RAF Silverstone

Royal Air Force Station Silverstone or more simply RAF Silverstone is a former Royal Air Force (RAF) station, the site is now used as Silverstone Circuit. It is located 11.1 mi west of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire and 13.9 mi east of Banbury, Oxfordshire, England was opened in 1943 during the Second World War.

History
The station was the base for No. 17 Operational Training Unit RAF operating the Vickers Wellington bomber.

Current use
Today the airfield is a major racing circuit known as Silverstone Circuit. Since 1987 the track has hosted the British Grand Prix every year. The airfield's three runways, in a standard World War II era triangle, lie within the outline of the classic racetrack; after recent development of a new section of track, the main runway is transected by the circuit. Sections of two runways are used for the smaller south circuit.

The circuit is home to the Silverstone Heliport.