RAF Odiham | |||||||||
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| Odiham, Hampshire in England | |||||||||
 An RAF Chinook HC6 based at Odiham. | |||||||||
 Promise and fulfil | |||||||||
  RAF Odiham Shown within Hampshire | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°14′03″N 000°56′34″W / 51.23417°N 0.94278°W | ||||||||
| Grid reference | SU740491[1] | ||||||||
| Type | Main Operating Base | ||||||||
| Area | 263 hectares (650 acres)[2] | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | Joint Aviation Command | ||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1925 | ||||||||
| In use | 1925–present | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Current commander | Group Captain Matt Roberts | ||||||||
| Occupants | See Based units section for full list. | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: ODH, ICAO: EGVO, WMO: 03761 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 123.5 metres (405 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Source: RAF Odiham Defence Aerodrome Manual[3] | |||||||||
Royal Air Force Odiham or more simply RAF Odiham (IATA: ODH, ICAO: EGVO) is a Royal Air Force station situated a little to the south of the village of Odiham in Hampshire, England. It is the home of the Royal Air Force's heavy lift helicopter, the Boeing Chinook, and of the King's Helicopter Flight (TKHF) . Its current station commander is Group Captain Matt Roberts.[4]
- ^ Birtles 2012, p. 46.
- ^ "Defence Estates Development Plan 2009 – Annex A". GOV.UK. Ministry of Defence. 3 July 2009. p. 15. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ "RAF Odiham Defence Aerodrome Manual (DAM)". RAF Odiham. Military Aviation Authority. April 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "RAF Odiham | Royal Air Force".