RAF North Luffenham

RAF North Luffenham
Edith Weston, Rutland in England
The station gate guardian, a Bloodhound surface-to-air missile during 1997.
Station Badge
Site information
TypeRoyal Air Force flying and missile station
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Controlled byRAF Bomber Command
ConditionClosed
Location
RAF North Luffenham
Location in Rutland
RAF North Luffenham
RAF North Luffenham (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates52°37′56″N 000°36′38″W / 52.63222°N 0.61056°W / 52.63222; -0.61056
Grid referenceSK940050
Area292 hectares
Site history
Built1940 (1940)
In useJanuary 1941 –23 October 1997 (1997)
FateTransferred to the British Army and became St George's Barracks.
Airfield information
Runways
Direction Length and surface
03/21 1,315 metres (4,314 ft) Concrete
06/24 1,858 metres (6,096 ft) Concrete
12/30 1,200 metres (3,937 ft) Concrete

Royal Air Force North Luffenham or more simply RAF North Luffenham is a former Royal Air Force station in Rutland, England. It is near to the villages of Edith Weston and North Luffenham.

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