Castletown
Major
| Also known as: | Castletown Aerodrome / RAF Castletown / RAF Station, Castletown / Thurdistoft (unofficial local name) |
| County: | Highland |
| Current Status: | Farmland |
| Date: | June 1940 - 14 December 1945; subsequent minor use |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF (main user) / RAF (Czech) / RAF (Norwegian) / FAA / Civil (minor use) / RCAF |
| Landing Surface Types: | Paved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Airliner (minor use) / Air-sea rescue / Fighter (main role) / Naval aviation |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 31/08/2017):
- Castlehill Heritage Centre - holds information about airfield
- Castletown Community Council
- Castletown Heritage Society
- Olrig New Cemetery - RAF graves
Main unit(s) present:
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No 1 Sqn RCAF
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No 3 Sqn
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No 17 Sqn
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No 54 Sqn
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No 66 Sqn
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No 118 Sqn
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No 123 Sqn
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No 124 Sqn
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No 131 Sqn
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No 132 Sqn
- No 143 Sqn
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No 167 Sqn
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No 213 Sqn
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No 232 Sqn
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No 260 Sqn
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No 278 Sqn
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No 281 Sqn
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No 282 Sqn
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No 310 Sqn
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No 331 Sqn
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No 404 Sqn
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No 504 Sqn
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No 607 Sqn
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No 610 Sqn
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No 808 Sqn
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No 825 Sqn
- No 2833 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2877 Sqn RAF Regiment
- Loganair
- Station Flight, Castletown
| Emergency Landing Ground(s): | |
| Decoy Airfield(s): |