List of Royal Air Force stations
Ministry of Defence (MOD)
Several former RAF stations are still owned by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and are operated by QinetiQ in the test and evaluation role.

List of Royal Air Force stations

Section Title: Ministry of Defence (MOD)
Table Section Text: Several former RAF stations are still owned by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and are operated by QinetiQ in the test and evaluation role.

Name	Constituent country	County	Units and purpose

MOD Aberporth	Wales	Ceredigion	Former RAE Aberporth, operated by QinetiQ on behalf of the MOD as a test & evaluation range.

RAF Barkston Heath	England	Lincolnshire	Home to the Defence Elementary Flying Training School, comprising 703 Naval Air Squadron (703 NAS) and No. 674 Squadron Army Air Corps, forming part of the UK Military Flying Training System.

RAF Barnham	England	Suffolk	Non-flying station which is a satellite site of RAF Honington and provides domestic accommodation and training facilities for the RAF Regiment.

RRH Benbecula	Scotland	Comhairle nan Eilean Siar	Remote Radar Head forming part of the UK Air Surveillance and Control System which is managed from RAF Boulmer. The station was formerly known as RAF Benbecula.

RAF Benson	England	Oxfordshire	Home of the RAF's Puma Support Helicopter Force fleet operating under Joint Helicopter Command, comprising No. 33 Squadron and No.

MOD Boscombe Down	England	Wiltshire	Test & evaluation airfield operated by QinetiQ on behalf of the MOD. Home to the Aircraft Test and Evaluation Centre, Empire Test Pilots School, Rotary Wing Test and Evaluation Squadron and the Joint Aircraft Recovery and Transportation Squadron.

RAF Boulmer	England	Northumberland	Non-flying station, home to the UK Air Surveillance and Control Systems (UKASCS) Force Command, RAF School of Aerospace Battle Management and a NATO Control and Reporting Centre responsible for monitoring UK airspace.

RAF Brize Norton	England	Oxfordshire	The RAF's largest station, home to the strategic and tactical air-transport and air-to-air refuelling fleets (Boeing C-17A Globemaster, Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules C4/5, Airbus Voyager KC2/KC3 and the Airbus A400M Atlas).

RRH Brizlee Wood	England	Northumberland	Remote Radar Head forming part of the UK Air Surveillance and Control System which is managed from RAF Boulmer. The station was formerly known as RAF Brizlee Wood.

RRH Buchan	Scotland	Aberdeenshire	Remote Radar Head forming part of the UK Air Surveillance and Control System which is managed from RAF Boulmer The station was formerly known as RAF Buchan.

Chetwynd Airfield	England	Shropshire	Former RAF station, now an unmanned grass airfield used for training purposes by helicopters of the Defence Helicopter Flying School from RAF Shawbury.

RAF Coningsby	England	Lincolnshire	Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 main operating base with No. 3 Squadron and No.

RAF Cosford	England	Shropshire	Training establishment, home to the Defence School of Aeronautical Engineering (DSAE) Headquarters, No. 1 School of Technical Training, the RAF Aerosystems Engineer and Management Training School, No.

RAF Cranwell	England	Lincolnshire	Training establishment, home to RAF College Cranwell, the Officer and Aircrew Selection Centre and Air Cadets Headquarters. Flying units comprise the Central Flying School responsible for training flying instructors, the headquarters and flying squadrons of No.

RAF Digby	England	Lincolnshire	Non-flying station providing specialist communications support under command of Defence Intelligence. Station personnel are drawn from all three UK armed forces and the US military.

RAF Fylingdales	England	North Yorkshire	Non-flying station providing an uninterrupted ballistic missile early warning and space surveillance capability to the UK and US Governments.

RAF Halton	England	Buckinghamshire	Training establishment comprising the Recruit Training Squadron, Airmens Command Squadron, International Defence Training, Supply and Management Training Wing, Specialist Training Squadron and several other RAF and joint support units.

MOD Hebrides	Scotland	Comhairle nan Eilean Siar	Former RAF Benbecula, operated by QinetiQ on behalf of the MOD as a test and evaluation range.

RAF Henlow	England	Bedfordshire	Support station, home to several RAF and Joint Forces Command units including the RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine, the Joint Arms Control Implementation Group (JACIG), elements of Engineering Operations under Information Systems & Services (ISS), Defence Cultural Specialist Unit, the Band of the Queen's Division and specialist units of the RAF Police.

RAF High Wycombe	England	Buckinghamshire	Non-flying administrative support station, home to Headquarters RAF Air Command, No. 1 Group, No.

RAF Honington	England	Suffolk	Support station, home to the vast majority of the RAF Regiment including the RAF Force Protection Headquarters and Force Protection Centre, and numerous RAF Regiment squadrons including No.

Kenley Airfield	England	Surrey	Former RAF station, now home to No. 615 Volunteer Gliding Squadron flying the Grob Viking T1.

Keevil Airfield	England	Wiltshire	Former RAF station, now an unmanned airfield used for training purposes predominately by aircraft from RAF Brize Norton. Has also been used by the British Army for ground exercises and by Joint Helicopter Command.

Kinloss Barracks	Scotland	Moray	Relief Landing Ground (RLG) for RAF Lossiemouth, maintained by a small number of RAF personnel. Formerly RAF Kinloss, the station is now a British Army barracks.

Kirknewton Airfield	Scotland	Midlothian	Former RAF station, now home to No. 661 Volunteer Gliding Squadron flying the Grob Viking T1.

RAF Leeming	England	North Yorkshire	Home to No. 100 Squadron operating the BAE Systems Hawk T1 in the mixed target facilities role and the Northumbrian Universities Air Squadron and No.

