Other places · North West England
RAF Spadeadam
In or near Bewcastle.
RAF Spadeadam in England North East, United Kingdom.
Mike Quinn — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
RAF Spadeadam is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Official information
RAF Spadeadam is an electronic air weapons range located near Carlisle. It serves as a training facility for military operations involving air weaponry.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Kielder Mires SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Spadeadam Mires SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
RAF Spadeadam (pronounced "Spade Adam") (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EGOM) is a Royal Air Force station in Cumbria, England, close to the border with Northumberland. It is the home of the 9,000 acre (36 km2) electronic warfare (EW) tactics range, making it the largest (by area) RAF base in the United Kingdom. Its primary use is for EW training to the RAF and NATO allies. The site and course of Hadrian's Wall runs a few miles south of the range.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 55.0250, -2.6022
- District
- Cumberland
- Parish
- Kingwater
- Postcode
- CA8 7AU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Carlisle
- Established
- 1955
- Official site
- www.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1751844 (CC0)
- wikipedia: RAF Spadeadam (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is RAF Spadeadam?
- RAF Spadeadam is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CA8 7AU), in the parish of Kingwater.
- What is RAF Spadeadam?
- RAF Spadeadam in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to RAF Spadeadam?
- Drivers can use postcode CA8 7AU.
- When was RAF Spadeadam built?
- Built or established in 1955.
- Who owns RAF Spadeadam?
- RAF Spadeadam is owned by Royal Air Force.
- Is RAF Spadeadam a protected site?
- Yes — RAF Spadeadam is part of the Kielder Mires SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Spadeadam Mires SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to RAF Spadeadam?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CA8 7AU. It sits within the Carlisle parliamentary constituency.