UK Airfields

Eaglescott to Lyveden

 

 

Cat Code Name Alt Name La D M S Lo D M S Opened Use on 1st Dec 1944 Current Use Contributor Remarks
                               
A EGHU Eaglescott -- N 50 55 43 W 003 59 20 -- -- Airfield Active
C X2EB Earl's Barton Barton N 52 16 W 000 43 -- -- n/k RAF
A EGSR Earls Colne -- N 51 54 51 E 000 40 57 1943 RAF. 38 Grp. Bomber Ops Airfield Current landing strip on north side of original airfield. WW2 runways visible but now partly golf course and industry.
B X0EF Earl's Farm Down -- N 51 10 21 W 001 44 30 -- WW1 use only. Agriculture --
C X0EA Earnley -- N 50 46 W 000 51 -- WW1 use only. n/k --
C X0ER Earsham -- N 52 27 E 001 25 -- WW1 use only. n/k LG for Marham.
C X0ES Easington -- N 55 36 W 001 48 -- WW1 use only. Agriculture NLG 36 Sqn
A X6EF East Fortune -- N 56 00 01 W 002 43 01 1916 RAF. 17 Grp. Coastal OTU Museum Opened 1915 as Airship Station (Class G). 1940 became RLG for Drem. Runways still in use. Scottish Museum of Flight located here. East airfield active with microlights. West airfield is irregularly used (Museum displays) but the Curator is trying to get it reopened.
A X6EH East Haven -- N 56 31 42 W 002 39 23 1943 RN. HMS Peewit. DLTS Agriculture HMS Peewit was an RLG for Condor. A few hangars and buildings still exist but are all used by farmers. I don`t think much of the runway would be visible now as it was mostly dug up the last time I was there (10yrs+)
A X9EH East Heslerton -- N 54 11 43 W 000 34 12 -- -- PS --
A X4EK East Kirkby -- N 53 08 11 E 000 00 18 1943 RAF. 5 Grp. Bomber Ops Gliding Half of one runway and western taxiways remain. Hangars and the control tower still present and are part of the Lincs Heritage Museum.
C X0ZC East Manton -- N 51 33 W 001 21 -- -- -- 26 Sqn
A X5EM East Moor -- N 54 03 57 W 001 05 07 1942 RCAF. 6 Grp. Bomber Ops Agriculture Some buildings and isolated sections of the airfield extant.
A X0ET East Retford Babworth, Green Mile N 53 19 17 W 000 59 53 1917 WW1 use only. Prison Some civil use in the 1930's. Army base in WW2. Now HMP Ranby, converted from Army barracks in the 1970's.
A X3EW East Winch -- N 52 43 26 E 000 31 28 -- -- Airfield Active
A X3ER East Wretham -- N 52 28 14 E 000 48 18 1940 8th AF. 359th Fighter Group Agriculture Although a grass airfield and now farmland there are many structures remaining.
A X7EB Eastbach Spence N 51 50 19 W 002 35 29 -- -- PS --
A X9EC Eastchurch -- N 51 24 11 E 000 50 49 -- -- PS --
A X2EH Eastchurch -- N 51 23 32 E 000 51 30 1909 RAF. 54 Grp. FTU Aircrew Reselection Prison Royal Aero Club airfield opened in 1909. The fourth Short built Wright biplane was based here. Airfield essentially extinct.
A X6ET Easterton -- N 57 35 11 W 003 18 41 1991 -- Gliding --
A X3EM Easton Maudit -- N 52 12 49 W 000 42 06 -- -- PS --
C X0ED Ecclesfield -- N 53 26 W 001 27 -- -- n/k Extinct.
A EGED Eday London N 59 11 31 W 002 46 14 -- -- Airfield Active
A X9ED Eddsfield -- N 54 06 40 W 000 27 44 -- -- PS --
A X3EH Edge Hill Shenington N 52 05 07 W 001 28 28 1941 RAF. 92 Grp. Bomber OTU Gliding During the 1960's/70's one runway used by Lockheed Automotive as a test track. Second runway mostly intact but in poorer condition. Some decaying buildings survive.
A EGPH Edinburgh Turnhouse N 55 57 00 W 003 22 21 1916 RAF. 13 Grp. Fighter Ops Airport Active
A X6EZ Edzell Bridgend N 56 48 43 W 002 36 18 1918 RAF. 41 Grp. Storage Unit RRS Closed 1946. To US Navy but the airfield has now been vacated. A lot of upgrading and building took place during the USN's occupation, including a building on the main runway.
A X0EZ Edzell -- N 56 48 27 W 002 39 41 1932 -- Agriculture Pre WW2 private strip (AA list in 1932).
A X2EG Eggesford -- N 50 52 01 W 003 51 47 -- -- PS --
A X6EG Elgin Bogs of Mayne N 57 37 37 W 003 20 28 1940 RAF. 91 Grp. Bomber OTU Agriculture Rod and bar runways only. Closed 1947.
B X0EI Elgin Muir of Linksfield N 57 39 36 W 003 17 57 1920 -- Agriculture Open about 1920
A EGST Elmsett -- N 52 04 32 E 000 58 41 -- -- Airfield Active
B X0EL Elmswell -- N 52 14 30 E 000 54 20 -- WW1 use only. -- 75 Sqn. Possibly Great Ashfield?
A X4EW Elsham Wolds -- N 53 36 28 W 000 25 39 1918? RAF. 1 Grp. Bomber Ops Motorway A15 cuts through this site. Runways mostly dug up but J type hangar and other buildings still evident. (12/2003)
A EGTR Elstree Aldenham N 51 39 21 W 000 19 33 -- -- Airfield Active
A X4EV Elvington -- N 53 55 24 W 000 59 29 1942 RAF. 4 Grp. Bomber Ops Airfield Code was EGYK. In good condition, including 1950s USAF modernisation. Section used for museum. Recently active again. (08/2002)
A X0EY Ely -- N 52 24 33 E 000 14 59 1932 -- Agriculture Pre WW2 private strip (AA list in 1932).
C X0EM Emsworth Southborne N 50 51 W 000 55 -- WW1 use only. n/k For use by USAAC but never fully operational.
A EGAB Enniskillen St Angelo N 54 23 56 W 007 39 06 1941 RAF. No.18 SLG. 17 Grp. Coastal Ops Airfield aka Ballcassidy and Rossihilly. Active
A EGTN Enstone -- N 51 55 46 W 001 25 55 1942 RAF. 91 Grp. Bomber OTU Airfield One runway in use, others extant but disused. Most taxiways still extant too. Again see http://www.netmontage.co.uk/airspeed/airfields/
A ++++ Erith -- N 51 28 58 E 000 10 14 -- -- Industry Vickers factory only - aircraft were flown from Joyce Green.
A X6EL Errol -- N 56 24 18 W 003 10 55 1942 RAF. 21 Grp. AFU Airfield Active but most original airfield buildings are derelict.
A X5ES Eshott Felton N 55 16 54 W 001 42 39 1942 RAF. 12 Grp. Fighter OTU Airfield Mostly intact. Some runways and buildings still in use.
A X3ET Ettington -- N 52 08 58 W 001 37 02 -- -- PS --
A X6EV Evanton Novar N 57 39 58 W 004 18 28 1937 RN. HMS Fieldfare. AMY Industry Closed 1947. Reasonably intact although an oil pileline (?) cuts through the field. Some buildings now used for industrial purposes.
C X1EV Everleigh -- N 51 18 W 001 44 -- RAF. No.31 SLG n/k Few remains left.
A EGTE Exeter Honiton Clyst N 50 44 03 W 003 24 50 1937 RAF. 10 Grp. Fighter Ops Airport Active
B X0EX Exeter Marsh Barton N 50 42 33 W 003 31 42 -- -- Industry Closed 1920.
B X0EP Exeter Pinhoe N 50 44 30 W 003 28 30 -- -- Housing Closed 1920.
A X3EE Eye Brome N 52 19 59 E 001 07 35 1944 8th AF. 490th Bomb Group. Agriculture Mostly intact in 1977. Industrial buildings on two runways.
A X2EF Eyres Field Gallows Hill N 50 42 33 W 002 13 10 -- -- Gliding --
A X5FD Fadmoor -- N 54 18 31 W 000 58 28 -- -- Airfield --
A ++++ Failsworth -- N 53 30 17 W 002 10 13 1914 -- Industry Avro. Factory site only.
A EGEF Fair Isle -- N 59 32 09 W 001 37 41 -- -- Airfield Active
A EGVA Fairford -- N 51 41 01 W 001 47 24 1944 RAF. 23 Grp. Heavy Glider Conv Unit Airfield Active
A X2FP Fairlop Hainault Farm N 51 35 37 E 000 06 02 1916 RAF. 24 Balloon Centre. Recreation Now Fairlop Waters Country Park with lake and golf course obliterating most of the site. Some peritrack still remains, as does a T2 hangar converted into a children's activity place (very strange to see!).
A EGTF Fairoaks Chobham/Woking N 51 20 53 W 000 33 31 1937 RAF. 50 Grp. 18 EFTS Airfield Active
A X4FW Faldingworth -- N 53 21 16 W 000 26 47 1943 RAF. 1 Grp. Bomber Ops Disused Munition depot for Oerlikon. Small section of one runway remains plus eastern peri track.
B X6FA Falgunzeon -- N 54 56 38 W 003 44 24 -- -- Gliding --
C X2FL Falmouth -- N 50 10 W 005 04 1914 RAF. Seaplane Harbour n/k No traces remain.
A X2FM Fambridge -- N 51 37 51 E 000 40 48 1908 -- Housing Pemberton Billing. Handley Page. Closed by 1914.
A X9FA Fanner's Farm -- N 51 46 58 E 000 25 51 -- -- PS --
A EGLF Farnborough -- N 51 16 33 W 000 46 35 1904 RAF. 24 Grp. Photo School Airport Active
C ++++ Farnham -- N 51 13 07 W 000 47 14 -- -- -- Abbot Baynes - factory only.
C X0FM Farningham -- N 51 24 E 000 14 1915 WW1 use only. n/k Closed 1918. No remains.
C X0FA Farsley -- N 53 49 W 001 41 1916 -- n/k Extinct
A EGMF Farthing Corner Stoneacre Farm N 51 19 56 E 000 35 59 -- -- PS --
A X6FE Fearn -- N 57 45 28 W 003 56 54 1941 RN. HMS Owl. TBR Training Airfield Closed 1947. One small section of runway is active but the airfield is mostly derelict.
