RAF Dounreay

RAF Dounreay
IATA: none ICAO: EGPY
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	RAF, Royal Navy
Location	Dounreay
In use	1944–1954
Elevation AMSL	112 ft / 34 m
Coordinates	58°35′0″N 3°43′40″W
Map
EGPY Location in Highland

RAF Dounreay was built for RAF Coastal Command in 1944, but not used by them. It was transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Tern II, but not commissioned and on care and maintenance until 1954.

In 1955 the airfield was taken over by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) for developing a fast breeder reactor. One runway was kept operational until the 1990s for transport to/from the site.

See also

• Dounreay