RAF Charterhall
| RAF Charterhall | |||||||||
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| Greenlaw, Scottish Borders in Scotland | |||||||||
A disused runway of RAF Charterhall taken in 2007 | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force satellite station | ||||||||
| Code | KH | ||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command * No. 9 Group RAF * No. 81 (OTU) Group RAF | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°42′25″N 2°22′34″W / 55.707°N 2.376°W | ||||||||
| Area | 143 hectares | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 19171941/42 | ||||||||
| Built by | WW2: James Miller & Partners Ltd | ||||||||
| In use | 1917-1919 April 1942 – March 1946 | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | First World War European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Elevation | 112 metres (367 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Royal Air Force Charterhall or more simply RAF Charterhall is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located in the Scottish Borders and the historic county of Berwickshire between the village of Greenlaw and Duns. It was originally a First World War landing ground named Eccles Toft. The airfield was reconstructed in 1942 and was used mainly by No. 54 Operational Training Unit during Second World War. The RAF left in 1947 and the airfield was officially closed.
The location was then left for agricultural use before becoming a motor racing track in 1952. Various forms of motorsport took place at Charterhall, including Formula Two, Formula Libre and Formula Junior with drivers such as Jim Clark, Sir Jackie Stewart and Sir Stirling Moss all having competed there until motor racing ceased at the airfield in 1964. However, in the recent years, the Border Ecosse Car Club have organised the "Charterhall Stages Rally" at the airfield which also ceased in 2013.
The airfield is now sometimes used as a private airstrip, however it does not have any basic maintenance or refueling facilities and its use is very limited.