RAF Turnhouse | |||||||||||
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| Edinburgh in Scotland | |||||||||||
  RAF Turnhouse Shown within  RAF Turnhouse RAF Turnhouse (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°57′00″N 003°22′21″W / 55.95000°N 3.37250°W | ||||||||||
| Type | Sector Station | ||||||||||
| Code | TS[1] | ||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1915 & 1939 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1915-1996 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | First World War European theatre of World War II Cold War | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 30 metres (98 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Turnhouse, or more simply RAF Turnhouse, is a former Royal Air Force Sector Station located in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is now Edinburgh Airport.
- ^ a b Falconer 2012, p. 198.
- ^ Laming, Tim (2000). UK airports and airfields: a spotter's guide. Shrewsbury: Airlife Publications. p. 78. ISBN 1853109789.