RAF Mount Pleasant

EGYP · MPN

25nm WSW of Stanley, Mount Pleasant, East Falkland

-51.821944, -58.446111 · 233 feet

1984-

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Location C/N

Stanley Road, Falkland Islands

Nearby Locations

	Km
Pleasant Peak	4.6	342°
Mare Harbour	8.9	176°
Fitzroy	14.3	075°
Estancia House FOB	27.0	044°
Mount Kent	28.3	054°
South Atlantic (GL)	32.0	113°

RAF Mount Pleasant in the Falkland Islands is a purpose-built airfield for the RAF. During the 1982 war, Port Stanley airport (SFAL) was damaged and subsequently repaired. The RAF had used a small base at Port Stanley, but following a British government review of the Islands' defences, it was clear that a larger base was needed.

A site on East Falkand south of Pleasant Peak, on the road between Darwin and Fitzroy, 30 miles WSW of Port Stanley was chosen. After intensive work by contractors, the first aircraft landed in 1984 and on its completion in 1985, RAF Mount Pleasant was opened by His Royal Highness, the Duke of York.

The RAF moved from Port Stanley and the flying element of the base hosts the Tornado F.3s of 1435 Flight the transport and tanker aircraft of 1312 Flight, together with 78 Squadron's heavy lift Chinook HC.2s and the Combat SAR and Utility Sea King HAR.3s.

Units

		Abrev
	BFSAI
1983-1986	1564 (Tactical Support) Flight1564 Flt	1564 Flt
1986-1998	Bristow (Falklands)
1986-2007	78 Squadron
2007-2016	1564 (Tactical Support) Flight1564 Flt	1564 Flt

News

Bristow S-92 Helicopters in the Falkland Islands

Aug 22, 2023 · Under a contract with the UK Ministry of Defence, Bristow now operates two Sikorsky S-92 helicopters from Mount Pleasant in the Falkland Islands within the British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI)
BIH / HeliSpeed Extends Contract for Falklands AW189

Jul 14, 2021 · British International Helicopters (BIH) in 5-year extension partnership with HeliSpeed for the search and rescue (SAR) MoD contract in the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
AW189 Starts SAR for UK MoD in South Atlantic

Apr 1, 2016 · AW189 and S-61N from AAR, BIH and Air Rescue Systems (ARS) commenced Search and Rescue (SAR) and Support Helicopter (SH) services to the British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) operations.

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