Dishforth Airfield | |||||||||
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| Near Dishforth, North Yorkshire in England | |||||||||
 The control tower at Dishforth Airfield during 2007 | |||||||||
.svg)  Dishforth Location in North Yorkshire | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 54°08′13″N 001°25′12″W / 54.13694°N 1.42000°W | ||||||||
| Type | Army base | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
| Operator | British Army | ||||||||
| Controlled by | Royal Logistics Corps | ||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1936 (as RAF Dishforth) | ||||||||
| In use |
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| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Garrison | 6 Regiment RLC | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
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| Airfield no longer in use | |||||||||
Dishforth Airfield (ICAO: EGXD) is a former Royal Air Force and current British Army station in North Yorkshire, England. It was previously an Army Air Corps helicopter base and a Relief Landing Ground for RAF Linton-on-Ouse. 6 Regiment RLC is currently located at Dishforth. 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. It is 4.4 miles (7.1 km) east of Ripon, North Yorkshire and 11.5 miles (18.5 km) north east of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England.