RAF Valley

RAF Valley
Llu Awyr Brenhinol Y Fali
Near Holyhead, Anglesey in Wales
A RAF Hawk T.1 flying over RAF Valley.
In Adversis Perfugium
(Latin for 'Refuge in Adversity')
Site information
TypeTraining station
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byNo. 2 Group
No. 22 Group (Training)
Websitewww.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-valley/
Location
RAF Valley
Shown within Anglesey
RAF Valley
RAF Valley (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates53°14′53″N 004°32′07″W / 53.24806°N 4.53528°W / 53.24806; -4.53528
Site history
Built1941 (1941)
In use1941 – present
Garrison information
Current
commander
No. 2 Group RAF - Group Captain Gez Currie
No. 22 Group - Group Captain Matt Hoare
Occupants
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: VLY, ICAO: EGOV, WMO: 03302
Elevation11 metres (36 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
13/31 2,290 metres (7,513 ft) Asphalt
01/19 1,639 metres (5,377 ft) Asphalt
DAFIF

Royal Air Force Valley or more simply RAF Valley (Welsh: Llu Awyr Brenhinol Y Fali) (IATA: VLY, ICAO: EGOV) is a Royal Air Force station on the island of Anglesey, Wales, and which is also used as Anglesey Airport. It provides both basic and advanced fast-jet training using the Beechcraft Texan T.1 and BAE Systems Hawk T.2 and provides mountain and maritime training for aircrew using the Airbus Jupiter HT.1 helicopter.