A X5FX Felixkirk -- N 54 15 07 W 001 17 41 -- -- PS --
C X3FX Felixstowe -- N 51 56 41 E 001 19 06 1916 RAF. Flying Boat Station Harbour Operational in the 1950's?
A X3FT Felthorpe -- N 52 42 22 E 001 11 41 -- -- PS --
A X3FW Feltwell -- N 52 28 42 E 000 31 15 1918? RAF. 3 Grp. Lancaster School Agriculture Active in WW1 but major expansion in 1936. Thor missile site until 1963. Other than the hangar areas there is little left.
A EGCL Fenland Holbeach St John N 52 44 22 W 000 01 48 -- -- Airfield Operational grass strip, clubhouse, tower and couple of hangars.
A X3FF Fersfield Winfarthing N 52 25 30 E 001 03 26 1944 8th AF. Special Projects. Agriculture Reverted to crops. Runway layout still visible as crop edges.
A X6FS Feshiebridge Aviemore N 57 06 10 W 003 53 27 -- -- Gliding --
A X6FT Fetlar -- N 60 36 13 W 000 52 21 -- -- Airfield Active
A X6FN Fetterangus -- N 57 33 38 W 002 01 49 1991 -- PS GA airfield, mainly ULA/microlights.
A EGPJ Fife Glenrothes N 56 11 00 W 003 13 13 -- -- Airfield Active
A EGTG Filton Bristol/Patchway N 51 31 10 W 002 35 27 1910 RAF. 44 Grp. Transport OTU Airfield No 5 AAP in WW1. 2 EFTS. Active
A X6FG Findo Gask -- N 56 22 29 W 003 36 33 1941 On loan to War Dept Agriculture Originally No.25 SLG. 1944 to WD as Polish army training base. Closed 1948. Smaal section of perimeter track remains.
A X2FN Finmere -- N 51 59 07 W 001 03 23 1941 RAF. 12 Grp. Fighter OTU Airfield Active for GA but buildings derelict and much of the original airfield has gone.
A X4FY Finningley Village Ninescores Farm N 53 30 42 W 000 56 22 -- -- PS --
A X4FB Firbeck -- N 53 23 26 W 001 09 50 1940 RAF. 21 Grp. EFTS Agriculture Extinct.
A X9FF Firs Farm -- N 51 28 19 W 001 21 49 -- -- PS --
A X5FB Fishburn -- N 54 41 12 W 001 27 31 -- -- Airfield Active
B X0FG Fishguard -- N 52 00 W 004 59 -- WW1 use only. Harbour Seaplane Station. 245 Sqn
A X4FK Fiskerton -- N 53 14 34 W 000 25 55 1943 RAF. 1 Grp. Bomber Ops Agriculture Last used by ROC in 1980. Little airfield evidence remains.
A X9FL Fleetlands -- N 50 50 06 W 001 10 07 -- -- Heliport Now DARA.
A X6FL Flotta -- N 58 49 34 W 003 08 37 -- -- -- Was used by the oil industry. Still intact.
A X3FM Folkingham -- N 52 51 29 W 000 26 38 1944 9th AF. 313th Troop Carrier Grp Agriculture Thor missile site until 1963. Now farmland on north side. Southern half mostly intact.
B X2FK Folkstone Lyminge N 51 09 10 E 001 05 30 -- -- PS --
A X2FD Ford Yapton N 50 48 58 W 000 35 33 1918 RAF. 11 Grp. Night Fighter Fwd A/F. RN HMS Peregrine Prison Runway still exists (Site of regular Sunday market), hangars in use for industry. Bulk of domestic site in use as Open Prison. (06/2002)
A X6FD Fordoun -- N 56 53 06 W 002 24 33 1942 On loan to War Dept -- Closed 1944. Mainly industrial and rarely used.
B X3FO Forest Farm -- N 52 40 12 W 003 00 58 -- -- PS No discernable strip.
B X0FO Forfar Heatherstacks Farm N 56 39 36 W 002 53 53 1920 -- Agriculture Opened about 1920
A X6FO Forres Mundole N 57 35 58 W 003 38 33 1940 On loan to War Dept Agriculture Extension of SW peri track used by United Biscuits until the 1980's. Now disused.
B X6FU Foula -- N 60 07 18 W 002 03 09 -- -- PS --
A X3FO Foulsham -- N 52 47 58 E 001 00 32 1942 RAF. 100 Grp. Bomber Ops Agriculture Runway pattern still visible despite having been dug up. Several hangars still in evidence.
B X9FM Four Lanes Farm -- N 50 11 51 W 005 14 03 -- -- PS --
A EGMA Fowlmere -- N 52 04 38 E 000 03 40 1918? 8th AF. 339th Fighter Grp Airfield Operational. Only a T2 hangar and nearby taxiway remains from the original airfield. The present 07/25 grass runway is south of the WW2 location.
A X3FR Framlingham Parham N 52 11 47 E 001 24 28 1943 8th AF. 390th Bomb Group Agriculture The site has a museum in the restored control tower . Two hangars still present, active light aircraft use part of old taxiway as runway - but much of the original airfield is now farmland.(10/2000).
A X2FF Franklyns Field -- N 51 15 21 W 002 34 31 -- -- PS --
A X6FR Fraserburgh Inverallochy N 57 40 10 W 001 56 05 1941 RAF. 18 Grp. Coastal Ops Agriculture Housing on northern part of airfield. Industrial buildings on remaining sections of southern runways.
C X0FT Freethorpe -- N 52 36 E 001 34 -- WW1 use only. n/k LG for Marham.
C X0FR Freiston -- N 52 57 E 000 04 1917 WW1 use only. n/k 4 Fighting School. Closed 1920.
A X0FF Freshfield -- N 53 33 56 W 003 05 59 1911 WW1 use only. Beach --
C X0FS Frinstead -- N 51 17 E 000 43 -- WW1 use only. n/k --
A X2FR Friston East Dean/Gayles N 50 45 45 E 000 10 27 1940 RAF. 11 Grp. Fighter Ops Agriculture No significant evidence remains.
A X0FE Frome -- N 51 14 56 W 002 17 19 -- -- Agriculture Pre WW2 private strip (AA list in 1932). Now bisected by A361
B X1FH Frost Hill Farm -- N 51 16 39 W 001 16 06 -- RAF. RLG Agriculture Extinct
A X4FU Fulbeck Stubton Park N 53 02 54 W 000 39 39 1940 RAF. 5 Grp. Bomber Ops Disused Closed 1970. Still MoD property? Runways gone but peritrack and some buildings remain.
A EGNU Full Sutton -- N 53 58 50 W 000 51 52 1944 RAF. 4 Grp. Bomber Ops Airfield Thor missile site until 1963. Active but only one original runway used. Two T type hangars absorbed into industrial estate. Prison covers north half of the airfield.(06/2002)
A X2FU Funtingdon -- N 50 52 15 W 000 52 48 1943 RAF. 11 Grp. Fighter ALG Agriculture Believed extinct.
C X0FY Fyfield Morton? N 51 44 E 000 14 1914 WW1 use only. Agriculture Closed 1918 and no evidence remains.
B X6GA Gailes -- N 55 35 W 004 39 -- -- Gliding Disused?
B X6GV Ganavan Sands -- N 56 26 20 W 005 28 20 -- -- -- Moorings
A X4GH Garforth -- N 53 47 36 W 001 21 23 -- -- PS --
A X2GF Garston Farm -- N 51 27 38 W 002 18 06 -- -- PS --
A X4GT Garton Field -- N 53 47 48 W 000 05 29 -- -- PS --
A X3GY Gaydon -- N 52 10 48 W 001 29 52 1942 RAF. 91 Grp. Bomber OTU Test track One runway and section of another marked up with motorway type markings, as is some peritrack. Buildings also remain. The airfield was one of the first V bomber training bases. It is now a vehicle test track and design centre. There is also a car museum section. The track is now owned by the Ford motor company since the BMW sell off of Rover.
A X2GE Gerpins Farm -- N 51 31 53 E 000 13 52 -- -- PS --
C X0GF Gifford -- N 55 55 W 002 43 -- WW1 use only. n/k 77 Sqn.
A X6GI Gigha -- N 55 39 18 W 005 45 18 -- -- Airfield Active
C X0GL Gilling -- N 54 11 W 001 03 -- WW1 use only. n/k NLG. 33 Sqn. Untraceable.
A X4GL Gillrudding Grange Escrick N 53 53 37 W 001 04 10 -- -- PS --
C X0GM Gilmerton Edinburgh N 55 54 W 003 08 -- WW1 use only. n/k 77 Sqn. Closed 1919.
A EGPF Glasgow Abbotsinch N 55 52 19 W 004 25 59 1932 RN. HMS Sanderling. RAS + AMY Airport Active
A X6GR Glasgow Renfrew N 55 51 51 W 004 23 02 1915 MAP use only Housing No.6 AAP. Civil airfield from 1915. Military 1939/45 then reverted to civil use. Closed May 1965. M8 now runs along the main runway. A small section of the main apron is still visible. (10/2007)
A X0RK Glasgow Robertson Park N 55 52 35 W 004 23 38 1915 WW1 use only. Parkland Flying off ground for Beardmore
A EGEG Glasgow City Heliport -- N 55 51 42 W 004 17 49 -- -- Heliport --
A X0GE Gleneagles Auchterarder N 56 17 23 W 003 43 58 -- -- Housing Pre WW2 private strip (AA list in 1932).
B X6MU Glenforsa Mull N 56 31 03 W 005 54 51 -- -- Airfield Active
A X6GE Glenormiston Estate -- N 55 37 19 W 003 05 16 -- -- PS Was a Private strip. Closed 2005
A ++++ Gloucester Sunningend N 51 54 01 W 002 05 59 -- -- -- Gloster Factory site only. Aircraft were moved to Hucclecote.
A EGBJ Gloucestershire Cheltenham/Staverton N 51 53 39 W 002 10 02 1936 RAF. 25 Grp. AFU Airfield 2 EFTS. Active
A X0GO Godmersham Park -- N 51 12 59 E 000 56 00 -- WW1 use only. n/k Airship moorings. Satellite for Folkstone. There is very little that remains - just a large airship-shaped pit in the ground overgrown with nettles. I do not know if there were buildings/sheds associated with the station, but if there were none remain now. (08/2004)
A X0GD Goldhanger Gardener's Farm N 51 44 22 E 000 44 27 1916 WW1 use only. Agriculture Flying Ground for C Flight, 37 Sqn. Closed 1919.
