Royal Flying Corps airfields facts for kids
A list of airfields of the Royal Flying Corps.
Contents
British Isles
| Name | From | To | Current county | Country | Current use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andover | August 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Hampshire | England | British Army Headquarters |
| Anwick | September 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | Farmland |
| Ashington | October 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Northumberland | England | Potland Burn Surface Mine |
| Ayr | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Ayrshire | Scotland | Ayr Racecourse |
| Bacton | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Norfolk | England | |
| Baldonnel | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Co. Dublin | Ireland | Headquarters Irish Air Corps |
| Beaulieu | 1914 | 1 April 1918 | Hampshire | England | Open land |
| Beaumont Night Landing Ground | April 1916 | August 1916 | Essex | farmland | |
| Beddington Aerodrome | January 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Greater London | England | Housing |
| Bekesbourne | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Kent | England | Housing/Farmland |
| Beverley Aerodrome | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | East Yorkshire | England | Beverley Racecourse |
| Bicester | January 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Oxfordshire | England | Bicester Airfield |
| Biggin Hill | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Greater London | England | London Biggin Hill Airport |
| Blackheath Common NLG | March 1915 | July 1919 | Essex | farmland (army) | |
| Bogton | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Ayrshire | Scotland | |
| Boscombe Down | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Wiltshire | England | Military airfield |
| Bournes Green day LG | May 1917 | June 1917 | Essex | farmland | |
| Bracebridge Heath Landing Ground | 1918 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | Industry/Agriculture |
| Braceby Landing Ground | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | |
| Braintree NLG | end of January 1917 | October 1918 | Essex | farmland/housing estate roads | |
| Bramham Moor Aerodrome | 1915 | 1 April 1918 | Yorkshire | England | Now farmland |
| Brattleby (Cliff) | 1916 | 1917 | Lincolnshire | England | RAF Scampton (flying) |
| Brentingby | 1916 | 1916 | Leicestershire | England | Farmland |
| Brooklands Landing Ground | 1914 | 1 April 1918 | Surrey | England | Brooklands Museum |
| Broomfield Court NLG | August 1916 | August 1919 | Essex | farmland | |
| Brough Landing Ground | 1916 | 1916 | East Yorkshire | England | |
| Buckminster | 1 October 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | Farmland |
| Burgh Castle Landing Ground | 1915 | 1 April 1918 | Suffolk | England | |
| Burnham-on-Crouch FS | 1915 | July 1919 | Essex | Farmland | |
| Bury/Ramsey | September 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Cambridgeshire | England | Farmland/Housing/Industry |
| Bury St Edmunds Landing Ground | 1916 | 1916 | Suffolk | England | |
| Calshot Naval Air Station | 29 March 1913 | July 1914 | Isle of Wight | England | Calshot Activities Centre |
| Castle Bromwich | 1918 | 1 April 1918 | West Midlands | England | Industry/ Housing |
| Catterick | September 1914 | 1 April 1918 | North Yorkshire | England | Marne Barracks |
| Chattis Hill | 1917 | 1918 | Hampshire | England | |
| Chiddingstone Causeway | December 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Kent | England | Open land |
| Chingford FS | December 1914 | March 1919 | Essex | reservoirs | |
| Clacton seaplane station | August 1914 | Autumn 1916 | Essex | seafront | |
| Coal Aston | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Yorkshire | England | |
| Collinstown | 1 April 1918 | Co. Dublin | Ireland | Dublin Airport | |
| Copmanthorpe | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | North Yorkshire | England | |
| Coventry (Radford) | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Warwickshire | England | |
| Cramlington | 1915 | 1 April 1918 | Northumberland | England | |
| Curragh Camp | 1913 | 1 April 1918 | Co. Kildare | Ireland | Irish Army barracks |
| Detling | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Kent | England | |
| Didsbury | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Lancashire | England | |
| Doncaster | 1916 | 1918 | South Yorkshire | England | Doncaster Racecourse |
