RAF Colerne

RAF Colerne
Colerne, Wiltshire in England
An aerial view of the airfield.
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Coordinates	51°26′28″N 002°16′57″W / 51.44111°N 2.28250°W / 51.44111; -2.28250
Type	Royal Air Force station * Sector Station 1940-[1]
Code	CQ[1]
Area	110 hectares
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Fighter Command * No. 10 Group RAF[1]
Condition	Closed
Site history
Built	1938 (1938)/39
In use	January 1940 – 1974 (1974)
Fate	Transferred to the British Army and became Azimghur Barracks. Airfield retained for occasional flying.
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II Cold War
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: EGUO
Elevation	175 metres (574 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 01/19 1,095 metres (3,593 ft) Asphalt 07/25 1,664 metres (5,459 ft) Asphalt 00/00  Asphalt

Royal Air Force Colerne or more simply RAF Colerne is a former Royal Air Force station which was on the outskirts of the village of Colerne in Wiltshire, England, and was in use from 1939 to 1976.

The site is now known as Azimghur Barracks and is home to 21 Signal Regiment, Royal Signals and 93 (City of Bath) Air Training Corps detached flight.