Dishforth Airfield

Dishforth Airfield
Dishforth, North Yorkshire

The Control Tower
EGXD
Location in North Yorkshire
Coordinates 54°08′13″N 001°25′12″W / 54.13694°N 1.42000°WCoordinates: 54°08′13″N 001°25′12″W / 54.13694°N 1.42000°W
Type Army Air Corps airfield
RAF Relief Landing Ground
Site information
Owner Ministry of Defence
Controlled by British Army's Army Air Corps
Site history
Built 1992
In use 1992-Present
Battles/wars War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Airfield information
Identifiers ICAO: EGXD, WMO: 03261
Elevation 36 metres (118 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
10/28 1,362 metres (4,469 ft) Asphalt
15/33 1,858 metres (6,096 ft) Asphalt

Dishforth Airfield (ICAO: EGXD) is a Royal Air Force/British Army station in North Yorkshire, England. It is an Army Air Corps helicopter base and a Relief Landing Ground for RAF Linton-on-Ouse. It is located next to the A1(M) at Junction 49 with the A168. Dishforth airfield is built over part of the Great North Road which is also the old A1.

History

The airfield is situated on the former site of RAF Dishforth which opened in 1936 and closed in 1992 to become Dishforth Airfield.[1]

Dishforth was the first base to receive the Apache helicopter, and had 16, divided between 2 squadrons. Following a reshuffle of AAC units in 2006/2007 Apaches were concentrated on Wattisham Airfield in Suffolk. Dishforth now has three squadrons of Lynx Mk.7 helicopters & Lynx Mk.9A helicopters.

•6 Force Logistic Regiment Royal Logistic Corps, will move from Gutersloh in Germany to Dishforth in 2016. Current occupiers 9 Regiment Army Air Corps will move to Yeovilton in Somerset.

Operational units

References

  1. ↑ "Dishforth". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 June 2012.

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