Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
RAF Kirkistown
RAF Kirkistown in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
David Crozier — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
RAF Kirkistown is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Royal Air Force Kirkistown or more simply RAF Kirkistown is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located 6.3 miles (10.1 km) of Ballyhalbert, County Down, Northern Ireland. It was a satellite to the RAF Fighter Command airfield at Ballyhalbert on the Ards Peninsula. In 1945, Ballyhalbert Airfield was designated a Royal Naval Air Station, commissioned as HMS Corncrake, and Kirkistown Airfield was commissioned as HMS Corncrake II.
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Background
History
RAF Ballyhalbert opened officially on 28 June 1941 and the Kirkistown satellite airfield opened in July 1941. On 22 January 1942, No. 504 Squadron RAF moved to Kirkistown. The following units were here at some point:
Visiting
Today the site is home to Kirkistown Circuit, a regular venue for car and motorcycle races. The circuit utilises the northern parts of the former air base's runways and perimeter roadways.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.4550, -5.4660
- District
- Ards and North Down
- Postcode
- BT22 1EJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Strangford
- Established
- 1941
Sources
- wikidata: Q7275420 (CC0)
- wikipedia: RAF Kirkistown (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is RAF Kirkistown?
- RAF Kirkistown is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT22 1EJ).
- When was RAF Kirkistown built?
- Built or established in 1941.
- Who owns RAF Kirkistown?
- RAF Kirkistown is owned by Royal Air Force<BR>Royal Navy.
- Is RAF Kirkistown free to visit?
- Yes, RAF Kirkistown is free to enter.
- How do I get to RAF Kirkistown?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT22 1EJ. It sits within the Strangford parliamentary constituency.