RNAS Henstridge

RNAS Henstridge (HMS Dipper)
Henstridge, Somerset in England
Dorset And Somerset Air Ambulance at Henstridge in 2008
RNAS Henstridge Shown within Somerset Show map of Somerset RNAS Henstridge RNAS Henstridge (the United Kingdom) Show map of the United Kingdom
Coordinates	50°58′59″N 002°21′17″W / 50.98306°N 2.35472°W / 50.98306; -2.35472
Type	Royal Naval Air Station
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Navy
Controlled by	Fleet Air Arm
Site history
Built	1941-1943 (1941-1943)
Built by	Wilson Lovatt and sons London
In use	1943-1958 (1958)
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: EGHS
Elevation	53 metres (174 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 03/21 914 metres (2,999 ft) Tarmac 07/25 N 914 metres (2,999 ft) Tarmac / Concrete 07/25 S 914 metres (2,999 ft) Tarmac 11/29 1,010 metres (3,310 ft) Tarmac 16/34 914 metres (2,999 ft) Tarmac

Royal Naval Air Station Henstridge (RNAS Henstridge; or HMS Dipper) is a former Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm airbase, located 7 miles (11 km) west of Shaftesbury, in Dorset and 12.4 miles (20 km) east of Yeovil, in Somerset, in South West England. It is home to the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance.