List of Royal Air Force stations
For former RAF stations, see List of former RAF stations.
This list of RAF Stations is a list of all current Royal Air Force stations, airfields, and administrative headquarters of the Royal Air Force.
Current MoD and RAF stations
United Kingdom
Station | Constituent country |
County | Notes |
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RAF Barkston Heath | England | Lincolnshire | Home to Elements of No 3 Flying Training School (3 FTS) . |
RAF Benson | England | Oxfordshire | 28 Squadron (Puma and Chinook), 33 and 230 Squadrons (Puma). |
RAF Boulmer | England | Northumberland | Air Surveillance and Control Systems Force Command. |
Brampton Camp RAF Wyton | England | Cambridgeshire | Formerly part of the combined RAF Brampton Wyton Henlow which has now been disbanded. |
RAF Brize Norton | England | Oxfordshire | Home to all fixed-wing transport aircraft (C-17, C-130, Voyager and the new A400M Atlas). |
RAF Coningsby | England | Lincolnshire | 3, 11, 29(R) Squadrons (Eurofighter Typhoon) and 41 (R) (Test and Evaluation Squadron) (Eurofighter Typhoon and Tornado GR4). |
RAF Cosford | England | Shropshire | Formerly DCAE Cosford and also home to Royal Air Force Museum Cosford. |
RAF Cranwell | England | Lincolnshire | Home to RAF College Cranwell, HQ Air Cadets and Officer and Aircrew Selection Centre. |
RAF Digby | England | Lincolnshire | Tri-service command establishment (and also US tri-service presence) (Originally named RAF Scopwick). |
RAF Donna Nook | England | Lincolnshire | Bombing range. |
RAF Fylingdales | England | North Yorkshire | Radar and BMEWS base. |
RAF Halton | England | Buckinghamshire | Centre for recruit training and airmen's development training. |
RAF Henlow | England | Bedfordshire | Log & Pers supporting base |
RAF High Wycombe | England | Buckinghamshire | HQ Air Command. |
RAF Holbeach | England | Lincolnshire | Bombing range. |
RAF Honington | England | Suffolk | Used predominantly by the RAF Regiment. |
RAF Keevil | England | Wiltshire | Training airfield controlled by RAF Brize Norton. |
RAF Kinloss | Scotland | Moray | Diversion Airfield |
RAF Kirton in Lindsey | England | Lincolnshire | Accommodation unit for RAF Scampton personnel |
RAF Leeming | England | North Yorkshire | 100 Squadron (Hawk T1) 90 Signals Unit. |
RAF Leuchars | Scotland | Fife | Diversion Airfield & Radar Platform |
RAF Linton-on-Ouse | England | North Yorkshire | No 1 Flying Training School (1 FTS) |
RAF Little Rissington | England | Gloucestershire | 637 Volunteer Gliding School & RIAT Cadet Det Storage Hub |
RAF Lossiemouth | Scotland | Moray | XV Squadron (Tornado GR4.) 1, 2 and 6 Squadrons (Eurofighter Typhoon) |
RAF Marham | England | Norfolk | 9, 12 and 31 Squadrons (Tornado GR4). |
RAF Mona | Wales | Isle of Anglesey | Relief landing ground. |
RAF Northolt | England | London | Home of The Royal Squadron and the home of No. 63 (Field) Squadron The Queen's Colour Squadron of The RAF Regiment. |
RAF Odiham | England | Hampshire | 7, 18 and 27 Squadrons (Chinook HC2/2a/3/4/6) and Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing. |
RAF Pembrey Sands Air Weapons Range | Wales | Carmarthenshire | Bombing range. |
RAF Scampton | England | Lincolnshire | Currently home to the Red Arrows, Number 1 Air Control Centre and the 'RAF Mobile Meteorological Unit'. |
RAF Shawbury | England | Shropshire | Defence Helicopter Flying School. |
RAF Spadeadam | England | Cumbria | RAF and NATO electronic warfare range. |
RAF St Mawgan | England | Cornwall | Home to the Defence Survival Training Organisation. |
RAF Syerston | England | Nottinghamshire | 3 FTS HQ Volunteer Gliding Squadrons (Air Cadets). |
RAF Tain | Scotland | Ross & Cromarty | Bombing range. |
RAF Topcliffe | England | North Yorkshire | Relief landing ground. |
RAF Trimingham | England | Norfolk | Remote station of Neatishead. |
RAF Valley | Wales | Isle of Anglesey | Incorporates Anglesey Airport. Fast jet training on Hawks (4 FTS) |
RAF Waddington | England | Lincolnshire | Home to all E-3 Sentry, Sentinel R-1, MQ9-Reaper and RC-135 Air Seeker aircraft. |
RAF Weston-on-the-Green | England | Oxfordshire | Used as a dropzone for parachute training. |
RAF Wittering | England | Cambridgeshire | Various ground units. (Formerly Harriers.) |
RAF Woodvale | England | Merseyside | Training station. |
RAF Wyton | England | Cambridgeshire | HQ Joint Force Intelligence Grp. |