B X0GN Goldington -- N 52 09 W 000 26 -- WW1 use only. Housing 2E Bedford
A X2GN Gooderstone -- N 52 36 11 E 000 37 06 -- -- PS --
C X0GW Gooderstone Warren -- N 52 35 E 000 38 1916? WW1 use only. Agriculture LG for Marham.
A EGKG Goodwood Racecourse -- N 50 54 02 W 000 44 23 -- -- Heliport --
A X9GF Gorrel Farm Bideford N 50 56 37 W 004 23 11 -- -- PS --
C X0GR Gortin -- N 54 43 W 007 14 -- -- n/k pre war civil
C X0GB Gosberton -- N 52 51 W 000 16 -- WW1 use only. n/k --
A X2GO Gosfield -- N 51 57 04 E 000 35 02 1943 RAF. 3 Grp. Bomber CMU Agriculture One runway, some taxiways, some buildings (including modified watch office) in existence. Memorial in the village.
A X2GP Gosport Fort Grange N 50 48 20 W 001 10 01 1914 RAF. 16 Grp. Coastal Dev Unit. RN HMS Siskin Housing The airfield is now extinct but some hangars remain as part of HMS Sultan, containing instructional airframes. (10/2006)
A X4GX Goxhill -- N 53 40 38 W 000 18 55 1941 8th AF. 496th Fighter Grp Agriculture Closed 1953, site sold off 1960's. In 1996 runways and peris were in fair/poor condition, J and T2 hangars in use by local agriculture. Tower remains present and some buildings remaining, incl ops block as piggery. (02/2005)
A X3GU Grafton Underwood -- N 52 25 17 W 000 38 45 1942 8th AF. 384th Bomb Group Agriculture Runway and perimeter track outlines still slightly visible. Mostly farmland.
A X6GM Grangemouth -- N 56 00 29 W 003 42 14 1939 RAF. 56 Wing. MSU Industry Closed 1944 and is now underneath housing and the BP oil refinery.
A X9GW Grangewood -- N 52 43 57 W 001 34 57 -- -- PS --
A X3GL Gransden Lodge -- N 52 10 46 W 000 06 54 1942 RAF. 8 Grp. Bomber Ops Gliding The three concrete runways are now grass.
B X0GA Gransha Asylum -- N 55 00 52 W 007 16 50 -- -- n/k pre war civil
A X4GG Grassthorpe Grange -- N 53 11 41 W 000 48 34 -- -- PS --
A X3GR Graveley -- N 52 15 43 W 000 11 11 1942 RAF. 8 Grp. Bomber Ops Agriculture Reverted to crops. Perimeter track still visible but runways long gone.
A X2GV Gravesend Chalk N 51 25 06 E 000 23 14 1932 RAF. 11 Grp. Fighter Ops Housing 20 EFTS. Percival. Obliterated under housing.
A X5GR Grayrigg Kendal N 54 22 46 W 002 38 20 -- -- Gliding Closed 2008
A X3GA Great Ashfield -- N 52 15 27 E 000 56 13 1943 8th AF. 385th Bomb Group Agriculture Slowly returning to farmland.Runway outlines visible.
A X2GD Great Dunmow Easton Lodge/Great Easton N 51 53 04 E 000 18 41 1943 RAF. 38 Grp. Bomber Ops Agriculture All runways have now disappeared but visible as treelines. Perimeter track narrowed to road width.
A X9GL Great Limber -- N 53 33 46 W 000 16 02 -- -- PS --
A X3GM Great Massingham -- N 52 46 48 E 000 40 47 1940 RAF. 100 Grp. Bomber Ops Airfield Active on a small portion of the original airfield.
A X9GN Great Ness -- N 52 45 42 W 002 53 11 -- -- PS Appears inactive
A X9GO Great Oakley New Farmhouse N 51 54 44 E 001 11 01 -- -- PS --
A X5GO Great Orton Wiggonby N 54 52 25 W 003 04 34 1943 RAF. 17 Grp. Coastal OTU Agriculture Host to a 'wind farm' with about 15 turbines. Runways and taxiways badly broken up.
A X2GS Great Sampford -- N 51 59 25 E 000 21 06 1942 RAF. 24 Balloon Centre. Agriculture Portions of peritrack still visible and the old guardroom is in use just offsite as a house! (12/2002)
B X2GT Great Shefford -- N 51 27 24 W 001 29 03 -- RAF RLG Agriculture Extinct
A EGSD Great Yarmouth North Denes N 52 38 06 E 001 43 24 -- -- Airfield Active
A X2GY Great Yarmouth Wheatcroft N 52 33 49 E 001 42 04 1932 -- Agriculture Pre WW2 private strip. Post war airfield?
A X0YA Great Yarmouth -- N 52 37 58 E 001 44 17 1916 WW1 use only. n/k Seaplane Station.
B X0SD Great Yarmouth South Denes N 52 35 00 E 001 44 00 1916 WW1 use only. Industry Listed in CLA 1920
A X3GF Green Farm Kineton N 52 09 40 W 001 32 51 -- -- PS --
A X8GC Greencastle -- N 54 02 18 W 006 02 08 1942 USSTAFE. Air Depot Industry Only a few hardstandings remain - the rest has gone. Industrial estate has absorbed some airfield buildings.
A X2GC Greenham Common -- N 51 22 44 W 001 16 51 1942 9th AF. 438th Troop Carrier Grp Disused Airfield almost completely dug up. Was EGVI. The old tower still stands but for the last few years been talk of converting it in to a restaurant. The Greenham Common Business Park is absorbing the ex airfield buildings - two old hangars remain near the business park. (10/2004)
C X0GT Greenland Top -- N 53 35 W 000 13 -- WW1 use only. n/k 7NW Grimsby. 251 Sqn. Closed 1919. Prob extinct.
A X7GR Greenlands Emlyn's Field N 53 16 32 W 003 20 12 -- -- PS --
A X6GO Greenock Caird's Yard N 55 57 02 W 004 45 24 -- -- Industry Dock now infilled.
A X6GN Greenock Gourock N 55 57 34 W 004 48 00 1938 RAF. Flying Boat Station -- Flying boat maintenance. Used for civil operations until about 1950.
B X0GS Grimista -- N 60 10 W 001 09 -- WW1 use only. -- Balloon Stn
A X4GB Grimsby Cuxwold N 53 29 14 W 000 13 09 -- -- PS --
A X4GM Grimsby Waltham N 53 30 11 W 000 04 17 1941 RAF. 1 Grp. Bomber Ops Agriculture 25 EFTS. Closed 1945. Sections of runway and peri track still evident together with hangars and misc buildings.
B X4GR Grimsby North Thoresby N 53 28 25 W 000 01 39 -- -- PS --
C X0GP Grimsthorpe Park -- N 52 47 W 000 30 -- WW1 use only. n/k Extinct.
A X2GR Grove Wantage N 51 36 21 W 001 26 18 1942 USSTAFE. 3rd Tactical Air Depot Housing Differential crops outline original runway pattern. Some peri track survives.
A X3GO Grove Park -- N 53 18 42 W 000 53 57 -- RAF. No.38 SLG n/k Parkland. Site of WW1 airfield?
A EGJB Guernsey La Villiaze N 49 26 06 W 002 36 07 1923 Occupied Airport Active
A X3GP Gunton Park Hanworth N 52 51 16 E 001 19 23 -- -- PS --
C X0HD Hadleigh -- N 52 02 E 001 01 -- WW1 use only. n/k 7W Ipswich. 75 Sqn
B X9HB Hafotty Bennett -- N 53 12 30 W 003 44 55 -- -- Gliding Closed 2004
A X2HD Haldon Teignmouth N 50 34 39 W 003 31 56 1929 RN. HMS Heron II. Agriculture ATC Glider Training. Haldon had just three short grass runways (no infrastructure) so no evidence remains.
A X2HL Halesland -- N 51 15 44 W 002 43 56 -- -- Gliding --
A X3HW Halesworth Holton N 52 21 51 E 001 31 48 1942 RN HMS Sparrowhawk. Deactivated. 8th AF. Agriculture Mostly intact. Turkey farm.
C X0HF Halfpenny House Moor -- N 54 22 W 001 48 -- WW1 use only. n/k aka Haddenham. Some infrastructure still exists.
A X9HC Hall Caine Close Lake N 54 20 12 W 004 26 16 1934 RLG Agriculture Used for airship moorings in 1918.
A EGWN Halton -- N 51 47 28 W 000 44 11 1917 RAF. 24 Grp. TTS Airfield The SoTT has closed, but the airfield is till active. (05/2002)
A X1HA Halwell -- N 50 21 55 W 003 42 27 -- -- PS --
A X2HM Hamble North N 50 52 02 W 001 19 22 1924 -- Housing Avro site then AST. 3 EFTS here until 1940. CoAT left in 1985 and the site closed in 1986. It has been developed over.
A X2AQ Hamble South N 50 51 32 W 001 19 43 1916 -- Housing Avro site until 1933 when flying moved to Hamble North. Production site only until 1959. Aqulia Airways hangar still existed in 2000.
B X9HF Hamilton Farm -- N 51 06 02 E 000 53 21 -- -- Agriculture Was a Private strip. Closed 2004.
A X1HP Hammerwood Park -- N 51 08 04 E 000 03 37 1943 Army. AOP MLG Parkland Used by 659 AOP Sqn from 1943 to June 1944.
A X2HA Hampsted Norris -- N 51 29 40 W 001 12 34 1940 RAF. 12 Grp. Fighter OTU Agriculture Most of the airfield has reverted to farmland - the SW peri track is just recognisable. GA activity until 2005 but no recent news. Some dispersals and shelters visible but gradually succumbing to nature. Compton CPT VOR on airfield. (06/2005)
A X1HJ Hamworthy Junction Poole Harbour N 50 42 28 W 001 59 43 1940 Flying Boat Station. -- 210 and 461 Sqn. Slipway still visible.
A X3HN Hanley Hanley William N 52 17 56 W 002 28 10 -- -- PS --
B X2HW Hanworth Feltham. London Air Park N 51 26 14 W 000 23 52 1918 Not operational. Parkland Arpin, BAC, BAMC. 5 EFTS. Closed in 1948.
