RAF Tarrant Rushton

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RAF Tarrant Rushton
Blandford Forum, Dorset in England
1944 Oblique air photo of RAF Tarrant Rushton, looking Northeast to Southwest
RAF Tarrant Rushton Shown within Dorset
Coordinates	50°51′00″N 002°04′30″W / 50.85000°N 2.07500°W / 50.85000; -2.07500
Type	Royal Air Force station
Code	TK
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Fighter Command 1943-
Site history
Built	1943 (1943)
In use	October 1943 - September 1980 (1980)
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II Cold War
Airfield information
Elevation	78 metres (256 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 00/00  Concrete 00/00  Concrete 00/00  Concrete

Royal Air Force Tarrant Rushton or more simply RAF Tarrant Rushton is a former Royal Air Force station near the village of Tarrant Rushton east of Blandford Forum in Dorset, England from 1943 to 1947. It was used for glider operations during World War II and later revived for civilian operations. It is currently disused, though some buildings survive. Today it serves as a visual reference point (VRP) for VFR flights,^[2][3] in particular NW departures from Bournemouth Airport.^[4]