RRH Benbecula | Scotland | Outer Hebrides | Formerly RAF Benbecula |
RRH Buchan | Scotland | Aberdeenshire | Formerly RAF Buchan |
RRH Neatishead | England | Norfolk | Formerly RAF Neatishead |
RRH Staxton Wold | England | North Yorkshire | Formerly RAF Staxton Wold |
Defence CBRN Centre, Winterbourne Gunner | England | Wiltshire | Managed by RAF Strike Command, formerly the Defence NBC Centre. |
RAF stations operated by the United States Air Force
Station | County | Notes |
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RAF Alconbury | Cambridgeshire | Accommodation unit for personnel at RAF Molesworth operated by the United States Air Force and Royal Air Force. Withdrawal announced in 2015. |
RAF Barford St John | Oxfordshire | Communications station operated by the United States Air Force and Royal Air Force. |
RAF Croughton | Northamptonshire | Communications station operated by the United States Air Force and Royal Air Force. |
RAF Fairford | Gloucestershire | Standby airfield operated by the United States Air Force and Royal Air Force. |
RAF Feltwell | Norfolk | Accommodation and support unit for personnel at RAF Lakenheath operated by the United States Air Force. |
RAF Lakenheath | Suffolk | Airfield operated by the United States Air Force and Royal Air Force. |
RAF Menwith Hill | North Yorkshire | Joint UK–US intelligence and communications site. |
RAF Mildenhall | Suffolk | Airfield operated by the United States Air Force and Royal Air Force. Withdrawal announced in 2015. |
RAF Molesworth | Cambridgeshire | Intelligence analysis centre operated by the United States Air Force and Royal Air Force. Withdrawal announced in 2015. |
RAF Welford | Berkshire | Ammunition compound operated by the United States Air Force and Royal Air Force. |
RAF stations overseas
Station | Country | Notes |
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RAF Ascension Island | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | Airfield and joint RAF–USAF–NASA communications and satellite tracking station. |
RAF Tongeren | Belgium | NATO international support unit. |
RAF Akrotiri | Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Airfield. |
RAF Al Udeid | Qatar | Airfield, hosts RAF No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group headquarters in the Middle East. |
Al Minhad Air Base | United Arab Emirates | In 2013 the Royal Air Force established an air transport and refuelling hub in the United Arab Emirates.[1][2][3] |
RAF Troodos | Cyprus | Signals station in the Troodos Mountains, outside the Sovereign Base Areas. |
RAF Mount Alice | Falkland Islands | Radar station. |
RAF Mount Byron | Falkland Islands | Radar station. |
RAF Mount Pleasant | Falkland Islands | Airfield. |
RAF Gibraltar | Gibraltar | Airfield, which is shared with Gibraltar Airport. |
See also
- List of former RAF stations
- List of Royal Air Force schools
- Royal Air Force station
- List of V Bomber dispersal bases
- Battle of Britain Airfields
- List of UK Thor missile bases
- List of air stations of the Royal Navy
- List of airfields of the Army Air Corps
- List of airports in the United Kingdom
- List of British Army installations
- Class A airfield
- Air Ministry Experimental Station
- Chain Home
References
Citations
- ↑ "A Return to East of Suez? UK Military Deployment to the Gulf". Royal United Services Institute. April 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ↑ "East of Suez, West from Helmand: British Expeditionary Force and the next SDSR" (PDF). Oxford Research Group. December 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ↑ Gardner, Frank 'East of Suez': Are UK forces returning? BBC News 29 April 2013
Bibliography
- Halley, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1980. ISBN 0-85130-083-9.
- Halley, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth, 1981-1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
- Jefford, C.G, MBE,BA ,RAF (Retd). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988. ISBN 1-84037-141-2.
- Rawlings, John. Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd., 1969 (second edition 1976). ISBN 0-354-01028-X.
External links
- RAF Stations official web page listing current Royal Air Force stations
- Current functions of RAF bases
- UK "Secret Bases"
- gallery of RAF images ServicePals.com
- Subterranea Britannica - Cold War
- Pastscape Search English Heritage records
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