RAF Bishops Court

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RAF Bishopscourt
Downpatrick, County Down in Northern Ireland
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Coordinates	54°18′20″N 005°34′09″W / 54.30556°N 5.56917°W / 54.30556; -5.56917
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Flying Training Command
Site history
Built	1943 (1943)
In use	1943-1992 (1992)
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II Cold War
Airfield information
Elevation	9 metres (30 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 00/00  Concrete 00/00  Concrete 00/00  Concrete

Royal Air Force Bishops Court or more simply RAF Bishops Court is a former Royal Air Force airfield, radar control and reporting station located on the south east coast of Northern Ireland, approximately 5.8 miles (9.3 km) from Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland and 24.7 miles (39.8 km) from Belfast, Northern Ireland. A Marconi AMES Type 84 radar was located on the airfield and an AMES Type 80 radar was located at Killard Point, Ballyhornan (remote from the station itself). An AMES Type 93 mobile radar was also located on the airfield from 1989 until the station closed.