RAF Linton-on-Ouse

RAF Linton-on-Ouse
Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire in England
The old air traffic control tower at RAF Linton-on-Ouse
A Flumine Impugnamus (Latin for 'From the [mighty] river we strike')[1]
RAF Linton-on-Ouse Shown within North Yorkshire
Coordinates	54°02′56″N 001°15′10″W / 54.04889°N 1.25278°W / 54.04889; -1.25278
Grid reference	SE490617[2]
Type	Royal Air Force station
Area	276 hectares (680 acres)[3]
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Air Force 1937-42 & 1945-2020 Royal Canadian Air Force 1942-45
Controlled by	No. 6 Group RCAF RAF Bomber Command * No. 4 Group RAF RAF Fighter Command 1945-57 RAF Flying Training Command 1957-68 RAF Training Command 1968-77 * No. 23 Group RAF
Condition	Closed
Site history
Built	1936 (1936)–1937
In use	May 1937–2020 (2020)
Battles/wars	Cold War
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: HRT, ICAO: EGXU, WMO: 03266
Elevation	16.2 metres (53 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 03/21 1,834 metres (6,017 ft) asphalt 10/28 1,338 metres (4,390 ft) asphalt
Source: RAF Linton-on-Ouse Defence Aerodrome Manual[4]

Royal Air Force Linton-on-Ouse or more simply RAF Linton-on-Ouse (IATA: HRT, ICAO: EGXU) is a former Royal Air Force station at Linton-on-Ouse in North Yorkshire, England, 10 miles (16 km) north-west of York. It had satellite stations at RAF Topcliffe and Dishforth Airfield (British Army).

The station opened in 1937. With the transfer of pilot training to RAF Valley on Anglesey in 2019, the station closed in 2020. In February 2021, the MOD confirmed that no alternative military use had been identified for the site and that it would therefore be sold.