UK was associated with the manufacture or storage of ammunition components from 1939 to 1993. ... Monmouthshire (Welsh: ) is both a historic county and principal area in south-east Wales. ... RAF Llanbedr is a former Royal Air Force V-bomber station on the Welsh coast near Snowdonia. ... RAF Pembrey was a Royal Air Force station, home to 233 Operational Conversion Unit which flew de Havilland Vampires and Hawker Hunters until its closure in 1957. ... Carmarthenshire (Welsh: ) is a one of thirteen historic counties and a principal area in Wales. ... Denbighshire (Welsh: Sir Ddinbych) is a county in North Wales. ... RAF Sealand is a Royal Air Force station in Flintshire, North Wales. ... Flintshire (Welsh: ) is a principal area and county in north-east Wales. ...

Northern Ireland

County Antrim

• RAF Langford Lodge
• RAF Long Kesh
• RAF Maghaberry
• RAF Murlough
• RAF Nutts Corner
• RAF Sandy Bay (flying boat base on Lough Neagh near Ram's Island)
• RAF Toome

RAF Langford Lodge is a former Royal Air Force station near Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... RAF Long Kesh was a Royal Air Force station near Lisburn, Northern Ireland from 1941, until 1971. ... BEA Viscount RAF Nutts Corner was a Royal Air Force station in County Antrim near Belfast. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

County Down

• RAF Ballyhalbert
• RAF Belfast
• RAF Bishops Court
• RAF Greencastle
• RAF Kirkistown
• RAF Newtownards, Newtownards
• RAF Sydenham

RAF Ballyhalbert was a Royal Air Force station on the Ards Peninsula, County Down. ... RAF Bishopscourt was a Royal Air Force radar control and reporting station located on the south east coast of Northern Ireland, approximately 5 miles (8 km) from Downpatrick, County Down and 23 miles (37 km) from Belfast. ... RAF Kirkistown was a satellite to the Royal Air Force (Fighter Command) base at Ballyhalbert on the Ards Peninsula. ... , Newtownards (Irish: Baile Nua na hArda), is a large town in County Down, Northern Ireland. ... RAF Sydenham was a Royal Air Force station in Northern Ireland. ...

County Fermanagh

• RAF Castle Archdale
• RAF Killadeas
• RAF St Angelo

RAF Castle Archdale was a Royal Air Force station in County Fermanagh Northern Ireland. ...

County Londonderry

• RAF Ballykelly
• RAF Eglinton - now City of Derry Airport, Derry
• RAF Limavady
• RAF Maydown
• RAF Mullaghmore

RAF Ballykelly was a Royal Air Force airbase near Limavady, Northern Ireland. ... City of Derry Airport (IATA airport code LDY; ICAO airport code EGAE) near Lough Foyle is seven miles north east of the city of Londonderry in Northern Ireland. ... City of Derry Airport Entrance. ... For other places with similar names, see Derry (disambiguation) and Londonderry (disambiguation). ... RAF Mullaghmore was a Second World War Coastal Command base in Northern Ireland. ...

County Tyrone

• RAF Cluntoe, Ardboe

Statistics Province: Ulster County: District: Cookstown UK Parliament: Mid Ulster European Parliament: Northern Ireland Dialling Code: 028, +44 28 Post Town: Dungannon Postal District(s): BT71 Population () Ardboe (Irish: Ard Bó), is a small village in the north east of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. ...

Isle of Man

• RAF Andreas
• RAF Jurby
• RAF Jurby Head
• RAF Ronaldsway (HMS Urley, RNAS Ronaldsway)
• Hall Caine Airport

Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A former RAF station, built in the north west of the Isle of Man. ... RAF Ronaldsway was a Royal Air Force base near Ronaldsway, Isle of Man. ... Hall Caine Airport was the first airfield on the Isle of Man, It was used in WW1 by the RAF and between the wars served the Island as a Chartered Airfield. ...

Republic of Ireland

• RAF Baldonnel (County Dublin)

Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Dublin Code: D Area: 921 km² Population (2006) 1,186,821 County Dublin (Irish: Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath), or more correctly today the Dublin Region[1] (Réigiúin Átha Cliath), is the area that contains the city of Dublin, the capital and largest city...

