RAF Honiley

RAF Honiley
Wroxall, Warwickshire in England
The main runway at RAF Honiley (looking east to west)
RAF Honiley is located in Warwickshire
RAF Honiley
RAF Honiley
Shown within Warwickshire
RAF Honiley is located in the United Kingdom
RAF Honiley
RAF Honiley
RAF Honiley (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates52°21′22″N 001°39′54″W / 52.35611°N 1.66500°W / 52.35611; -1.66500
TypeSector Station 1941-44
CodeHY
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Fighter Command 1941-44
* No. 9 Group RAF
RAF Bomber Command 1944-
* No. 26 (Signals) Group RAF
Site history
Built1940 (1940)/41
Built byJohn Laing & Son Ltd
In useAugust 1941 – March 1958
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: BHY
Elevation141 metres (463 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
04/22 1,792 metres (5,879 ft) Tarmac
10/28  Tarmac
14/32  Tarmac

Royal Air Force Honiley or RAF Honiley is a former Royal Air Force station located in Wroxall, Warwickshire, 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Coventry, England.

The station closed in March 1958, and after being used as a motor vehicle test track, it has been subject to planning permission from the Prodrive Formula One team for development of their Fulcrum test and development facility however this has been cancelled.

From September 2014 the site has been used by Jaguar Land Rover for heritage driving experiences with the location being known as Fen End.

  1. ^ Falconer 2012, p. 112.