| Dover (Swingate Down) | 1914 | 1 April 1918 | Kent | England | |
| Eastburn | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | East Yorkshire | England | Alamein Barracks |
| Easington | Oct 1916 | Mar 1919 | Co. Durham | England | farmland |
| Easthorpe | April 1916 | December 1919 | Essex | England | farmland |
| Eastleigh | 1910 | 1 April 1918 | Hampshire | England | Southampton Airport |
| Easton-on-the-Hill | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Northamptonshire | England | RAF Wittering (flying) |
| East Hanningfield NLG | April 1916 | January 1917 | Essex | farmland | |
| East Retford | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Nottinghamshire | England | |
| Edzell | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Angus | Scotland | Farmland |
| Elmswell (Great Ashfield) | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Suffolk | England | |
| Elsham | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | Farmland/Industrial estate |
| Fairlop FS | 1916 | summer 1919 | Essex | sports fields/car sales/WW1 officers' bungalows remain | |
| Farnborough | 1912 | 1 April 1918 | Hampshire | England | Farnborough Airport |
| Feltwell | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Norfolk | England | |
| Fermoy | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
| Filton | 1915 | 1 April 1918 | Gloucestershire | England | Bristol Filton Airport |
| Finningley | 1915 | 1 April 1918 | South Yorkshire | England | Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield |
| Folkestone/Hawkinge | 1915 | 1 April 1918 | Kent | England | Housing/Kent Battle of Britain Museum |
| Ford Farm/Old Sarum | August 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Wiltshire | England | Old Sarum Airfield |
| Ford (Junction)/Yapton | 1 March 1918 | 1 April 1918 | West Sussex | England | HM Prison Ford |
| Fyfield NLG | October 1916 | December 1919 | Essex | farmland | |
| Goldhanger FS | August 1915 | March 1919 | Essex | farmland | |
| Goldington Aerodrome | October 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Bedfordshire | England | Housing |
| Gormanstown | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Co. Meath | Ireland | Irish Army barracks |
| Gosberton | 1 October 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | |
| Gosport, Fort Grange | July 1914 | 1 April 1918 | Hampshire | England | HMS Sultan |
| Goxhill | ? | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | Farmland/Industrial estate |
| Grantham | 1915 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | Prince William of Gloucester Barracks |
| Hainault Farm FS | October 1914 | December 1919 | was Essex, now Greater London | farmland | |
| Halton | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Buckinghamshire | England | RAF Halton (flying) |
| Harpswell | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | Farmland/ Museum |
| Harlaxton | Nov 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | Farmland |
| Harrietsham | December 1916 | ? | Kent | England | ? |
| Helperby | 1916 | 1920 | North Yorkshire | England | Farmland |
| Hendon Aerodrome | November 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Greater London | England | Royal Air Force Museum London Housing |
| Heathfield | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Ayrshire | Scotland | Housing/Retail |
| Hingham | 1916 | 1917 | Norfolk | England | |
| Hooton Park | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Cheshire | England | Museum & Vauxhall car factory |
| Horndon-on-the-Hill | April 1916 | early 1918 | Essex | farmland | |
| Hove | East Sussex | England | |||
| Hucknall Aerodrome | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Nottinghamshire | England | Housing |
| Hounslow Heath Aerodrome | 14 October 1914 | 1 April 1918 | Greater London | England | Open land |
| Hylton | October 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Tyne & Wear | England | Nissan car factory North East Aircraft Museum |
| Jesson (Hythe) | September 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Kent | England | Farmland |
| Joyce Green | 14 July 1911 | December 1919 | Kent | England | Open land |
| Kenley | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Greater London | England | RAF Kenley |
| Lake Down | 1917 | 1919 | Wiltshire | England | Open land |
| Larkhill | 1912 | 1914 | Wiltshire | England | (MoD land) – Artillery training |
| Leadenham | September 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | Farmland/Quarry |
| Leavesden Aerodrome | Hertfordshire | England | Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden Housing |