Overseas

Aden

Now Yemen)

• RAF Khormaksar - now Aden International Airport
• RAF Steamer Point
• RAF Hospital Steamer Point
• RAF Hospital Khormaksar Beach

Aden International Airport is an airport in Aden, Yemen (IATA: ADE, ICAO: OYAA). ...

Algeria

• RAF Maison Blanche

Azores (Portugal)

• RAF Lagens

Bahrain

• RAF Muharraq

Belgium

• RAF Ursel

Belize

• RAF Belize

Bermuda

• RAF Darrell's Island
• RAF ATC/USAAF Fort Bell

RAF Darrells Island during WWII. The Royal Air Force (RAF) operated from two locations in Bermuda during the Second World War. ...

Borneo

• RAF Labuan
• RAF Tawau
• RAF Kuching (Sarawak)

For the river, see Sarawak River. ...

Burma

Also known as Myanmar Anthem Kaba Ma Kyei Capital Naypyidaw Largest city Yangon Official languages Burmese Demonym Burmese Government Military junta  -  Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Than Shwe  -  Prime Minister Soe Win  -  Acting Prime Minister Thein Sein Establishment  -  Bagan 849–1287   -  Taungoo Dynasty 1486–1752   -  Konbaung Dynasty 1752–1885   -  Colonial rule...

• RAF Hmawbi
• RAF Meiktilla
• RAF Mingaladon
• RAF Pegu

Canada

• RAFU Goose Bay

Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Goose Bay, also referred to as 5 Wing Goose Bay or Goose Bay Airport, (IATA: YYR, ICAO: CYYR) is an air force base in eastern Canada, located in the town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador. ...

Ceylon

Now Sri Lanka All former RAF bases in Ceylon were transferred to the respective Government upon independence from British Empire. Many are now used by the Sri Lanka Air Force, see also List of Sri Lankan air force bases For a comprehensive list of the territories that formed the British Empire, see Evolution of the British Empire. ... Sri Lankan Air Force Ensign Royal Ceylon Air Force Ensign The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) is the aerial defence division and the youngest of the Sri Lankan Tri Forces. ... This is a list of current bases of the Sri Lanka Air Force. ...

• RAF China Bay - now SLAF China Bay
• RAF Colombo - now Colombo Racecourse Airstrip
• RAF Kankesanturai
• RAF Katunayake was RAF Negombo
• RAF Koggala - now SLAF Koggala
• RAF Negombo - now Bandaranaike International Airport
• RAF Ratmalana - now SLAF Ratmalana
• RAF Shigiriya - now SLAF Shigiriya
• RAF Sigiriya
• RAF Trincomalee
• RAF Vavuniya

China Bay Airport (IATA: TRR, ICAO: VCCT) is a Sri Lanka Air Force base located near the city of Trincomalee in Sri Lanka. ... Bandaranaike International Airport (IATA: CMB, ICAO: VCBI) is Sri Lankas only international airport. ... Ratmalana Airport (IATA: RML, ICAO: VCCC) was originally the international airport for Colombo. ...

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

• RAF Cocos Islands

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Cocos_(Keeling)_Islands. ...

Cyprus

• RAF Episkopi
• RAF Nicosia 1930s-1966 still owned by the Ministry of Defence but used by the UN

Egypt

• RAF Abu Sueir
• RAF Abu Sultan
• RAF Almaza
• RAF Amriya
• RAF Cairo West
• RAF Deversoir
• RAF El Ballah (also recorded as RAF Ballah)
• RAF El Hamra
• RAF Fayid
• RAF Gianaclis
• RAF Heliopolis
• RAF Helwan
• RAF Ismailia
• RAF Kabrit (Canal Zone) -1954
• RAF Kasfareet
• RAF Shallufa

RAF Kabrit was a Royal Air Force station in the Suez Canal Zone, Egypt. ...

Faroe Islands

• RAF Vaagar

France

During the Great War (1914-1918), and for a short period afterwards, there were at least 250 recognised airfields in France that the Royal Flying Corps, Royal Naval Air Service, and Royal Air Force used at various times.^[6] “The Great War ” redirects here. ... The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of World War I. // Formed by Royal Warrant on 13 May 1912, the RFC superseded the Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers. ... Personnel of No 1 Squadron RNAS in late 1914 The Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) was the air arm of the Royal Navy until near the end of World War I, when it merged with the British Armys Royal Flying Corps (RFC) to form the Royal Air Force. ... RAF redirects here. ...

