RAF Peterhead

RAF Peterhead
Longside, Aberdeenshire in Scotland
RAF Peterhead on a target dossier of the German Luftwaffe, 1943
RAF Peterhead is located in Aberdeenshire
RAF Peterhead
RAF Peterhead
Shown within Aberdeenshire
RAF Peterhead is located in the United Kingdom
RAF Peterhead
RAF Peterhead
RAF Peterhead (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates57°31′01″N 1°52′30″W / 57.517°N 1.875°W / 57.517; -1.875
TypeSector Station
CodePH[1]
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Fighter Command
Site history
Built1941 (1941)
In useJuly 1941 – August 1945
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation46 metres (151 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
10/28 1,200 metres (3,937 ft) Tarmac
04/22 1,300 metres (4,265 ft) Tarmac
16/34 1,100 metres (3,609 ft) Tarmac

Royal Air Force Peterhead or more simply RAF Peterhead is a former Royal Air Force sector station located 2.4 miles (3.9 km) east of Longside, Aberdeenshire and 3.4 miles (5.5 km) west of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

  1. ^ a b Falconer 2012, p. 160.