RAF Balado Bridge

RAF Balado Bridge
Kinross, Perth and Kinross in Scotland
T in the Park on the former Balado airfield in 2005
RAF Balado Bridge is located in Perth and Kinross
RAF Balado Bridge
RAF Balado Bridge
Shown within Perth and Kinross
RAF Balado Bridge is located in the United Kingdom
RAF Balado Bridge
RAF Balado Bridge
RAF Balado Bridge (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates56°12′43″N 003°27′44″W / 56.21194°N 3.46222°W / 56.21194; -3.46222
TypeRoyal Air Force satellite station
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
War Department 1944-
Controlled byRAF Fighter Command
* No. 81 (OTU) Group RAF
Site history
Built1941 (1941)
In useMarch 1942-1957 (1957)
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation128 m (420 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
02/20 997 m (3,271 ft) Concrete
08/26 1,452 m (4,764 ft) Concrete

Royal Air Force Balado Bridge or more simply RAF Balado Bridge is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located 2 miles (3 kilometres) west of Kinross, in central Scotland. It opened in 1942 as a satellite airfield to RAF Grangemouth, and closed in 1957. It has since served as a NATO satellite station, a microlight flying base, and as the venue for the T in the Park music festival.

  1. ^ Falconer 2012, p. 39.