RNAS Machrihanish (HMS Landrail)

RNAS Machrihanish (HMS Landrail)
Near Campbeltown, Kintyre, Argyll and Bute in Scotland
RNAS Machrihanish is located in Argyll and Bute
RNAS Machrihanish
RNAS Machrihanish
Location within Argyll and Bute
RNAS Machrihanish is located in the United Kingdom
RNAS Machrihanish
RNAS Machrihanish
RNAS Machrihanish (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates55°26′30″N 5°41′55″W / 55.44167°N 5.69861°W / 55.44167; -5.69861
TypeNaval Air Station
Site information
OwnerAdmiralty
Operator Royal Navy
Controlled byFleet Air Arm
Garrison information
GarrisonFleet Air Arm
OccupantsAccommodation of disembarked squadrons
Deck landing Training
Fleet Requirements Unit
Airfield information
Elevation30 feet (9 m) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
03/21 1,030 feet (314 m) Asphalt concrete
07/25 1,230 feet (375 m) Asphalt concrete
12/30 1,190 feet (363 m) Asphalt concrete
16/24 1,000 feet (305 m) Asphalt concrete

Royal Naval Air Station Machrihanish, (RNAS Machrihanish; or HMS Landrail), is a former Royal Navy air station, close to Campbeltown in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.