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| Lilbourne | 1915 | 1 April 1918 | Warwickshire | England | Open land |
| Little Clacton NLG | October 1916 | July 1919 | Essex | sports grounds/housing | |
| London Colney | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Hertfordshire | England | de Havilland Aircraft Museum |
| Lopcombe Corner | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Wiltshire | England | |
| Lydd St Mary | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Kent | England | |
| Lympne | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Kent | England | |
| Manston | 1915 | 1 April 1918 | Kent | England | Manston Airport |
| Manton | December 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | Farmland |
| Marden | January 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Kent | England | Farmland |
| Marham | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Norfolk | England | RAF Marham (flying) |
| Marske-by-the-Sea | December 1917 | 1 April 1918 | North Yorkshire | England | Housing |
| Martlesham Heath | October 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Suffolk | England | Housing |
| Mattishall | 1915 | 1 April 1918 | Norfolk | England | |
| Melton Mowbray | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Leicestershire | England | |
| Mill Farm Night Landing Ground | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | Farmland |
| Molesworth | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Cambridgeshire | England | RAF Molesworth (non-flying) |
| Montrose Air Station | 26 February 1913 | 1 April 1918 | Angus | Scotland | Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre |
| Mountnessing NLG | April 1916 | December 1916 | Essex | farmland | |
| Narborough | August 1915 | 1 April 1918 | Norfolk | England | RAF Marham (flying) |
| Netheravon | 16 June 1913 | 1 April 1918 | Wiltshire | England | AAC Netheravon until 2012 |
| North Benfleet NLG | April 1916 | March 1919 | Essex | farmland/new arterial road | |
| North Coates Fitties | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | Farmland/Housing North Coates Flying Club |
| North Killingholme | July 1914 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | Farmland/Industry |
| North Ockendon NLG | April 1916 | October 1916 | Essex | farmland | |
| Northolt | 3 May 1915 | 1 April 1918 | Greater London | England | RAF Northolt (flying) |
| Orsett NLG | October 1916 | December 1919 | Essex | farmland/housing/golf course | |
| Perton | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Staffordshire | England | Housing |
| Plungar | Leicestershire | England | |||
| Redcar | 1915 | 1 April 1918 | North Yorkshire | England | Housing |
| Red House Farm | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Wiltshire | England | MoD Boscombe Down (flying) |
| Ripon | 15 September 1916 | 1 April 1918 | North Yorkshire | England | Ripon Racecourse |
| Rochford FS | Autumn 1915 | 1920 | Essex | airfield | |
| Runwell NLG | August 1917 | March 1920 | Essex | farmland | |
| Sadberge | Co. Durham | England | Farmland | ||
| Saundby Aerodrome (Gainsborough) | December 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Nottinghamshire | England | Farmland |
| Scalford | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Leicestershire | England | |
| Seaton Carew | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Co. Durham | England | Industrial estate |
| Sedgeford | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Norfolk | England | Farmland |
| Shawbury | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Shropshire | England | RAF Shawbury (flying) |
| Shenfield (Palmers Farm) NLG | September 1916 | February 1919 | Essex | farmland | |
| Shotwick | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Flintshire | Wales | MoD Sealand (non-flying) |
| Sible Hedingham NLG | April 1916 | June 1919 | Essex | farmland | |
| South Carlton | November 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | Farmland |
| Southfields | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Northumberland | England | HM Prisons Acklington & Castington |
| Stirling | 1916 | 1918 | Stirling | Scotland | Farmland |
| Stow Maries Aerodrome | August 1916 | March 1919 | Essex | England | airfield/Heritage Site |
| Sutton's Farm FS | summer 1915 | June 1919 | was Essex, now Greater London | part housing, part public open space | |
| Swinstead | Leicestershire | England | |||
| Tallaght | 1918 | South Dublin | Ireland | ||
