RAF Dounreay explained

RAF Dounreay
Icao:EGPY
Type:Military
Operator:RAF, Royal Navy
Location:Dounreay
Used:1944–1954
Elevation-M:34
Elevation-F:112
Coordinates:58.5833°N -3.7278°W
Pushpin Map:Scotland Highland
Pushpin Label:EGPY
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Highland

Was an airfield in Dounreay, UK that opened in April 1944.[1]

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ControlTowers.co.uk – Dounreay. 6 June 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20220123173319/https://www.controltowers.co.uk/D/Dounreay.htm . 23 January 2022.