RAF Ringway | |||||||||||
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| Ringway, Cheshire in England | |||||||||||
  RAF Ringway Shown within Cheshire | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°21′14″N 2°16′30″W / 53.3539°N 2.2750°W | ||||||||||
| Type | Satellite Station | ||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1938 | ||||||||||
| In use | June 1938 - 1957 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 72 metres (236 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Ringway or more simply RAF Ringway is a former Royal Air Force satellite station in Ringway, Cheshire, England, near Manchester. It was operational from 1939 until 1957. The site of the station is now occupied by Manchester Airport.
- ^ Falconer 1998, p. 77.