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RAF Sumburgh
RAF Sumburgh in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–12 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
RAF Sumburgh is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, 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 Sumburgh or more simply RAF Sumburgh is a former Royal Air Force satellite station that was located on the southern tip of the mainland island of the Shetland Islands, and was home to half of No. 404 Squadron RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force). At the outbreak of the Second World War the airstrip at the Sumburgh Links was taken over by the Air Ministry. By 1941 there were three operational runways at RAF Sumburgh from which a variety of RAF aircraft operated.
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Background
History
Sumburgh Links was surveyed and the grass strips laid out by Captain E. E. Fresson in 1936, and the airport was opened on 3 June of that year with the inaugural flight from Aberdeen (Kintore) by de Havilland Dragon Rapide G-ACPN piloted by Captain Fresson himself. It was also one of the first airfields to have RDF facilities, due to the frequency of low cloud and fog and the proximity of Sumburgh Head. The building of runways was at the instigation of Capt Fresson, who had proved to the Royal Navy at Hatston (Orkney) that it was essential to maintain all-round landing facilities over the winter months. This was taken up by the air force after the obvious success of the Hatston experiment.…
Visiting
The airfield, now called Sumburgh Airport, is owned by the Highlands and Islands Airports Limited, and commercial flights are provided by Loganair and Highland Airways.
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- Coordinates
- 59.8786, -1.2911
- District
- Shetland Islands
- Postcode
- ZE3 9JP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
- Established
- 1940
Sources
- wikidata: Q7275607 (CC0)
- wikipedia: RAF Sumburgh (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is RAF Sumburgh?
- RAF Sumburgh is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode ZE3 9JP).
- When was RAF Sumburgh built?
- Built or established in 1940.
- Who owns RAF Sumburgh?
- RAF Sumburgh is owned by Royal Air Force.
- Is RAF Sumburgh free to visit?
- Yes, RAF Sumburgh is free to enter.
- How do I get to RAF Sumburgh?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ZE3 9JP. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.