• RAF Istres

Germany

Following the demise of the Cold War, and the subsequent re-unification of Germany, most former RAF bases were transferred back to the German Government, and many were also officially handed over to the Bundeswehr. For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation). ... This article is about the 1990 German reunification. ... The Bundeswehr (German for Federal Defence Force;  ) is the name of the unified armed forces of Germany. ...

See also: Royal Air Force Germany

• RAF Ahlhorn
• RAF Blankensee
• RAF Bruggen - now a British Army Garrison, called "Elmpt Station, Javelin Barracks"
• RAF Buckeburg
• RAF Butzweilerhof
• RAF Celle
• RAF Fassberg
• RAF Fuhlsbüttel
• RAF Gatow
• RAF Geilenkirchen
• RAF Goch
• RAF Gütersloh - now a British Army Garrison, called "Princess Royal Barracks, Gütersloh", (AAC Gütersloh)
• RAF Hambuhren
• RAF Hehn
• RAF Hustedt
• RAF Husum - a remote radar station on the coast near Husum, Schleswig-Holstein
• RAF Jever
• RAF Laarbruch
• RAF Lubeck
• RAF Luneberg
• RAF Oldenburg
• RAF Plantlünne
• RAF Rheindahlen - now occupied by the British Army, as HQ United Kingdom Support Command (Germany) (HQ UKSC(G))
• RAF Schleswigland
• RAF Sundern
• RAF Sylt
• RAF Uetersen
• RAF Wahn
• RAF Hospital Wegberg - now occupied by the British Army, as HQ British Forces Germany Health Service (BFGHS)
• RAF Wildenrath
• RAF Winterberg
• RAF Wunstorf

Royal Air Force Germany was a command of the Royal Air Force, consisting of those units based in Germany initially as part of the occupation following World War II and later as part of the RAFs commitment to the defense of Europe during the Cold War. ... RAF Bruggen, Germany was until June 15, 2001 a major station of the Royal Air Force. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... For people named Garrison, see Garrison (disambiguation) Garrison House, built by William Damm in 1675 at Dover, New Hampshire Garrison (from the French garnison, itself from the verb garnir, to equip) is the collective term for the body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it, but... RAF Butzweilerhof was a Royal Air Force station in Germany situated in the northern suburbs of Cologne (Koln). ... Gatow Airport is an airport in the city of Berlin, Germany. ... RAF Geilenkirchen was a Royal Air Force station in German, built by the British who used the facility mainly as a base for RAF fighter squadrons from May 1953 until January 1968. ... RAF Gütersloh was an air base in RAF Germany, the nearest RAF air base to the East/West German border. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... For people named Garrison, see Garrison (disambiguation) Garrison House, built by William Damm in 1675 at Dover, New Hampshire Garrison (from the French garnison, itself from the verb garnir, to equip) is the collective term for the body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it, but... Husum is the name of at least two towns, one in Germany and one in Sweden. ... Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the 16 Bundesländer in Germany. ... RAF Laarbruch (motto: Ein Feste Burg - A Fortress Sure), located on the Germany/Netherlands border, was home to various first-line squadrons, including II (AC) Squadron flying F-4 Phantom II in the 1970s, followed by Jaguars in the 1980s, .These were replaced by the Tornado with 4 sqns (2... RAF Rheindahlen was a non-flying Royal Air Force base, part of the Rheindahlen Military Complex in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Opened 1953 Closed 1996 Located near Monchengladbach, Nordrhein-Westphalia, Germany. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... RAF Wildenrath was an RAF Airbase which opened on the 15th of January 1952. ...

Gold Coast (Africa)

The Gold Coast became the independent country of Ghana in 1957 Flag of Gold Coast Map from 1896 of the British Gold Coast Colony. ...

• RAF Takoradi

Greece

Hong Kong

• RAF Little Sai Wan
• RAF Kai Tak
• RAF Sek Kong
• RAF Shatin

RAF Kai Tak was a Royal Air Force station in Hong Kong. ... The Shek Kong Airfield (22. ...

