Leuchars Station

Leuchars Station
Near Leuchars, Fife in Scotland
Aerial view looking east over Leuchars.
Leuchars Station is located in Fife
Leuchars Station
Leuchars Station
Location in Fife
Coordinates56°22′23″N 002°52′07″W / 56.37306°N 2.86861°W / 56.37306; -2.86861
TypeArmy barracks and airfield
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorBritish Army
Site history
Built1916 (1916)
In use1916–2015 (Royal Air Force)
2015 – present (British Army)
Garrison information
Current
commander
Lieutenant Colonel Ben Parkyn
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: ADX, ICAO: EGQL, WMO: 03171
Elevation12 metres (39 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
04/22 747 metres (2,451 ft) Asphalt
09/27 2,589 metres (8,494 ft) Asphalt

Leuchars Station (IATA: ADX, ICAO: EGQL) is a British Army installation located in Leuchars, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland, near to the historic town of St Andrews.

Formerly RAF Leuchars, it was the second most northerly air defence station in the United Kingdom (the most northerly being RAF Lossiemouth). The station ceased to be an RAF station in April 2015 when control of the site was transferred to the Army.