Other places · Central Scotland
RAF Grangemouth
In or near Polmont.
RAF Grangemouth in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Birkhill · 3.5 km
About
RAF Grangemouth is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Royal Air Force Grangemouth or more simply RAF Grangemouth is a former Royal Air Force station located 3 miles (4.8 km) north east of Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
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Background
History
It was opened as the Central Scotland Airport in May 1939 and operated as a Civilian Air Navigation School (CANS) until early September 1939. After the war it was used as Gliding School until 1946. It was then used by RAF Maintenance Command until its closure in June 1955.
Visiting
Today the site is now part of Inchyra Park, a light industrial area, the Charlotte Dundas Shopping Centre, and a housing estate. The shorter runway is now Inchyra Road, Grangemouth. Contrary to many reports, the vast majority of the site is NOT now covered by petrochemicals industry. Only a relatively small area east of Inchyra Road has such industry on it and which was only built on during the 1970s and thereafter. Some of the hangars still remain intact at Latitude, Longitude 56.013348N, 3.707562W. In 2008, a memorial garden was unveiled, to commemorate those who died, planted on ground granted for the purpose and located on the perimeter of the original airfield. Within the garden, a…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.0197, -3.6917
- District
- Falkirk
- Postcode
- FK3 9AY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Alloa and Grangemouth
- Established
- 1939
- Nearest railway station
- Birkhill — 3.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7275345 (CC0)
- wikipedia: RAF Grangemouth (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is RAF Grangemouth?
- RAF Grangemouth is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode FK3 9AY).
- What is RAF Grangemouth?
- RAF Grangemouth in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to RAF Grangemouth?
- The nearest railway station is Birkhill, about 3.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode FK3 9AY.
- When was RAF Grangemouth built?
- Built or established in 1939.
- Who owns RAF Grangemouth?
- RAF Grangemouth is owned by Royal Air Force.
- How do I get to RAF Grangemouth?
- The nearest railway station is Birkhill, about 3.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode FK3 9AY.