RAF Acklington

RAF Acklington RAF Southfields RFC Southfields
Acklington, Northumberland in England
'B' flight, No. 409 Sqn RCAF with one of their Bristol Beaufighters in January 1942.
RAF Acklington Shown within Northumberland
Coordinates	55°17′46″N 001°38′04″W / 55.29611°N 1.63444°W / 55.29611; -1.63444
Grid reference	NU230010[1]
Type	Satellite Station (1939-44) Forward Sector Station (1945-)
Code	AI[2]
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Fighter Command[2] * No. 13 Group RAF
Site history
Built	1916 (1916)
In use	1916–1920 1938–1975 (1975)
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II Cold War
Airfield information
Elevation	37 metres (121 ft)[2] AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 01/19[3] 1,390 metres (4,560 ft) Asphalt 05/23[3] 1,740 metres (5,709 ft) Asphalt 12/30[3] 1,100 metres (3,609 ft) Asphalt

Royal Air Force Acklington, simply known as RAF Acklington, is a former Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force station located 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south west of Amble, Northumberland and 8.8 miles (14.2 km) north east of Morpeth, Northumberland.

The airfield was operational initially from 1916 being used by the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and from April 1918 its successor the Royal Air Force (RAF) before being closed in 1920 however it was reopened in 1938 being used by the RAF until 1972. After 1972 the site was turned over to Her Majesty's Prison Service for the creation of two new prisons.