RAF Fairwood Common

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RAF Fairwood Common
Located on Fairwood Common, on the Gower Peninsula, previously Glamorgan, Near Swansea, 5 miles (8.0 km) east[1] in Wales
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Coordinates	51°36′19″N 004°04′04″W / 51.60528°N 4.06778°W / 51.60528; -4.06778
Type	Royal Air Force station *Sector Station 1941-49
Code	FC
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Fighter Command * No. 10 Group RAF
Site history
Built	1940 (1940)/41
In use	June 1941 – 1949 (1949)
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II
Designations	Within Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Wales
Airfield information
Elevation	82 metres (269 ft)[2] AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 05/23 1,600 yards (1,463 m) Asphalt concrete and Sealcoat[1] 11/29 1,350 yards (1,234 m) Asphalt concrete and Sealcoat 15/33 1,350 yards (1,234 m) Asphalt concrete and Sealcoat

Royal Air Force Fairwood Common, or more simply RAF Fairwood Common, (IATA: EGFH, ICAO: SWS) is a former Royal Air Force Sector Station located on Fairwood Common, on the Gower Peninsula, to the west of Swansea. It is now the location of Swansea Airport.