RAF Coolham

RAF Coolham
RAF Coolham
Coolham, West Sussex in England
	A view from near the eastern edge of the main east-west runway in 2009 looking westward down its length
Site information
Type	Advanced Landing Ground
Code	XQ
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Second Tactical Air Force; * No. 84 Group RAF
Open to; the public	Yes
Location
	RAF Coolham Shown within West Sussex RAF Coolham RAF Coolham (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates	50°59′20″N 0°24′05″W / 50.98889°N 0.40139°W
Grid reference	TQ123223
Area	113 acres (46 ha)
Site history
Built	August 1943 – March 1944
Built by	Airfield Construction Service RAF
In use	April 1944 – July 1944
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II; — Operation Neptune; — Operation Overlord; — Operation Diver
Garrison information
Garrison	2 Wings of No. 84 Group RAF
Occupants	No. 133 (Polish) (Fighter) Wing:; — No. 129 (Mysore) (Fighter) Squadron; — No. 306 (Polish) (Fighter) Squadron; — No. 315 (Polish) (Fighter) Squadron; No. 135 (Fighter) Wing:; — No. 222 (Natal) (Fighter) Squadron; — No. 349 (Belgian) (Fighter) Squadron; — No. 485 (New Zealand) (Fighter) Squadron; See Based Units section for full list
Airfield information
Elevation	17 metres (56 ft) AMSL
Runways
East-west	4,500 feet (1,372 m) Sommerfeld tracking
North-south	3,600 feet (1,097 m) Sommerfeld tracking

Royal Air Force Coolham, or more simply RAF Coolham, also known as Coolham Advanced Landing Ground (ALG), is a former Second World War Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground located in Coolham, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom.