where is fairford air base
Royal Air Force Fairford (IATA code:FDD) is situated one and half miles away from Fairford in Gloucestershire, England. It is owned by the UK Ministry of Defence and operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF).t is a geographically separated unit of the 422nd Air Base Group and directly reports to the 3rd Air Force (3 AF). It provides mission support and executes full flying operations for the USAFE. The RAF Fairford base has a single runway, 3,046m long. The asphalt-paved runway is the longest runway in the UK.