| Tangmere | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | West Sussex | England | Tangmere Military Aviation Museum |
| Thaxted NLG | January 1917 | summer 1918 | Essex | farmland | |
| Throwley Aerodrome | October 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Kent | England | Farmland |
| Ternhill | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Shropshire | England | RAF Ternhill/Clive Barracks |
| Turnberry | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Ayrshire | Scotland | Turnberry Golf Course |
| Turnhouse Aerodrome | 1915 | 1 April 1918 | City of Edinburgh | Scotland | Edinburgh Airport |
| Tydd St Mary | August 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | Farmland |
| Upavon | 19 June 1912 | 1 April 1918 | Wiltshire | England | Trenchard Lines |
| Uxbridge | 19 November 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Greater London | England | RAF Uxbridge/Housing |
| Vale Farm, Thornaby (Yarm) | 1914 | 1 April 1918 | North Yorkshire | England | Housing/Industry |
| Waddington | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | RAF Waddington (flying) |
| Waddon Aerodrome | 1918 | 1 April 1918 | Greater London | England | Housing |
| Wellingore Heath | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | Farmland |
| West Fenton Aerodrome/Gullane | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | East Lothian | Scotland | Museum |
| Weston-on-the-Green | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Oxfordshire | England | RAF Weston-on-the-Green (flying) |
| Widford NLG | December 1914 | summer 1916 | Essex | part farmland, part industry | |
| Stamford | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | RAF Wittering (flying) |
| Wormingford NLG | December 1916 | June 1919 | Essex | England | farmland/WW2 airfield/gliding |
| Worthy Down | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Hampshire | England | Worthy Down Barracks |
| Writtle NLG | October 1914 | November 1916 | Essex | farmland/nurseries | |
| Wye | May 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Kent | England | Farmland |
| Wyton | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Huntingdonshire | England | RAF Wyton (flying) |
| Yatesbury | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Wiltshire | England | |
| Yokes Court | February 1917 | November 1917 | Kent | England |
France
- Saint-Omer, France, 1914–1918 (Headquarters) - now Saint-Omer Wizernes Airport and site of British Air Services Memorial
- Candas No 2 Aircraft Depot (2AD) formed 13.12.15 - Spring 1918
- Fienvillers No 2 Aeroplane Supply Depot (2ASD) formed 1.11.17
- Rang-du-Fliers 2AD moved after German Spring Offensive
- St Andre aux Bois/Verton 2ASD moved after German Spring Offensive
- Saint-Léger-lès-Authie
- Sombrin (Vaulx-Vraucourt)
Canada
For more details, see Royal Flying Corps Canada
The Royal Flying Corps Canada was established by the RFC in 1917 to train aircrew in Canada. Air stations were established in southern Ontario at the following locations:
- Camp Borden 1917–1918
- Armour Heights Field 1917–1918 (pilot training, School of Special Flying to train instructors)
- Leaside Aerodrome 1917–1918 (Artillery Cooperation School)
- Long Branch Aerodrome 1917–1918
- Curtiss School of Aviation (flying-boat station with temporary wooden hangar on the beach at Hanlan's Point on Toronto Island 1915–1918; main school, airstrip and metal hangar facilities at Long Branch)
- Camp Rathbun, Deseronto 1917–1918 (pilot training)
- Camp Mohawk (now Tyendinaga (Mohawk) Airport) 1917-1918 – located at the Tyendinaga Indian Reserve (now Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory) near Belleville 1917–1918 (pilot training)
- Hamilton (Armament School) 1917–1918
- Beamsville Camp (School of Aerial Fighting) 1917-1918 - located at 4222 Saan Road in Beamsville, Ontario; hangar remains and property now used by Global Horticultural Incorporated
Other locations
- Ismailia, Egypt (training - No. 57 TS, 32 (Training) Wing HQ) - now Al Ismailiyah Air Base
- Aboukir, Egypt 1916–1918 (training - No. 22 TS & No. 23 TS, 20 (Training) Wing HQ)
- Abu Sueir, Egypt 1917-1918 (training - No. 57 TS & No. 195 TS) - now Abu Suwayr Air Base, also used by RAF during World War II
- El Ferdan, Egypt (training – No. 17 TDS)
- El Rimal, Egypt 1917-1918 (training – No. 19 TDS) - later as RAF El Amiriya and now abandoned (after World War II)
- Camp Taliaferro, North Texas, USA 1917–1918 (training) - sites now either residential development or commercial/industrial parks
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