A X3HD Hardwick Norwich N 52 28 02 E 001 18 40 1942 8th AF. 93rd Bomb Group. Airfield Sections of runways still visible but only one remains in operation. Most structures gone. Memorial to 93rd BG.
A X3HP Hardwick Park -- N 53 10 18 W 001 18 07 -- RAF. No.37 SLG Parkland Extinct
A X3HI Hardwicke -- N 52 05 06 W 003 03 45 -- -- PS --
A X3HL Harlaxton -- N 52 52 52 W 000 38 54 1916? RAF. 21 Grp. AFU RLG Agriculture Little evidence remains. Rebuilt A1 cuts through east end of airfield.
A X0HL Harling Road Roudham N 52 26 54 E 000 54 33 1916 WW1 only. No.10 DPS. Agriculture Some WW1 buildings reported as evident including a very nice Belfast roof truss hangar. (10/2006)
A X9HP Harpsden Park -- N 51 31 15 W 000 53 52 -- -- PS --
C X0HI Harrietsham -- N 51 15 E 000 41 -- WW1 use only. n/k 7E Maidstone
A X3HA Harrington -- N 52 23 34 W 000 51 45 1943 8th AF. 492nd Bomb Group Agriculture Line of main runway evident but now mostly agriculture. Thor missile pads still visible.
A X2HB Harrowbeer -- N 50 29 27 W 004 05 39 1941 RAF. 10 Grp. Fighter CMU Agriculture The asphalt runways have been dug up but are still quite visible from the air. Perimeter track and hardstandings remain in reasonable condition.
C X0HR Harty -- N 51 22 E 000 54 -- WW1 use only. n/k --
A X2HX Harwell -- N 51 34 28 W 001 18 43 1932? RAF. 12 Grp. Fighter OTU AEC Some buildings "adapted" but the airfield has been obliterated.
C X0HA Harwich -- N 51 57 E 001 16 -- -- n/k pre war civil
X X0HK Harwick -- N -- WW1 use only. -- Possibly Hardwick?
C X1HG Hastings Bexhill/Pebsham N 50 51 E 000 31 -- -- n/k --
A X3HZ Hatfield Chiswick N 51 45 54 W 000 15 13 1930 RAF. 50 Grp. EFTS RLG Disused 1 RFTS then 1 EFTS. Runways, taxiways and buildings evident but industry slowly encroaches.
A X0HV Hatherley -- N 51 53 53 W 002 10 31 -- -- Industry Pre WW2 private strip (AA list in 1932). Adjacent to current Staverton airfield.
B X6HT Hatston Kirkwall N 58 59 38 W 002 58 42 1939 RN. HMS Sparrowhawk. Disembarked squadrons. Industry Closed 1957. Partly intact, road now runs through the site.
A X6HA Hatton -- N 57 24 24 W 001 54 41 -- -- PS --
A EGFE Haverfordwest Withybush N 51 49 59 W 004 57 40 1943 RAF. 17 Grp. Coastal CMU Airfield Active
A X0VW Haverfordwest Portfield N 51 47 47 W 004 59 43 -- -- Parkland Pre WW2 private strip (AA list in 1932).
A EGNR Hawarden Broughton/Chester N 53 10 41 W 002 58 40 1939 RAF. 12 Grp. Fighter OTU Airfield Active. One runway recently closed for factory development. (01/2003)
A X2HG Hawkinge Folkestone N 51 06 37 E 001 09 29 1915 RAF. 11 Grp. Fighter Fwd A/F Housing N0 12 AAP in WW1. Most of the airfield is now covered in housing..
A X4HX Haxey -- N 53 29 32 W 000 48 53 -- -- PS --
B X2HY Hayes -- N 51 30 24 W 000 26 25 1916 -- Industry Fairey, Westland
A X0HZ Hayle -- N 50 11 59 W 005 22 13 -- -- Agriculture Pre WW2 private strip (AA list in 1932)
C X0HX Hayling Island -- N 50 50 W 000 59 -- -- n/k pre war civil
A X9HW Haywood Broadmeadow Farm N 52 01 33 W 002 45 45 -- -- PS --
A X2HC Headcorn Coldharbour/Egerton Forstal N 51 10 57 E 000 41 23 1943 RAF. 11 Grp. Fighter ALG Agriculture Extinct
A ++++ Heaton Chapel Stockport N 53 25 58 W 002 11 17 1917 -- -- DH Shadow Factory (National Aircraft Factory No 2). Subsequently Fairey (1934). Aircraft were taken to 15 AAP Alexandra Park or Coal Aston for testing.
B X6HB Helensburgh Rhu N 56 01 06 W 004 47 03 -- RAF. Flying Boat Station -- Opened as AM test station to evaluate new types of float planes. Moorings and slipways only. 1940 to MAP. Closed 1945.
B X7HM Hell's Mouth -- N 52 48 45 W 004 33 02 1937 Armament Practise Camp Agriculture Some range buildings exist but little trace of airfield.
C X0HP Helperby Brafferton N 54 08 W 001 19 1916 WW1 use only. n/k Aerodrome. 76 Sqn. Closed 1919. Reopened during WW2 as bomb dump.
A X4HW Hemswell Harpswell N 53 24 21 W 000 35 11 1916? RAF. 1 Grp. Bomber Ops Agriculture Thor missile site until 1963. Runways removed for hardcore,some parts of runways visible on the other side of main road. Peri/track adjacent to control tower and hangers still in situ. Buildings used for light industry and storage. Large open air market held every Sunday. Parts of Thor site still visible in eastern corner. (12/2003)
A X2HF Hendon -- N 51 36 07 W 000 14 49 1910 RAF. 116 Wing Transport Museum No 2 AAP. AirCo. The airfield is now covered by housing.
A X0SD Hengistbury Southbourne N 50 43 29 W 001 47 23 1910 -- School Closed by 1920.
A X2HE Henley Crazies Farm/Hill N 51 32 00 W 000 51 26 1940 RAF. 50 Grp. EFTS RLG Agriculture Returned to farmland.
A EGWE Henlow -- N 52 01 10 W 000 18 06 1918 RAF. 43 Grp. RMU Gliding Full on 3-runway wartime layout affair. Extensive WW2 hangars, one used by the ATC and club, others for non-aviation uses.
B X9HE Henscott Farm -- N 50 51 03 W 004 14 50 -- -- PS --
A EGHS Henstridge -- N 50 59 06 W 002 21 26 1943 RN. HMS Dipper. Training Airfield Active for GA but original buildings mostly derelict. Only one of the original five runways is now operational but the original layout is still visible.
A X0HQ Hereford -- N 52 04 16 W 002 46 12 -- -- Agriculture Pre WW2 private strip (AA list in 1932)
C X2HJ Hereford -- N 52 04 W 002 44 -- -- n/k Post war civil
A X2HR Hermitage Sherborne N 50 51 59 W 002 29 11 -- -- PS --
C X2HQ Heronfield High Tree Farm N 52 22 W 001 43 -- -- n/k RAF
A X2HS Heston -- N 51 29 22 W 000 23 33 1929 RAF. 11 Grp. Fighter Ops Housing Chrislea, Martin Baker. Bisected by M4. Now partly industry but mostly a golf course.
A X2ET Hethel -- N 52 33 46 E 001 10 24 1942 8th AF. 389th Bomb Group Airfield Operational. Just the eastern portions of both runways from their intersection remain in use. Lotus test track.
C X3HT Hethersett -- N 52 36 E 001 10 -- -- PS No confirmed data.
A X4HY Heysham Lancaster N 54 02 17 W 002 54 34 -- -- Industry Post war civil. Now a helipad.
A X4HB Hibaldstow -- N 53 29 46 W 000 31 06 1941 RAF. 12 Grp. Fighter OTU Airfield Most of the runways and taxiways remain. Operational and used mainly for parachuting.
C X0HB Hickling Broad -- N 52 44 E 001 34 -- WW1 use only. n/k Seaplane Station. Sub Station for Yarmouth
A X2HI High Easter -- N 51 48 22 E 000 20 28 -- -- Airfield --
A X3HE High Ercall -- N 52 45 45 W 002 34 55 1941 RAF. 12 Grp. Fighter OTU Agriculture Hangars visible from the B5062. No airfield pattern remains apart from a small section of the east perimeter track.
A X2HH High Haldon -- N 51 07 16 E 000 42 12 1943 RAF. 11 Grp. Fighter. ALG Agriculture Extinct.
A X2HP High Post -- N 51 07 50 W 001 47 23 1931 MAP Agriculture Final assembly and testing of Spitfires, closed 1947. Factory remains but airfield was not much more than a field and no trace remains of it.
C X0HG Hingham -- N 52 35 E 000 58 -- WW1 use only. n/k --
A X3HK Hinstock Ollerton N 52 49 59 W 002 30 27 1941 RN. HMS Godwit. I/F Training Agriculture Originally RAF No.21 SLG. Small sections of peritrack still visible near the hangar site.
A X3HH Hinton in the Hedges -- N 52 01 45 W 001 12 29 1940 RAF. 26 Grp. Bomber RSU Airfield Operational for private flying and parachuting. Short sections of original runways still in use. Has a number of mainly newish small hangars and buildings.
C X0HC Hippenscombe -- N 51 18 W 001 33 -- WW1 use only. n/k --
A X2RG Hitchin Rush Green N 51 54 15 W 000 14 54 -- -- PS --
A X0HJ Hitchin -- N 51 57 31 W 000 16 32 -- -- Housing Pre WW2 private strip (AA listing in 1932)
A X3HX Hixon -- N 52 50 11 W 002 00 34 1942 RAF. 93 Grp. Bomber OTU Industry Buildings in use for industrial estate. Main and second runway still present, also taxiways. (07/2002)
A X3XH Hoar Cross Cross Hayes N 52 47 40 W 001 49 23 1940 RAF. No.32 SLG Gliding --
A X3HC Hockley Heath Box Trees N 52 21 39 W 001 47 22 1941 RAF. 51 Grp. EFTS RLG Agriculture Little use during WW2, mainly emergency landings only. A single Spitfire or Hurricane was occasionally parked there to boost public morale. In 1946 the site reverted to farming.
A X2HT Hodnet -- N 52 50 27 W 002 34 28 1941 RAF. No.29 SLG Agriculture Extinct.
