Belfast International Airport

Aldergrove

EGAA · BFS

1918-

11.5 nm NW of Belfast, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

54.652222, -6.225 · 267 feet

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Belfast International Airport, Station Road, Aldergrove, Antrim and Newtownabbey District, Northern Ireland, BT29 4DL, United Kingdom

Nearby Locations

		Km
PSNI Aldergrove		0.5	203°
Langford Lodge	EGAL	5.8	236°
Antrim Area Hospital	EGA24	9.4	014°
Divis		14.1	109°
Musgrave Park Hospital helipad	EGA69	18.3	120°
Royal Victoria Hospital helipad		18.5	110°

During Operation Banner, Aldergrove was known as V813.

On 20 Sep 2009, the RAF ensign was lowered for the final time on the military (south) side and RAF Aldergrove became Joint Helicopter Command Flying Station Aldergrove.

Units

			Abrev
1957-1959	275 Squadron
1959-1962	118 Squadron
1969-1977	653 Squadron
1976	659 Squadron
1976-1977	3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron3 CBAS		3 CBAS
1977	659 Squadron
1977	652 Squadron
1981-2002	72 Squadron
1982-1983	659 Squadron
1986-	665 Squadron
1991-	655 Squadron655 Sq		655 Sq
1992-2009	230 Squadron
1993-	5 Regiment, AAC5 REGT		5 REGT
1993-1994	707 Squadron707 NAS	707 Naval Air Squadron	707 NAS
2008-	651 Squadron

Operations

01 Aug 19691969	31 Jul 20072007	Operation Banner
01 Dec 19561956	--	The Border Campaign

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