Iceland

• RAF Kaldadarnes

British Indian Empire

RAF stations of the British Indian Empire were transferred to the respective Indian and Pakistani Governments upon partition and independence from the British Empire. Many are now used by the Indian Air Force, and Pakistan Air Force Anthem God Save The King-Emperor The British Indian Empire, 1909 Capital Calcutta (1858 - 1912) New Delhi (1912 - 1947) Language(s) Hindustani, English and many others Government Monarchy Emperor of India  - 1858-1901 Victoria¹  - 1901-1910 Edward VII  - 1910-1936 George V  - 1936 Edward VIII  - 1936-1947 George VI Viceroy... This article is under construction. ... For a comprehensive list of the territories that formed the British Empire, see Evolution of the British Empire. ... The Indian Air Force is the air-arm of the Armed Forces of India and has the prime responsibility of conducting aerial warfare and securing the Indian airspace. ... Pakistan Air Force (Urdu: پاک فضائیہ, Pak Fazaya) (PAF) is the Aviation branch of the Pakistan armed forces and is responsible for defending Pakistani air-space from intrusions. ...

Situated in modern Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan)

• RAF Chittagong
• RAF Comilla
• RAF Cox's BAzar

situated in modern India

See also: List of Indian Air Force Bases

• RAF Agra - now Agra Air Force Station, Uttar Pradesh
• RAF Alipore
• RAF Allahabad - now Bamrauli Air Force Station, Uttar Pradesh
• RAF Amarda Road
• RAF Ambala - now Ambala Air Force Station, Haryana
• RAF Agartala - now Agartala Air Force Station, Tripura
• RAF Arkonam
• RAF Asansol
• RAF Bangalore (aka RAF Yelahanka) - now Yelahanka Air Force Station, Bangalore, Karnataka
• RAF Barrackpore - now Barrackpore Air Force Station, West Bengal
• RAF Bhopal
• RAF Car Nicobar - now Car Nicobar Air Force Station, Nicobar Islands, Indian Union Territory
• RAF Chakeri - now Chakeri Air Force Station, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
• RAF Cholovaram
• RAF Delhi
• RAF Dhubalia
• RAF Digri
• RAF Dum Dum - now Dum Dum Air Force Station, Calcutta, West Bengal
• RAF Hakimpet - now Hakimpet Air Force Station, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
• RAF Imphal
• RAF Jessore
• RAF Jodhpur - now Jodhpur Air Force Station, Rajasthan
• RAF Kalyan
• RAF Kanchrapara
• RAF Kohat
• RAF Kolar
• RAF Lahore
• RAF Maharajpur - now Maharajpur Air Force Station, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
• RAF Palam
• RAF Poona - now Pune-Lohegaon Air Force Station, Maharashtra
• RAF Ranchi
• RAF Secunderbad
• RAF Srinagar - now Srinagar Air Force Station, Jammu & Kashmir
• RAF Tambaram - now Tambaram Air Force Station, Tamil Nadu
• RAF Vizagapatam

The Indian Air Force currently operates seven Air Commands. ... , Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , IPA:  , translation: Northern Province), [often referred to as U.P.], located in central-south Asia and northern India, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ... For the town in Hoshiarpur district, see Hariana. ... Tripura   (Bengali: ত্রিপুরা, Hindi: त्रिपुरा) is a state in North East India. ... The main role of this airbase is to train pilots to fly fill-fledged transport planes. ... , For other uses, see Bangalore (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Indian region. ... , West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchimbôŋgo) is a state in eastern India. ... Map of Nicobar Islands The Nicobar Islands are an island chain in the eastern Indian Ocean, and are part of the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. ... A Union Territory is an administrative division of India. ... , Kanpur   (Hindi: कानपुर, Urdu: کان پور, spelled as Cawnpore before 1948) is one of the most populous cities in the north India and the most populous within the state of Uttar Pradesh. ... This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ... For other uses, see Hyderabad. ... Andhra redirects here. ... , Rājasthān (DevanāgarÄ«: राजस्थान, IPA: )   is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. ... , Gwalior   is a city in Madhya Pradesh in India. ... , Madhya Pradesh (abbreviated as MP)   (HindÄ«: मध्य प्रदेश, English: , IPA: ), often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. ... , Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , IPA  , translation: Great Nation) is Indias third largest state in area and second largest in population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Jammu and Kashmir is a historic state in Asia which is currently disputed between India, Pakistan, and to a lesser extent, China. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ...