A X9HM Holly Meadow Bradley N 53 00 18 W 001 39 25 -- -- PS --
A X5HL Hollym -- N 53 42 56 E 000 02 59 -- -- PS --
A X9HG Holme Green -- N 52 04 19 W 000 15 03 -- -- PS --
A X4HR Holme on Spalding Moor Spaldington N 53 48 24 W 000 44 45 1941 RAF. 4 Grp. Bomber Ops Agriculture Line of runway all but gone. One large hangar and other smaller buildings still appear to be in good condition . (06/2002)
A X2HO Holmsley South -- N 50 47 22 W 001 42 05 1942 RAF. 116 Wing. Transport Parkland Hard to see from the air and you can only see its aviation heritage if you know what you are looking for. The taxiways are roads and the runways have been reshaped to accommodate, you've guessed it, caravans!
C X0HO Holt -- N 52 55 E 001 05 1916 WW1 use only. Agriculture NLG for RNAS Yarmouth.
B X7HD Holyhead Anglesey N 53 19 03 W 004 38 32 -- Flying Boat Station. Recreation Slipway still present.
A EGCH Holyhead Heliport -- N 53 17 56 W 004 37 01 -- -- Industry Disused
A X3HF Home Farm Admington N 52 06 28 W 001 43 10 -- -- PS --
A X3HB Honeybourne -- N 52 04 56 W 001 50 20 1941 RAF. 91 Grp. Bomber OTU Agriculture The airfield was closed in 1946. Some parts of the runways are still visible with some being dug up for hardcore. The airfield has reverted to agriculture - some industrial development as well. Almost all the original hangers have now gone.
A X3HY Honiley -- N 52 21 24 W 001 39 53 1941 RAF. 26 Grp. Bomber Ops Industry Substantial sections of runway and taxiway remain. The airfield closed at the end of 1956. The land was bought by Girling ( part of LUCAS Automotive components) and used as a test track for vehicle braking systems. The track comprised the main 5900 foot runway and west peri-track and aprons. All the buildings were removed but the hanger floors remain. The two shorter runways and east peri-track were dug up for hardcore and the East side of the airfield reverted to farming. The track was sold off to 'Prodrive' who still operate it as a vehicle test track. Of late an earth bank has been pushed up around the track to prevent prying eyes from seeing what's being tested and to reduce vehicle noise. In 1962 a VOR was installed on the aerodrome.
A EGXH Honington -- N 52 20 34 E 000 46 23 1937 8th AF. 364th Fighter Group Airfield Still in MOD hands and occasionally reactivated for deployments.
A X2HK Hook -- N 51 16 31 W 000 56 36 -- -- PS --
A X4HP Hooton Park -- N 53 18 04 W 002 56 00 1917 RAF. 56 Wing. MSU Housing Vauxhall factory built on part of the airfield. Some hangars still remain. Civil aircraft were impounded here at the start of WW2 and many (some say those not usable by the military) were lost in a tragic hangar fire in December 1940.
X X0ZE Horethorn -- N -- -- -- No other details. Possibly Charlton Horethorn (X1CN)?
A X3HR Horham -- N 52 18 41 E 001 13 54 1942 8th AF. 95th Bomb Group Agriculture Almost completely farmland. Only traces of runways/taxiways. Some buildings.
A X5HH Hornby Hall -- N 54 39 34 W 002 40 04 1941 RAF. No.9 SLG. MSU Parkland Opened March 1941 for use by Silloth. Stored Battles, Blenheims, Bothas, Hudsons, Wellingtons, Halifax's. Transferred to Kirkbride control in Jan 1942 then back to Silloth in Sept 1942. Closed in July 1945 and the few buildings then housed P.o.Ws. Some buildings remain as do the Nissan hut bases. (03/2006)
A X2HN Hornchurch Sutton's Farm N 51 32 18 E 000 12 29 1915 RAF. 11 Grp. Fighter Fwd A/F Housing Only part of the airfield site is housing. The rest is Forestry Commission with footpaths roughly where the grass runways were. Some peri track remains, as do a couple of pill-boxes. A number of buildings survive.
A X2HV Horne -- N 51 10 23 W 000 05 10 1944 RAF. 11 Grp. Fighter ALG Agriculture Little evidence remains.
C X0HM Hornsea Mere -- N 53 55 W 000 11 1914 WW1 use only. n/k Seaplane Station. 13NE Hull. 248 Sqn. Extinct
C X0HE Horsegate -- N 54 56 W 001 48 1917 WW1 use only. n/k 36 Sqn. Closed 1919. Extinct.
C X0HH Horseheath -- N 52 06 E 000 21 -- WW1 use only. n/k --
A X4HF Horsford -- N 52 42 44 E 001 14 51 -- -- PS --
C X0DF Horton Kirby Dartford N 51 24 E 000 16 -- -- n/k pre war civil. Vickers factory site?
A X4HO Hougham -- N 53 00 23 W 000 41 25 -- -- PS --
B X0HS Hounslow -- N 51 27 20 W 000 23 07 1914 WW1 use only. Parkland 10W London. 42 Training Depot.
C X0HU Houten Bay -- N 58 55 W 003 11 -- WW1 use only. n/k Flying Boat Stn. 9SE Kirkwall.
B X0HW Howden -- N 53 47 12 W 000 51 45 1916 WW1 use only. Agriculture Airship Station (Class G). R100 built here. Some mooring bases still exist.
A X6HY Hoy Longhope N 58 47 19 W 003 13 16 -- -- Agriculture Was a Private strip. Closed
A EGNA Hucknall -- N 53 00 52 W 001 13 06 1916 RAF. 21 Grp. EFTS Airfield Rolls Royce test airfield from 1934. 25 EFTS. Active.
A X4HD Huddersfield Crosland Moor N 53 37 17 W 001 49 50 -- -- Airfield Active. Previously coded EGND.
B X3HG Huggate Wold -- N 54 00 01 W 000 41 06 1943 Temp airstrip. Agriculture Used by 168 and 170 Sqn. Extinct.
A X4MA Hull Mount Airey/South Cave N 53 46 20 W 000 34 32 -- -- PS --
A X4HU Hull Burton Constable N 53 48 22 W 000 11 30 -- -- PS --
A X4HL Hull Humbleton N 53 47 35 W 000 10 04 -- -- PS --
A X4HA Hull Paull N 53 42 23 W 000 10 55 -- -- Agriculture Post war civil
B X0HN Hull Hedon N 53 44 48 W 000 12 34 1912 -- Agriculture Civil airfield used by RFC. Active in 1932. Traces remain although limited to a few brick shelters in the corner of a field.
C X0UL Hull Sproatley N 53 47 W 000 11 -- -- Agriculture No Details
A X2HZ Hullavington -- N 51 31 47 W 002 08 14 1937 RAF. 23 Grp. EFTS Gliding All infrastructure remains including lovely C-Types in limestone. Most unusual. Previously coded EGDV
A EGNJ Humberside Kirmington N 53 34 28 W 000 21 03 1942 RAF. 1 Grp. Bomber Ops Airport Active
A X2HU Hunsdon South Hunsdon N 51 48 19 E 000 04 04 1941 RAF. 11 Grp. Night fighter Fwd A/F Agriculture A few remains evident.
B X0HY Huntly Affleck Farm N 57 27 08 W 002 44 35 1922 -- Agriculture Opened about 1920
A X3HU Husbands Bosworth Rugby N 52 26 13 W 001 02 41 1943 RAF. 92 Grp. Bomber OTU Gliding Airfield bisected by a minor road running down the E/W runway. Only a small section of peri track and two hardstandings remain intact.
A X4HC Hutton Cranswick -- N 53 56 49 W 000 27 34 1942 RAF. 12 Grp. Fighter Ops Agriculture Almost extinct. A small section of the northern perimeter track remains.
C X5HF Hutton in the Forest -- N 54 43 W 002 49 1941 RAF. No.8 SLG. MSU Agriculture Opened June 1941 for use by Silloth. More work done on aircraft at this site than at the many other such SLG's, Mustangs in particular were modified here. Closed in August 1945. Now returned to the estate associated with Lord Inglewood - nothing to be seen on ground.
A X0IH Huyton Hill -- N 53 24 51 W 002 49 49 -- -- Parkland Pre WW2 private strip (AA list in 1932).
B X2VH Hythe -- N 50 52 06 W 001 23 32 1915 -- Industry Supermarine Works and Imperial Airways maintenance base.
B X0HT Hythe Dymchurch/Palmarsh N 51 03 35 E 001 03 16 -- WW1 use only. Recreation No known remains.
A X2IB Ibsley -- N 50 52 38 W 001 46 58 1941 RAF. 11 Grp. Fighter Fwd A/F Quarry The Control Tower was still extant some years ago surrounded by the flooded gravel pits of this former airfield site.
A X0IF Ilfracombe -- N 51 10 04 W 004 05 03 -- -- Agriculture Pre WW2 private strip (AA list in 1932)
C X0IM Immingham -- N 53 37 W 000 13 -- WW1 use only. n/k Airship Station. Extinct.
A X4IN Ince -- N 53 32 08 W 003 01 48 -- -- PS --
A X0IN Inchinnan Glasgow N 55 53 00 W 004 26 14 1916 WW1 use only. Industry Beardmore Airship Factory airfield. R24, R27 and R34 built here. Extinct
B X6IN Insch -- N 57 18 37 W 002 38 42 -- -- PS --
A X4IP Inskip Elswick N 53 49 32 W 002 50 02 1943 RN. HMS Nightjar. Anti sub OTU RRS Plastered in aerials but some buildings, peri track anf hardstandings still survive.
A EGPE Inverness Dalcross N 57 32 32 W 004 02 53 1941 RAF. 29 Grp. AGS Airport To civil use in 1947. Active
A X6IV Inverness Longmans N 57 29 14 W 004 12 56 1933 RAF. 13 Grp. Fighter - non operational Industry Aircraft Ferry Pool. Closed 1945. Extinct - site covered by industrial estate.
