RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk)

RNAS Culdrose
RNAS Culdrose
Near Helston, Cornwall in England
	The entrance to RNAS Culdrose (also known as HMS Seahawk) during 2015.
	Culdrose Location in Cornwall
Coordinates	50°05′10″N 05°15′21″W / 50.08611°N 5.25583°W
Type	Royal Naval Air Station
Area	623 hectares (1,540 acres)
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Navy
Controlled by	Fleet Air Arm
Condition	Operational
Website	Official website
Site history
Built	1947
Built by	John Laing & Son
In use	1947 – present
Garrison information
Current; commander	Captain Stuart Irwin
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: EGDR, WMO: 038090
Elevation	81.6 metres (268 ft) AMSL
Runways
11/29	1,829 metres (6,001 ft) Asphalt
18/36	1,055 metres (3,461 ft) Asphalt
06/24	1,045 metres (3,428 ft) Asphalt
	Source: UK Military Aeronautical Information Publication

Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose (RNAS Culdrose, also known as HMS Seahawk; ICAO: EGDR) is a Royal Navy airbase near Helston on the Lizard Peninsula of Cornwall UK, and is one of the largest helicopter bases in Europe.^[2] Its main role is serving the Fleet Air Arm's front line AgustaWestland Merlin helicopter squadrons.

^ "UK MIL AIP – Culdrose – AD 2 - EGDR - 1 - 1" (PDF). UK MIL AIP – No 1 Aeronautical Information Documents Unit. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
^ "RNAS Culdrose". Royal Navy. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.