RAF Kirkistown
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Royal Air Force Kirkistown or more simply RAF Kirkistown is a former Royal Air Force satellite airfield located 6.3 miles (10.1 km) of Ballyhalbert, County Down, Northern Ireland.
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Quick Facts RAF Kirkistown HMS Corncrake II, Coordinates ...
RAF Kirkistown HMS Corncrake II | |||||||||||
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Portavogie, County Down in Northern Ireland | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 54°27′18″N 005°27′57″W | ||||||||||
Type | Satellite station | ||||||||||
Code | IK[1] | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry Admiralty | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force Royal Navy | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command 1941-44 RAF Northern Ireland 1944-45 Fleet Air Arm | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1940 (1940)/41 | ||||||||||
In use | July 1941 – 1952 (1952) | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||
Elevation | 6 metres (20 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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It was a satellite to the RAF Fighter Command airfield at Ballyhalbert on the Ards Peninsula.