B X0IV Inverurie Howford Bridge N 57 17 47 W 002 23 28 1922 -- Agriculture Opened about 1920
A X3IP Ipswich Nacton/Priory Heath N 52 01 44 E 001 11 51 1930 RAF. 70 Grp. Fighter AACU Industry Code was EGSE. Site rapidly vanishing beneath industrial/retail park - slight evidence remains. (10/2000)
A EGPI Islay Port Ellen/Glenegadale N 55 40 55 W 006 15 24 1940 RAF. 15 Grp. Coastal Ops Airport Active
C X0IG Isle of Grain Port Victoria N 51 26 E 000 43 1912 WW1 use only. n/k RNAS Experimental Station. See http://www.casey.tgis.co.uk/web/dfc/wayphotos.htm for some excellent WW1 photos.
A EGNS Isle of Man Ronaldsway N 54 05 00 W 004 37 26 1929 RN. HMS Urley. Torpedo Training Airport Active
A X6BR Isle of Skye Broadford N 57 15 11 W 005 49 40 -- -- Airfield Active. Was there an airfield by this name originally south of the town?
C X0IS Isle of Skye Glen Brittle N 57 12 W 006 17 -- -- n/k pre war civil
A EGHN Isle of Wight Sandown/Lea Farm N 50 39 11 W 001 10 56 -- -- Airfield Active
A X2JF Jackrells Farm -- N 51 01 57 W 000 19 49 -- -- PS --
A X2JE Jenkins Farm -- N 51 38 23 E 000 12 14 -- -- PS --
A X4JF Jericho Farm Lambley N 53 00 37 W 001 03 27 -- -- PS --
A EGJJ Jersey St Peter N 49 12 29 W 002 11 44 1937 Occupied Airport Active
C X0JG Joyce Green Dartford N 51 28 E 000 13 1911 1911 - 1919 only n/k Vickers site. Closed about 1919. Extinct.
A X3JF Jubilee Farm Wisbech N 52 37 52 E 000 03 52 -- -- PS --
B X9JR Jura -- N 55 52 22 W 005 55 15 -- -- PS --
A X9JU Jurby -- N 54 21 18 W 004 31 07 1939 RAF. 29 Grp. ANBS Recreation Airfield is intact although suffering minor degradation. Hangars in use by industrial concerns. WW2 control tower still in fair condition. Prison built in NW corner.
B X5KH Kayshill -- N 55 29 W 004 27 -- RAF Agriculture Intended as SLG. Work abandoned in 1941
A X2KV Keevil -- N 51 18 50 W 002 06 43 1942 RAF. 23 Grp. HGCU Gliding Final assembly and testing of Spitfires. Used until recently by Military and GA the airfield is mostly intact.
A X2KC Kelmscott -- N 51 42 17 W 001 37 52 1942 RAF. 50 Grp. BAS Agriculture Returned to farmland. Essentially extinct.
A X4KE Kelstern -- N 53 24 39 W 000 06 03 1916 RAF. 1 Grp. Bomber Ops Agriculture Closed 1947 and mostly returned to crops. One very small section of runway remains along with adjacent hardstandings.
A EGBP Kemble -- N 51 40 04 W 002 03 25 1938 RAF. 116 Wing. Transport Airfield Is operational, reportedly still owned by the MOD, but run by civilian parties. Both runways and taxiways all remain. Many hangars of various types spread around the airfield too.
A X1KP Kempston Bedford N 52 05 56 W 000 30 16 -- RAF RLG Industry Pre WW2 private strip (AA list in 1932).
A X2KY Kenley Whyteleafe N 51 18 20 W 000 05 37 1917 RAF. 11 Grp. Fighter Fwd A/F Gliding No 7 AAP in WW1. Mostly intact.
A X7KE Kete -- N 51 41 31 W 005 10 57 1944 RN HMS Harrier Agriculture Royal Navy. Closed 1961. Helicopter ops only?
C X0KN Kettleness -- N 54 32 W 000 43 -- WW1 use only. n/k --
A X3KY Keyston -- N 52 22 02 W 000 28 42 -- -- PS --
A X0KB Kidbrooke -- N 51 27 53 E 000 01 34 -- WW1 use only. School No. 1 Balloon Centre. 141 Gliding School operated here 1942 - 1945. South of the airfield was a complex site which included No 1. Stores Depot, a Technical and Wireless School, N0.4 MT School and a Language School.
A X2KG Kiddington -- N 51 54 10 W 001 21 32 1940 RAF. 23 Grp. AFU RLG Agriculture Extinct.
C X0KL Kilconquhar -- N 56 12 W 002 50 -- WW1 use only. n/k --
A X9KL Kilkerran -- N 55 17 57 W 004 40 26 -- -- PS --
A X8KL Killadeas -- N 54 25 43 W 007 41 04 1941 RAF. Flying Boat Station Moorings Remains include boat slipway, shed (known as the Hangar, stumps and ground moorings rings that were partly covered outdoor service bays and the whole concrete foreshore. Lough Erne Yacht Club occupies most of the lough shore part of the WW2 base. A stone, engraved OTU131, sits alongside the yacht club's main flag pole overlooking Gublusk Bay. Future plans include framed memorial lists at Castle Archdale and Lough Eren YC.
B X0KG Killingholme -- N 53 40 06 W 000 14 15 -- WW1 use only. Industry Seaplane Station. Closed 1920
A X3KB Kimbolton -- N 52 19 00 W 000 22 51 1941 8th AF. 379th Bomber Grp Agriculture Partial outline visible from the air but runways have been dug up. Some perimeter track and hardstandings remain.
A X0KT Kineton -- N 52 09 44 W 001 29 49 -- -- Agriculture Pre WW2 private strip (AA list in 1932)
A X3KG Kingfishers Bridge -- N 52 19 50 E 000 16 05 -- -- PS --
A X3KL Kings Lynn Tilney St Lawrence N 52 42 14 E 000 18 48 -- -- PS --
A X3KC Kingscliffe Apethorpe N 52 34 09 W 000 29 08 1941 8th AF. 20th Fighter Group Agriculture Mostly returned to crops with trees along the old runways. Peritrack remains in places.
A X6KM Kingsmuir Sorbie N 56 16 08 W 002 45 03 -- -- PS --
A X2KN Kingsnorth -- N 51 06 23 E 000 53 20 1940 RAF. 11 Grp. Fighter ALG Agriculture Nothing remains.
C X2KS Kingsnorth -- N 51 25 31 E 000 35 18 1916 -- n/k RN Aviation Depot. Airship Construction Station in WW1. Extinct.
A X2KB Kingston Bagpuize -- N 51 40 21 W 001 24 27 1942 RAF. 12 Grp. Fighter OTU Agriculture Some buildings remain together with parts of the peritrack.
A X2KD Kingston Deverill The Park N 51 07 42 W 002 14 45 -- -- Gliding --
A ++++ Kingston on Thames -- N 51 24 49 W 000 18 00 -- -- -- Sopwith, Hawker. Production site only.
A EGQK Kinloss -- N 57 38 58 W 003 33 38 1939 RAF. 91 Grp. Bomber OTU Airfield Active
A X6KI Kinnell -- N 56 39 06 W 002 38 17 1942 RAF. 21 Grp. FIS Agriculture Closed 1946. Mostly intact but industrial buildings are now sited on both runays.
A X6KN Kintore -- N 57 14 48 W 002 21 35 1935 -- Agriculture Highland Airways base pre WW2 then RAF. Just an MU?
A X2KF Kirdford Steers Common N 51 02 28 W 000 33 38 -- -- PS --
C X6KA Kirkandrews -- N 55 03 W 003 01 -- -- n/k Royal Navy
A X5KB Kirkbride -- N 54 52 56 W 003 12 20 1939 RAF. 41 Grp. Maintenance. Airfield Kirkbride (was EGOX) runways extant but virtually derelict. The middle part of 08/26 is still used by microlights and GA aircraft. This was an enormous airfield, far more extensive than apparent on OS map - on the ground you can trace taxiways, hardstandings and still used (for industrial and agricultural purposes) hangars way beyond the obvious boundaries and across what are now public roads.
C X2KM Kirkby Mallory Stapleton N 52 37 W 001 19 -- -- n/k RAF
A X5KM Kirkbymoorside -- N 54 15 02 W 000 56 30 1934 -- Airfield Slingsby
A X9KR Kirkchrist -- N 54 54 05 W 004 33 10 -- -- PS --
A X8KK Kirkholm Corsewall N 54 57 11 W 005 04 05 -- -- -- Loch Ryan was apparently a very busy Sunderland (and other flying boat) harbour. The slipway, by which the boats were brought ashore for major engineering work, is huge and dwarfs the modest yacht club that now uses it. There are remains of engineering and camp buildings all along this shore. (06/2005)
A X8KT Kirkistown -- N 54 27 19 W 005 28 01 1941 RAF. NI. CMU Recreation Appears mostly intact from the air. Motor racing on half of the site. Few scattered buildings. (12/2003)
C X0KM Kirkleatham -- N 54 35 25 W 001 05 16 -- -- n/k Airship Station. Sub Station for Howden. Extinct
A X6KT Kirknewton -- N 55 52 32 W 003 24 04 1941 RAF. 42 Grp. MSU Gliding Closed 1967. Active with light aircraft and still mostly intact.
A X6KP Kirkpatrick -- N 55 01 13 W 003 10 26 1940 RAF. 51 Grp. EFTS RLG Agriculture Closed 1945. Reverted to farmland.
A X8KN Kirkton Golspie N 57 57 23 W 004 01 51 1941 RAF. No.41 SLG Agriculture Used by 45 MU. Closed 1945.
B X6KK Kirkudbright Plunton N 54 50 03 W 004 09 02 -- -- PS --
A EGPA Kirkwall Grimsetter N 58 57 28 W 002 54 18 1940 RN. HMS Robin. Disembarked squadrons Airport Active
C X0KW Kirkwall Wideford N 58 58 W 002 57 -- -- n/k pre war civil
A X4KL Kirton in Lindsey -- N 53 27 43 W 000 34 34 1916 RAF. 12 Grp. Fighter OTU Gliding Transferred to Army 1965 - now Rapier Barracks. Hangars intact. Grass field still active. (12/2003)
A X0KV Knavesmire York Racecourse N 53 56 15 W 001 05 49 1912 WW1 use only. Racecourse Civil airfield used by RFC until Copmanthorpe opened.
A X3KN Knettishall -- N 52 22 37 E 000 53 14 1943 8th AF. 388th Bomb Group Agriculture Active. Minor sections of runway and taxiway remain. Has about 5 based aircraft.
