RAF Doncaster

RAF Doncaster
Doncaster, South Yorkshire in England
RAF Doncaster is located in South Yorkshire
RAF Doncaster
RAF Doncaster
Shown within South Yorkshire
RAF Doncaster is located in the United Kingdom
RAF Doncaster
RAF Doncaster
RAF Doncaster (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates53°30′50″N 001°06′36″W / 53.51389°N 1.11000°W / 53.51389; -1.11000
TypeRoyal Air Force satellite station[1]
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Bomber Command
* No. 93 Group RAF[1]
Site history
Built1916 (1916)
In useJanuary 1916 – 1954 (1954)
Battles/warsFirst World War
European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation8 metres (26 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
05/23 825 metres (2,707 ft) Grass
00/00  Grass
00/00  Sommerfeld Tracking

Royal Air Force Doncaster or more simply RAF Doncaster, also referred to as Doncaster Aerodrome, is a former Royal Air Force satellite station near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.

  1. ^ a b c Falconer 2012, p. 82.