EGQB
RAF Ballykelly Air Base (abandoned)
VFR
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Name
RAF Ballykelly Air Base (abandoned)
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ICAO
EGQB
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
9:01 am (GMT)
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Municipality
Ballykelly
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Coordinates
55° 3′ 37″ N 7° 1′ 13″ E
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Elevation
85 ft (26 m MSL)
About RAF Ballykelly Air Base (abandoned)
Royal Air Force Ballykelly, or more simply RAF Ballykelly, is a former Royal Air Force station which opened in 1941 in Ballykelly, County Londonderry. It closed in 1971 when the site was handed over to the British Army as Shackleton Barracks. A small part of the base has been used as a refuelling point by army helicopters and small fixed-wing aircraft usually operating out of Joint Helicopter Command Flying Station Aldergrove near the town of Antrim.