Leuchars Station	Scotland	Fife	Relief Landing Ground (RLG) for RAF Lossiemouth, maintained by a small number of RAF personnel operating the airfield and air traffic control radar.

RAF Linton-on-Ouse	England	North Yorkshire	Training station home to No. 72 Squadron operating the Shorts Tucano T1 as part of No.

Little Rissington Airfield	England	Gloucestershire	Former RAF station, home to No. 637 Volunteer Gliding Squadron and used for military exercises.

RAF Lossiemouth	Scotland	Moray	Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 main operating base with No. 1 Squadron, No.

RAF Marham	England	Norfolk	Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II main operating base, home to No. 617 Squadron.

RAF Mona	Wales	Isle of Anglesey	Relief Landing Ground (RLG) for Hawk T2's operating from RAF Valley.

RRH Neatishead	England	Norfolk	Remote Radar Head forming part of the UK Air Surveillance and Control System which is managed from RAF Boulmer. The station was formerly known as RAF Neatishead.

RAF Northolt	England	Greater London	Home of No. 32 (The Royal) Squadron operated the BAe 146 and Leonardo AW109SP GrandNew in the Command Support Air Transport role.

RAF Odiham	England	Hampshire	Home of the RAF's Chinook fleet operating under Joint Helicopter Command, comprising No. 18 Squadron, and No.

RRH Portreath	England	Cornwall	Remote Radar Head forming part of the UK Air Surveillance and Control System which is managed from RAF Boulmer. The station was formerly known as RAF Portreath.

RRH Saxa Vord	Scotland	Shetland Islands	Remote Radio Head forming part of the UK Air Surveillance and Control System which is managed from RAF Boulmer. The site was brought back to full operational capability in 2018, although with no permanent personnel.

RAF Scampton	England	Lincolnshire	Home of the RAF Aerobatic Team (The Red Arrows) flying the BAE Systems Hawk T1A. Non-flying units include No.

RAF Shawbury	England	Shropshire	Home of the tri-service Defence Helicopter Flying School, comprising 60 Squadron, No. 660 Squadron Army Air Corps and 705 Naval Air Squadron, flying the Airbus Juno HT1.

MOD St. Athan	Wales	Vale of Glamorgan	Training station, home to No. 4 School of Technical Training and the University of Wales Air Squadron flying the Grob Tutor T1.

RAF St Mawgan	England	Cornwall	Non-flying station with the airfield part now operating as Newquay Airport. The station is home to the tri-service Defence Survival Training Organisation and No.

RRH Staxton Wold	England	North Yorkshire	Remote Radar Head forming part of the UK Air Surveillance and Control System which is managed from RAF Boulmer. The station was formerly known as RAF Staxton Wold.

RAF (U) Swanwick	England	Hampshire	RAF (Unit) Swanwick is the military element of London Area Control Centre. The unit also operates the UK's Distress and Diversion Cell and provides air traffic control services for RAF Northolt.

RAF Syerston	England	Nottinghamshire	Home of No. 2 Flying Training School headquarters, the Central Gliding School and No. 644 Volunteer Gliding Squadron.

Ternhill Airfield	England	Shropshire	Former RAF station, now an unmanned airfield used for training purposes by helicopters of the Defence Helicopter Flying School from RAF Shawbury.

RAF Topcliffe	England	North Yorkshire	Unmanned Relief Landing Ground for Shorts Tucano T1s operating from RAF Linton-on-Ouse. Home to No.

RRH Trimingham	England	Norfolk	Remote Radar Head, satellite station of RRH Neatishead.

RAF Valley	Wales	Isle of Anglesey	Training station home to No. 4 Squadron and No.

RAF Waddington	England	Lincolnshire	Main operating base, home to the RAF's Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) operations. No.

MOD West Freugh	Scotland	Dumfries and Galloway	Former RAF station, operated by QinetiQ on behalf of the MOD as a test and evaluation range. The airfield is disused and unlicensed but available for military exercises.

RAF Weston-on-the-Green	England	Oxfordshire	Force Development Training Centre, used by No. 1 Parachute Training School (based at nearby RAF Brize Norton) as a parachute drop-zone.

Defence CBRN Centre, Winterbourne Gunner	England	Wiltshire	The Defence Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Centre is managed by RAF Air Command. It is responsible for all training issues related to CBRN warfare for the UK armed forces.

RAF Wittering	England	Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire	Support station accommodating elements of the RAF A4 Force which supports deployed and expeditionary air operations. The A4 force comprises a variety of units under No.

RAF Woodvale	England	Merseyside	Training station home to Liverpool University Air Squadron, Manchester and Salford Universities Air Squadron, No. 10 Air Experience Flight all flying the Grob Tutor T1 and No.

RAF Wyton	England	Cambridgeshire	Non-flying station operated under Joint Forces Command. Home to the Joint Forces Intelligence Group (JFIG), the Defence Intelligence Fusion Centre (DIFC), No.

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Royal Air Force station Buchan, or RAF Buchan, is a former Royal Air Force station in Aberdeenshire.
Royal Air Force station Buchan or RAF Buchan is a Royal Air Force station in Aberdeenshire.
RAF Buchan is a former Royal Air Force station in Aberdeenshire.

final_sentence: Royal Air Force station Buchan, or RAF Buchan, is a former Royal Air Force station in Aberdeenshire.
final_sentence: Royal Air Force station Buchan or RAF Buchan is a Royal Air Force station in Aberdeenshire.
final_sentence: RAF Buchan is a former Royal Air Force station in Aberdeenshire.