situated in modern Pakistan

See also: Air Bases of Pakistan Air Force

• RAF Chaklala - now Islamabad International Airport and Pakistan Air Force Base Chaklala
• RAF Jiwani - now Jiwani Airport
• RAF Karachi - now Pakistan Air Force Base Faisal
• RAF Mauripur (used after partition by RAF) - now Pakistan Air Force Base Masroor
• RAF Peshawar - now Pakistan Air Force Base Peshawar
• RAF Quetta - now Pakistan Air Force Base Samungli
• RAF Risalpur - now Pakistan Air Force Base Risalpur
• RAF Sargodha (??? Sargodha#Origin of name) - now Pakistan Air Force Base Mushaf

Air Bases of Pakistan Air Force PAF Bhagtanwala sat PAF Chaklala Rawalpindi MOB No. ... Islamabad International Airport or Chaklala Airbase (Urdu: چکلالہ) (IATA: ISB, ICAO: OPRN) is the third largest civil airport located in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. ... The Jiwani is situated at 10 km away from city centre of Jiwani in Balochistan. ... Masroor Airbase (IATA: N/A, ICAO: OPMR) is located at Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Sargodha (Urdu: ) is the capital city of Sargodha District in Punjab province, Pakistan, it is located in northeast Pakistan, to the west-northwest of Lahore on the lower Jhelum Canal. ...

Iraq

• RAF Basrah
• RAF Dhibban (renamed RAF Habbaniya in 1938)
• RAF Hinaidi
• RAF Shaibah

RAF Habbaniya was a Royal Air Force station about 100 miles west of Baghdad in modern day Iraq, near the town and lake of Habbaniya. ... RAF Shaibah was an RAF station situated about 13 miles south west of the city of Basrah in Iraq. ...

Italy

• RAF Cagliari, (Sardinia)
• RAF Decimomannu, (Sardinia)
• RAF El Mas (Sardinia)

Sardinia (pronounced ; Italian: ; Sardinian: or ) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily). ...

Japan

• RAF Iwakuni

Jordan

• RAF Mafraq

Kenya

• RAF Eastleigh
• RAF Kisumu
• RAF Mombasa
• RAF Nairobi
• RAF Thika

Image File history File links Flag_of_Kenya. ... RAF Eastleigh was a Royal Air Force airbase in Kenya, near Nairobi. ...

Libya

• RAF Benina
• RAF Castel Benito
• RAF El Adem
• RAF Idris

Image File history File links Flag_of_Libya. ...

British Malaya (now Malaysia)

• RAF Butterworth - to 1957, thereafter RAAF Butterworth
• RAF Kota Bharu
• RAF Kuala Lumpur

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... British Malaya was a set of states that were colonized by the British from the 18th and the 19th until the 20th century. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Malaysia. ... RAF Kuala Lumpur was a RAF station in the Federation of Malaya and saw extensive use during the Malayan Emergency. ...

Maldives

• RAF Gan - now Gan International Airport
• RAF Hithadhoo (domestic site for RAF Gan)

Image File history File links Flag_of_Maldives. ... RAF Gan was a Royal Air Force station on Gan Island, a southerly island of the Maldive Islands, in the middle of the Indian Ocean. ... Gan International Airport (IATA: GAN, ICAO: VRMG) is located on the island of Gan in Addu atoll, Maldives. ...

Malta

• RAF Hal Far
• RAF Kalafrana
• RAF Luqa - 1979, now the site of Malta International Airport
• RAF Safi
• RAF Ta Kali (Ta' Qali)

Luqa was an RAF base on Malta during the Second World War. ... The old passenger terminal at Luqa Airport was converted into an air cargo terminal when the completely re-furbished Malta International Airport became fully operational in March 1992. ... Ta Qali is a wide open space in the middle of Malta where you can find the Maltese National Stadium, the Maltese National park and a National vegetable market which is locally known as the Pitkalija. ...

Netherlands

• RAF Eindhoven

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ...

Nigeria

Nigeria gained independence in 1960

• RAF Kano - now Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport
• RAF Ikeja
• RAF Maiduguri

Oman

• RAF Masirah
• RAF Salalah

Image File history File links Flag_of_Oman. ...