B X6KF Knockbain Farm -- N 57 35 22 W 004 28 00 -- -- PS --
A X3OS Knockin Oswestry N 52 48 16 W 002 59 25 -- -- PS --
A X3KP Knowsley Park -- N 53 25 56 W 002 49 55 1941 RAF. No.49 SLG Zoo Closed 1944 when dispersal operations were run down. Extinct.
A X1LG Lacey Green -- N 51 41 33 W 000 48 05 1940 RAF Agriculture Alternative source suggests airfield not active until June 1944. Closed 1945.
A X2LF Laddingford -- N 51 11 27 E 000 24 45 -- -- PS --
A X2LA Laindon -- N 51 35 37 E 000 26 40 -- -- PS --
A X0LA Laira Plymouth N 50 22 35 W 004 05 46 -- WW1 use only. n/k Airship moorings. Sub station for Mullion
C X0LK Lake Down Salisbury N 51 09 W 001 59 -- WW1 use only. n/k 6NNW Salisbury. Prob extinct.
A EGUL Lakenheath -- N 52 24 33 E 000 33 40 1941 Under construction Airfield Active
B X6LH Lamb Holm -- N 58 53 11 W 002 53 36 -- -- PS --
A X2LS Lamberhurst -- N 51 06 33 E 000 25 07 -- -- PS --
A X0LM Lambert Arms Aston Rowant/Lewknor N 51 40 22 W 000 57 43 1932 -- Motorway Pre WW2 private strip. Buried under the M40.
C X6LR Lanark Racecourse N 55 40 W 003 44 1910 -- n/k Pre WW1 flying school. Aircraft production during WW1.
A X0LJ Lancaster Morecombe N 54 03 35 W 002 49 45 1932 -- Housing Pre WW2 private strip (AA list in 1932)
A EGHC Lands End St Just N 50 06 10 W 005 40 14 1940? Civil airport Airfield Active
A X7LF Lane Farm -- N 52 06 56 W 003 11 46 -- -- PS --
A X3LR Langar -- N 52 53 34 W 000 54 05 1941 RAF. 7 Grp. Bomber HCU Airfield Operational for parachuting. All runways and most taxiways extant - as is the tower and a couple of hangars.
A EGAL Langford Lodge -- N 54 37 20 W 006 18 00 1942 USSTAFE. 3rd Base Air Depot Airfield Originally No.20 SLG. Post war to Martin Baker
A X3LG Langham -- N 52 56 18 E 000 57 23 1940 RAF. 16 Grp. Coastal Ops Airfield Some structure still exists including rare AA Dome Trainer. Taxiway now in use as runway.
B X2LG Langley Parlaunt Farm N 51 30 15 W 000 31 26 1938 Hawker Factory Agriculture Hawker site until Kingston opened. Airfield now extinct.
A X6LC Largs Channel -- N 55 48 00 W 004 52 16 -- RAF. Flying Boat Station -- Scottish Airways moorings. RAF took over in 1942 and closed 1945. Slipways and moorings are also found across the Channel off Great Cumbrae.
B X3LE Lark Engine Farmhouse -- N 52 25 43 E 000 24 13 -- -- PS --
A X0LH Larkhill -- N 51 11 27 W 001 47 53 1910 WW1 use only. Army Closed 1914 and built over. The original BCAC hangar built in 1910 is now a listed building. Quite right too.
C X1LB Larks Barrow -- N 51 13 W 001 20 -- -- Agriculture RAF. Listed as an ALG but may not have been brought into service.
A X0IL Larne -- N 54 46 00 W 005 43 05 1917 WW1 use only. n/k Airship Station (Class A)
A EGHL Lasham -- N 51 11 15 W 001 01 54 1942 RAF. 11 Grp. Fighter Fwd A/F Airfield Operational with runways and taxiways extant, plus T2 hangars and more modern ex-Dan Air maintenance facility.
A EGKH Lashenden Headcorn N 51 09 24 E 000 38 30 1943 RAF. 11 Grp. Fighter ALG Airfield Active. One WW2 runway only remains.
A X3LV Lavenham -- N 52 08 12 E 000 46 03 1943 8th AF. 487th Bomb Group Agriculture Most hard surfaces have now gone.
B X7LW Lawrenny Ferry -- N 51 43 02 W 004 52 52 -- RNAS Seaplane Base -- Also in use in WW2 between 1942 and 1943.
C X0LE Leadenham -- N 53 03 W 000 34 1916 WW1 use only. Agriculture 11S Lincoln. 38 Sqn. Closed 1919. Few traces still remain but most is back to farming ,and there is a large limestone quarry in the eastern corner.
C X0LG Leagrave -- N 51 53 W 000 28 -- WW1 use only. n/k --
A X0LQ Leamington Spa Bishops Tachbrook N 52 14 54 W 001 30 27 1932 -- Agriculture Pre WW2 aircraft park. Some buildings remain.
C X6LE Leanach Culloden Moor N 57 29 W 004 02 1942 RAF. No.43 SLG n/k Little remains.
A X2LV Leavesden -- N 51 41 24 W 000 25 07 -- Production site. No Ops. Disused Was coded EGTI. Eastern side of airfield already swallowed up by roads and housing.
A EGXV Leconfield Beverley N 53 52 39 W 000 26 08 1936 RAF. 4 Grp. Bomber Ops Airfield Active
A X2LE Ledbury Velcourt N 52 00 07 W 002 28 26 -- -- PS --
A EGHF Lee on Solent Gosport N 50 48 55 W 001 12 26 1917 RN. HMS Daedalus. HQ Flag Airfield Reactivated as a civil airfield but future is not secure. Was EGUS
A X2LZ Lee on Solent -- N 50 48 18 W 001 12 48 -- -- -- Licensed water landing area about 1967.
B X4LO Leeds Roundhay Park N 53 50 17 W 001 29 45 -- -- Parkland Blackburn Olympia factory flying off site.
A EGNM Leeds Bradford Yeadon N 53 51 57 W 001 39 38 1931 -- Airport Avro, Arrow. 20 EFTS. Active
A EGXE Leeming -- N 54 17 33 W 001 32 07 1940 RCAF. 6 Grp. Bomber Ops Airfield Active
A X0MJ Leeming Lane Clapham Lodge N 54 17 30 W 001 32 28 1932 -- Parkland Pre WW2 private strip (AA list in 1932). The field is still marked and is immediately adjacent to RAF Leeming.
A EGBG Leicester East N 52 36 28 W 001 01 55 1943 RAF. 46 Grp. Transport OTU Airfield Active
A X3RB Leicester Rearsby N 52 42 52 W 001 01 41 -- -- Agriculture Auster and Beagle production. Was coded EGBH. Now farmland although factory buildings survive.
A X3DS Leicester Desford N 52 36 41 W 001 17 30 1935 RAF. 51 Grp. EFTS Industry 7 EFTS. Developed into an Industrial estate.
B X0YN Leicester Aylestone Lane N 52 35 11 W 001 06 46 1920 -- Housing Closed 1922
C X2LC Leicester Ratcliffe N 52 44 W 001 04 -- -- n/k Transport Pilots Pool?
A X0LT Leighterton -- N 51 37 55 W 002 15 00 -- WW1 use only. Agriculture 7 and 8 Sqn Australian Air Corps. Used as private strip in 1932 in the western half of the field now used by Bowldown strip.
A X3SX Leiston Theberton/Saxmundham N 52 13 29 E 001 33 27 1943 8th AF. 357th Fighter Group Agriculture Some taxiway and small out buildings extant, new memorial. Details of site history in nearby "Long Shop Museum". (10/2000)
C X6LT Leith -- N 55 58 52 W 003 10 57 -- -- -- Moorings? Post war civil
A X6LX Lennoxlove Haddington N 55 55 59 W 002 45 08 1937 RAF No.27 SLG Agriculture Extinct
A EGET Lerwick Tingwall N 60 11 30 W 001 14 37 -- -- Airfield Active
A X6LW Lerwick North Ness N 60 09 32 W 001 08 56 -- -- Harbour Moorings
A EGQL Leuchars Leuchars Junction N 56 22 28 W 002 51 50 1918 RAF. 18 Grp. Coastal Ops Airfield Active
A X9LW Lewknor Moor Court Farm N 51 40 09 W 000 58 48 -- -- PS --
A X0ZF Lewsey Farm Dunstable N 51 53 45 W 000 29 28 -- RAF RLG Housing Pre WW2 private strip (AA list in 1932).
C X0LY Leysdown Shellbeach N 51 23 E 000 56 1909 -- n/k RNAS Aeroplane Station. Later the Pilots and Observers Aerial Gunnery & Air Fighting School. Still listed in 1932
A X3LT Lichfield Fradley N 52 42 51 W 001 46 58 1940 RAF. 93 Grp. Bomber OTU Industry Closed 1958. Only half of one runway remains of the airfield. Buildings remain but are being absorbed into industrial development.
C X0LI Lilbourne -- N 52 23 W 001 11 -- WW1 use only. n/k 3E Rugby. 55 Training Sqn. Later Midland Area Flying Instructors School.
B X8LV Limavady -- N 55 04 29 W 006 56 24 1940 RAF. 15 Grp. Coastal Ops Agriculture Some runway and taxiway sections are still visible.
B X0IC Lincoln -- N 53 13 40 W 000 30 00 1920 -- -- --
A X4LH Lindholme Hatfield Woodhouse N 53 33 08 W 000 58 02 1940 RAF. 7 Grp. Bomber HCU Prison Taxiway outline visible as road. Possibly some structures near prison site.
A EGXU Linton on Ouse -- N 54 02 57 W 001 15 12 1937 RCAF. 6 Grp. Bomber Ops Airfield Active.
C X8LB Lisburn Blaris N 54 31 W 006 06 1943 RAF RLG n/k --
C X0LX Lisky -- N 54 46 W 007 27 -- -- n/k pre war civil
A X5LS Lissett -- N 54 00 21 W 000 16 13 1943 RAF. 4 Grp. Bomber Ops Agriculture Mostly crops. Runway outlines faintly visible.
A X3LC Little Chase Farm -- N 52 21 27 W 001 37 15 -- -- PS --
C X0LD Little Downham -- N 52 26 E 000 14 -- WW1 use only. -- --
A EGMJ Little Gransden -- N 52 09 59 W 000 09 12 -- -- Airfield Active. Has three grass runways, and a number of modern hangars.
A X2LH Little Horwood Winslow N 51 57 39 W 000 52 01 1942 RAF. 92 Grp. Bomber OTU Agriculture A small section of runway exists with industrial plant on it. Fragments of peri track visible.
