| Aldergrove Flying Station | |||||||||
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| Aldergrove, County Antrim in Northern Ireland | |||||||||
.jpg) Westland Gazelle AH1 of the type formerly based at Aldergrove. | |||||||||
  Aldergrove Flying Station Location within Northern Ireland  Aldergrove Flying Station Aldergrove Flying Station (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 54°38′58″N 006°13′31″W / 54.64944°N 6.22528°W | ||||||||
| Type | Military airport | ||||||||
| Code | JV[1] | ||||||||
| Area | 96 hectares (240 acres)[2] | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
| Controlled by | Joint Aviation Command formerly: RAF Fighter Command * No. 13 Group RAF RAF Coastal Command * No. 17 Group RAF | ||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1918 | ||||||||
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| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: BFS, ICAO: EGAA, WMO: 03917 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 69 metres (226 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||
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| Source: UK AIP Belfast Aldergrove[3] Airfield shared with Belfast International Airport | |||||||||
Aldergrove Flying Station, also known previously as JHC FS Aldergrove, is a British military base located 4.4 miles (7.1 km) south of Antrim, Northern Ireland and 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Belfast, and adjoins Belfast International Airport. It is sometimes referred to simply as Aldergrove which is the name of a nearby hamlet.
The military flying units share Aldergrove's runways with Belfast International Airport, but have their own separate facilities and helipad.
The site was formerly RAF Aldergrove, a Royal Air Force station which was in operation between 1918 and 2009.
- ^ a b Falconer 2012, p. 34.
- ^ "Defence Estates Development Plan 2009 – Annex A". GOV.UK. Ministry of Defence. 3 July 2009. p. A-50. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "AD 2, EGAA — Belfast Aldergrove". UK Aeronautical Information Publication. NATS. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.