RNAS Machrihanish
| RNAS Machrihanish (HMS Landrail) | |||||||||||||
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| Machrihanish, Kintyre, Argyll and Bute in Scotland | |||||||||||||
Fairey Swordfish; a common sight at Machrihanish during the Second World War | |||||||||||||
HMS Landrail | |||||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||||
| Type | Naval Air Station | ||||||||||||
| Owner | Admiralty | ||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Navy | ||||||||||||
| Controlled by | Fleet Air Arm | ||||||||||||
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RNAS Machrihanish Location within Argyll and Bute RNAS Machrihanish RNAS Machrihanish (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°26′30″N 5°41′55″W / 55.44167°N 5.69861°W | ||||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||||
| Built | 1941 | ||||||||||||
| In use | 1941 - 1952 | ||||||||||||
| Fate | Transferred to the Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 30 feet (9 m) AMSL | ||||||||||||
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Royal Naval Air Station Machrihanish, (RNAS Machrihanish; or HMS Landrail), is a former Royal Navy air station located near Machrihanish, close to Campbeltown in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The airfield opened during the Second World War and served at various times as a Fleet Air Arm naval air station, a Royal Air Force facility, and a United States Navy operating base. Part of the site later became the civilian Campbeltown Airport.
Situated 3 miles (5 km) to the west of Campbeltown on the western flank of the Kintyre Peninsula, Machrihanish is a former military airbase, recognised for its weather forecasting capabilities. The facility eventually featured an unusually lengthy runway 3,049 metres (10,003 ft), in addition to a substantial array of technical structures and living quarters.