A X2LR Little Rissington -- N 51 52 00 W 001 41 41 1938 RAF. 23 Grp. AFU. Gliding Hangars and runways/taxiways intact. Domestic site private housing estate, and light industrial units. (03/2002)
A X9LS Little Shelford -- N 52 07 54 E 000 07 29 -- -- PS --
A X3LS Little Snoring -- N 52 51 43 E 000 54 36 1943 RAF. 100 Grp. Bomber Ops Airfield Active. Only a small section of original runway and part of the southern peri track remain.
A X3LL Little Staughton Staughton Moor N 52 14 34 W 000 21 51 1942 RAF. 8 Grp. Bomber Ops Airfield Active. Most of the original airfield is now grass but a short runway section and some peri track remain.
C X0LZ Little Stone -- N 50 58 E 000 58 -- -- n/k pre war civil
A X4LS Little Sutton -- N 53 16 46 W 002 57 11 1941 RAF. 43 Grp. RMU Agriculture Grass strip used as a satellite for RAF Sealand. Now farmland with encroaching estates. One hangar still evident. (01/2003)
A X3LW Little Walden Hadstock N 52 04 01 E 000 16 00 1944 8th AF. 361st Fighter Group Agriculture Hard runways and taxiways gone. Control Tower is in good condition and in use as offices.
C X2LT Littleworth -- N 52 09 W 002 09 -- -- n/k RAF
A EGGP Liverpool John Lennon N 53 20 01 W 002 50 59 1976 -- Airport Active
A X4LV Liverpool Speke N 53 20 34 W 002 52 53 1930 DCA. + 15 Grp Comms Flt Industry Growing industrial estate. Original 1930's terminal preserved and is now an hotel.
B X0LV Liverpool Marine -- N 53 22 28 W 002 58 09 -- -- -- pre war civil
A EGOD Llanbedr -- N 52 48 36 W 004 07 38 1941 RAF. 12 Grp. Fighter non operational -- Recently deactivated.
A X9LD Llandegla -- N 53 02 46 W 003 13 21 -- -- PS --
B X0LR Llandovery Maes-y-Coed N 51 59 36 W 003 47 35 1922 -- Housing Opened about 1920
A X7LD Llandow -- N 51 25 58 W 003 29 47 1937 RAF. 44 Grp. Transport Industry Closed mid fifties. Runways are still well defined but two have become 'B' roads. Some dispersal areas have been broken up. Many hangars remain, used for industrial storage. Southern airfield is a race circuit and the control tower has been converted into a café. The water tower and the gate/guard house remain.
A X0LL Llangefni -- N 53 15 24 W 004 20 37 -- WW1 use only. -- Airship Station (Class B).
A X7LS Llantisilio -- N 53 02 39 W 003 13 15 -- -- Gliding --
B X0YD Llanwrtyd Wells Abernant Hotel N 52 06 11 W 003 37 37 1922 -- -- Opened about 1920
A X7LP Lleweni Parc -- N 53 12 37 W 003 23 12 -- -- Gliding --
A X9LE Loch Earn -- N 56 23 10 W 004 11 57 -- -- -- Water aerodrome.
A X9LL Loch Lubnaig -- N 56 17 30 W 004 17 40 -- -- -- Water aerodrome.
A X9LT Loch Tay -- N 56 31 25 W 004 08 06 -- -- -- Water aerodrome.
A X9LV Loch Voil -- N 56 20 44 W 004 26 56 -- -- -- Water aerodrome.
C X0ZG Locking -- N 51 20 W 002 55 -- -- -- One mention of use by 286 Sqn.
A X4LR Lodge Road -- N 53 07 23 W 000 12 50 -- -- PS --
A EGLC London City -- N 51 30 19 E 000 03 19 -- -- Airport Active
C X0LC London Colney -- N 51 42 16 W 000 17 47 1916 WW1 use only. n/k 4SSE St Alban. 56 & 74 Sqns. Closed 1919.
A EGKK London Gatwick -- N 51 08 53 W 000 11 25 1930 RAF. 11 Grp. Fighter Fwd A/F Airport 19 EFTS. Active
A EGLL London Heathrow Harmondsworth N 51 28 39 W 000 27 41 1930 -- Airport Fairey. Active
A EGGW London Luton -- N 51 52 29 W 000 22 06 1936 -- Airport Percival. 24 EFTS and 29 EFTS. Active
A EGSS London Stansted Mountfitchet N 51 53 06 E 000 14 06 1943 USSTAFE. Air Depot. Airport Active
A EGLW London Westland Heliport Battersea N 51 28 12 W 000 10 46 -- -- Heliport Active
A EGAE Londonderry Eglinton N 55 02 34 W 007 09 39 1941 RN. HMS Gannet. Fighter training Airport Active
A X3LA Long Acres Farm Sandy N 52 07 42 W 000 18 32 -- -- PS --
B X8LK Long Kesh -- N 54 29 17 W 006 06 11 1941 RAF. NI. Parent station Prison --
A EGBL Long Marston -- N 52 08 18 W 001 45 07 1941 RAF. 91 Grp. Bomber OTU Airfield Significant parts of runways and taxiways extant. From the early Sixties it has been used for car drag racing and some spectator facilities are built along side the main runway ( obstructing it ). It is also used by micro-light aircraft and for car boot sales.
A X3LM Long Mynd -- N 52 30 55 W 002 52 49 -- -- Gliding --
A X2LN Long Newnton -- N 51 37 33 W 002 06 22 1940 RAF. 23 Grp. AFU Agriculture Much of peri track still exists. Control tower OK. Pillboxes and some admin buildings in various states of decay. (12/2003)
A X3LN Long Stratton -- N 52 29 17 E 001 12 59 -- -- PS --
C X0LO Longhorsley -- N 55 14 W 001 45 -- WW1 use only. n/k 36 Sqn.
A X5LT Longtown -- N 55 00 17 W 002 55 16 1941 RAF. 44 Grp. Transport OTU Agriculture Large sections of the runways and peri track are still evident - but in very poor condition. (06/2005)
C X0LP Lopcombe Corner -- N 51 07 W 001 36 -- WW1 use only. n/k 8ENE Salisbury. No 3 Training Depot. Some structures remain.
B X2LO Lords Bridge Hardwick N 52 09 55 E 000 02 03 1917? RAF. RLG 22 EFTS Industry Radio telescope site.
A EGQS Lossiemouth -- N 57 42 22 W 003 20 20 1939 RN HMS Fulmar. RAF. 91 Grp. Bomber OTU Airfield Active
A X0QS Lossiemouth Kinnedar N 57 42 08 W 003 18 29 1932 -- Agriculture Pre WW2 private strip. Triangular field immediately adjacent to RAF Lossiemouth.
A X9LM Lotmead -- N 51 34 21 W 001 42 47 -- -- PS --
A ++++ Lough Neagh -- N 54 34 28 W 006 16 15 -- -- Agriculture Proposed airship station. Not built.
C X2LU Loughborough -- N 52 47 W 001 14 -- -- n/k North of Loughborough and on the east side of the A6. Hangar still visible?
A X0OU Loughton -- N 52 00 35 W 000 46 13 1932 -- Housing Pre WW2 private strip. Buried under Milton Keynes.
A X4LT Louth Stewton N 53 21 29 E 000 01 59 -- -- PS --
C X6LG Low Eldrig -- N 54 49 W 004 58 -- RAF No.11 SLG n/k MSU. Airfield was only used in summer months and runways were never laid. Closed 1944
A X9LF Low Farm -- N 52 40 19 E 001 30 58 -- -- PS --
C X9LO Lowden -- N 51 02 05 E 000 38 40 -- -- PS --
C X0LB Lower Beeding -- N 51 02 W 000 16 -- WW1 use only. Agriculture --
A X2LB Lower Botrea -- N 50 06 47 W 005 37 41 -- -- PS --
A X2LV Lower Upham -- N 51 29 39 W 001 42 45 -- -- PS --
A X2LW Lower Withial Farm Shepton Mallet N 51 07 32 W 002 35 46 -- -- PS --
C X0LF Lowestoft -- N 52 28 E 001 45 -- WW1 use only. -- Balloon Station. No details.
A X0LW Lowthorpe Bridlington N 54 02 04 W 000 22 01 -- WW1 use only. n/k Airship moorings. Sub Station for Howden
A X0LU Luce Bay -- N 54 51 17 W 004 55 46 -- WW1 use only. n/k Airship Station (Class B).
A X4LM Ludford Magna -- N 53 22 26 W 000 11 46 1943 RAF. 1 Grp. Bomber Ops Agriculture Thor missile site until 1963. Runways dug up in 1963 and used as hardcore for Humber Bridge. Old gym used as farm store. Small parts of runway used as hardstanding for haystacks. Peri track still mostly intact. (12/2003)
A X3LD Ludham -- N 52 43 14 E 001 33 03 1941 RN. HMS Flycatcher. HQ Mobile Naval A/F Agriculture Reduced to two small sections of runway.
B X2LI Lundy Island -- N 51 10 12 W 004 40 14 -- -- PS Two horribly short grass strips
A EGMD Lydd Ferryfield N 50 57 22 E 000 56 21 -- -- Airport Active
A X2LD Lydd -- N 50 58 19 E 000 52 08 1943 RAF. 11 Grp. Fighter ALG Agriculture Extinct.
A X2LY Lymington Pylewell House N 50 45 51 W 001 31 01 1944 RAF. 11 Grp. Fighter ALG Agriculture Blister hangar still extant. Otherwise it could be described as extinct.
A X1LY Lymington -- N 50 46 00 W 001 33 43 1932 -- Agriculture Pre WW2 private strip.
A X4LD Lymm Dam -- N 53 22 08 W 002 28 36 -- -- PS --
A X2LM Lympne -- N 51 04 46 E 001 01 01 1916 RN HMS Buzzard. RAF. 11 Grp. Fighter Ops Agriculture No 8 AAP in WW1. Civil airfield from 1920 but requisitioned during WW2. Closed 1974. Some buildings remain - industrial estate and housing now encroach the site.
A EGDL Lyneham -- N 51 30 27 W 001 59 46 1940 RAF. 116 Wing. Transport Airfield Active
A X3LY Lyveden -- N 52 27 55 W 000 34 29 -- -- Gliding --