RAF West Drayton

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RAF West Drayton at West Drayton west of London was a Royal Air Force station and the main centre for military air traffic control in Britain. It was co-located with the civilian London Area and Terminal Control Centre to provide a vital link between civil and military flying and airspace requirements.

RAF West Drayton closed as an official RAF station in the mid 1990s. The civilian area control function moved to Swanwick, Hampshire in 2002, the remaining centre being renamed the London Terminal Control Centre. RAF personnel are still based on the site, since some of the military control functions remain.

All remaining control functions, both civilian and military, are due to move to Swanwick in 2007, after which the West Drayton site will be sold.

The site at West Drayton also contains the MT section of the Queen's Colour Squadron, which is based nearby at RAF Uxbridge. Both the squadron and the MT section will shortly be relocated to RAF Northolt when facilities become avaliable.

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