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[edit | edit source]
United Kingdom[edit | edit source]
Station | County | Notes | |
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RAF Barkston Heath | Lincolnshire | Home to Defence Elementary Flying Training School. | |
RAF Benson | Oxfordshire | 28 and 78 Squadrons (Merlin HC3) and 33 and 230 Squadrons (Puma). | |
RAF Boulmer | Northumberland | Air Surveillance and Control Systems Force Command and 202 Squadron (A flight)(Sea King). | |
Brampton Camp RAF Wyton | Cambridgeshire | Formerly part of the combined RAF Brampton Wyton Henlow which has now been disbanded. | |
RAF Brize Norton | Oxfordshire | Home to all fixed wing transport aircraft (C-17, C-130, VC-10 and Tristar). | |
RAF Buchan | Aberdeenshire | ||
RAF Church Fenton | North Yorkshire | To close | |
RAF Coningsby | Lincolnshire | 3, 11, 29(R) Squadrons (Eurofighter Typhoon) and 41 Squadron (Tornado GR4). | |
RAF Cosford | Shropshire | RAF Museum - Formerly DCAE Cosford. | |
RAF Cranwell | Lincolnshire | Home to RAF College Cranwell, HQ Air Cadets and Officers and Aircrew Selection Centre' | |
RAF Digby | Lincolnshire | Tri - service command establishment (and also US tri-service presence) (Originally named RAF Scopwick). | |
RAF Donna Nook | Lincolnshire | Bombing range. | |
RAF Fylingdales | North Yorkshire | Radar and BMEWS Base. | |
RAF Halton | Buckinghamshire | ||
RAF Henlow | Bedfordshire | ||
RAF High Wycombe | Buckinghamshire | HQ Air Command. | |
RAF Holbeach | Lincolnshire | Bombing range. | |
RAF Honington | Suffolk | Used predominantly by the RAF Regiment. | |
RAF Kirton in Lindsey | Lincolnshire | Accommodation unit for RAF Scampton personnel | |
RAF Leconfield | East Riding of Yorkshire | ||
RAF Leeming | North Yorkshire | 100 Squadron (Hawk T1). | |
RAF Leuchars | Fife | 1 and 6 Squadrons (Eurofighter Typhoon) - scheduled for closure in 2014. | |
RAF Linton-on-Ouse | North Yorkshire | ||
RAF Lossiemouth | Moray | 12, XV and 617 Squadrons (Tornado GR4.) | |
RAF Marham | Norfolk | 2, 9 and 31 Squadrons (Tornado GR4). | |
RAF Mona | Isle of Anglesey | ||
RAF Neatishead | Norfolk | Radar station. | |
RAF Northolt | London | Home of The Royal Squadron and the new home of No. 63 (Field) Squadron The Queen's Colour Squadron of The RAF Regiment. | |
RAF Oakhanger | Hampshire | ||
RAF Odiham | Hampshire | 7, 18 and 27 Squadrons (Chinook HC2) and Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing. | |
RAF Pembrey Sands | Carmarthenshire | Bombing range. | |
RAF Prestwick | Ayrshire | Scottish Air Traffic Control Centre (Military). Scheduled for closure in 2013. | |
RAF Scampton | Lincolnshire | Currently home to the Red Arrows and the RAF Mobile Meteorological Unit. | |
RAF Shawbury | Shropshire | Defence Helicopter Flying School. | |
RAF Spadeadam | Cumbria | RAF and NATO Electronic warfare range. | |
RAF St. Mawgan | Cornwall | ||
RAF Stanbridge | Bedfordshire | Now a satellite station of RAF Wyton. | |
RAF Staxton Wold | North Yorkshire | ||
RAF Syerston | Nottinghamshire | ||
RAF Tain | Ross & Cromarty | Bombing range. | |
RAF Topcliffe | North Yorkshire | ||
RAF Trimingham | Norfolk | Remote station of Neatishead. | |
RAF Valley | Isle of Anglesey | Incorporates Anglesey Airport202 Sqn HQ (Sea King). | |
RAF Waddington | Lincolnshire | Home to all E-3 Sentry, Sentinel R-1, MQ9-Reaper and RC-135 Air Seeker aircraft. | |
RAF Wainfleet | Lincolnshire | Bombing range. | |
RAF Weston-on-the-Green | Oxfordshire | ||
RAF Wittering | Cambridgeshire | ||
RAF Woodvale | Merseyside | ||
RAF Wyton | Cambridgeshire | Now part of the combined RAF Brampton Wyton Henlow. | |
Defence CBRN Centre, Winterbourne Gunner | Wiltshire | Managed by RAF Strike Command, formerly the Defence NBC Centre. | |
Northwood Headquarters | Hertfordshire | Tri-service and NATO Command Headquarters. |
RAF Stations occupied by the United States Air Force[edit | edit source]
Station | County | Notes |
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RAF Alconbury | Cambridgeshire | Occupied by the United States Air Force as an accommodation unit for personnel at RAF Molesworth. |
RAF Barford St John | Oxfordshire | Occupied by the United States Air Force. |
RAF Croughton | Northamptonshire | Occupied by the United States Air Force as a communications station. |
RAF Fairford | Gloucestershire | Occupied by the United States Air Force. |
RAF Feltwell | Norfolk | United States Air Force support use. |
RAF Lakenheath | Suffolk | Occupied by the United States Air Force. |
RAF Menwith Hill | North Yorkshire | joint US/UK intelligence and communication site. |
RAF Mildenhall | Suffolk | Occupied by the United States Air Force. |
RAF Molesworth | Cambridgeshire | Occupied by the United States Air Force. |
RAF Upwood | Cambridgeshire | Occupied by the United States Air Force. |
RAF Welford | Berkshire | Occupied by the United States Air Force. |
RAF Stations Overseas[edit | edit source]
Station | Country | Notes |
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RAF Ascension Island | ![]() |
Joint RAF/USAF/NASA airfield/ comms/ satellite tracking station |
RAF Akrotiri | Within the Sovereign Base Areas | |
RAF Troodos | ![]() |
In the Troodos Mountains, outside the Sovereign Base Areas |
RAF Mount Pleasant | ![]() |
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RAF Gibraltar | ![]() |
Occupies same site as Gibraltar Airport |
RAF Al Udeid | ![]() |
Co-located at Qatar Emiri Air Force base QAF Al Udeid |
RAF Mount Alice | ![]() |
Radar station |
RAF Mount Byron | ![]() |
Radar station |
See also[edit | edit source]
- List of former RAF stations
- 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
- Class A airfield
References[edit | edit source]
Citations[edit | edit source]
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- 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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