Pakistan

For airfields used before partition refer to British Indian Empire

• RAF Mauripur - now Pakistan Air Force Base Masroor

Masroor Airbase (IATA: N/A, ICAO: OPMR) is located at Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...

Palestine (Israel)

The former British Mandate of Palestine became Israel in 1948/49 Flag The approximate borders of the British Mandate circa 1922. ...

• RAF Aqir - now Tel Nof Israeli Air Force Base
• RAF Ein Shemer - now Ein Shemer Airfield
• RAF Gaza
• RAF Haifa - now Haifa Airport
• RAF Kolar
• RAF Lydda - now Ben Gurion International Airport
• RAF Petah Tiqva - now Kfar Sirkin Airfield
• RAF Qastina - now Hatzor Israeli Air Force Base
• RAF Ramat David - now Ramat David Israeli Air Force Base
• RAF Ramleh

Tel Nof Israeli Air Force Base (ICAO: LLEK) is one of three principle airbases of the Israeli Air Force and is located near Rekhovot, Israel. ... Ein Shemer Airfield or Eyn Shemer Airport is an Israeli army airport in northern Israel. ... Haifa International Airport (IATA Airport Code: HFA) is an Israeli airport located in Haifa. ... Ben Gurion International Airport or Ben Gurion Airport (‎, Namal HaTeÅ«fa Ben GÅ«ryōn, (IATA: TLV, ICAO: LLBG), also referred to by its Hebrew acronym Natbag (‎), is the largest and busiest international airport in Israel. ... Hatzor Israeli Air Force Base (ICAO: LLHS) is an Israeli Air Force military airbase, located in central Israel, near Kibutz Hatzor after which it is named. ... Ramat David Israeli Air Force Base (ICAO: LLRD) is one of three principal airbases of the Israeli Air Force and is located southeast of Haifa, close to Megiddo. ... Ramat David Israeli Air Force Base (ICAO: LLRD) is one of three principle airbases of the Israeli Air Force and is located southeast of Haifa, close to Megiddo. ...

Singapore

• RAF Amoy Quee
• RAF Changi - now Changi Air Base and Singapore Changi Airport.
• RAF Chia Keng: a GCHQ radio receiving station and a satellite station (closed down in 1971) affiliated to RAF Changi.
• RAF Kallang - Old Kallang Airport (closed down in 1955).
• RAF Seletar - now Seletar Airport.
• RAF Sembawang - now Sembawang Air Base, also known as HMS Simbang in the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm service.
• RAF Tengah - now Tengah Air Base.

Image File history File links Flag_of_Singapore. ... RAF Changi is a former Royal Air Force station in Singapore. ... Changi Airport redirects here. ... The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) (previously named the Government Code and Cipher School (GC&CS)) is the main British intelligence service providing signals intelligence (SIGINT). ... RAF Changi is a former Royal Air Force station in Singapore. ... The Kallang Airport (Chinese: 加冷机场), also known as the Kallang Aerodrome, opened on 1937 as Singapores first purpose-built civil airport, together with a anchorage for seaplanes. ... RAF Seletar was a Royal Air Force station in Singapore. ... Seletar Airport (IATA: XSP, ICAO: WSSL) (Chinese: 实里达机场) was Singapores first international airport. ... This is a list of air stations of the Royal Navy. ... This article is about the navy of the United Kingdom. ... The Fleet Air Arm is the branch of the Royal Navy responsible for the operation of the aircraft on board their ships. ... RAF Tengah was a former Royal Air Force station in Singapore. ...

Sudan

• RAF Khartoum
• RAF Summit

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Transjordan

The Transjordan was a British mandate territory until 1946 when it became the kingdom of Jordan Map of the territory of the British Mandate of Palestine The Emirate of Transjordan was an autonomous political division of the British Mandate of Palestine, created as an administrative entity in April 1921 before the Mandate came into effect. ...

• RAF Amman
• RAF Mafrag

United Arab Emirates

• RAF Bahrain
• RAF Sharjah

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External links

• RAF Stations official web page listing current RAF stations
• Current functions of RAF bases
• UK "Secret Bases"
• gallery of RAF images, from ServicePals.com
• norfolk-airfields index Accessed 17th January 2008

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