Kinloss Airport
Royal Air Force Kinloss, or more simply RAF Kinloss, is a former Royal Air Force station located near the village of Kinloss, on the Moray Firth in the north east of Scotland, UK.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Airport
- Description: former Royal Air Force station in Moray, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Kinloss Barracks”, “KW”, and “RAF Kinloss”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kinloss Barracks and Kinloss Abbey.
Kinloss Barracks
Military installation
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kinloss Barracks is a military installation located near the village of Kinloss, on the Moray Firth in the north of Scotland. Until 2012 it was a Royal Air Force station, RAF Kinloss.
Kinloss Abbey
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kinloss Abbey is a Cistercian abbey at Kinloss in the county of Moray, Scotland. The abbey was founded in 1150 by King David I "in order to extend the benefits of civilisation to the remoter regions under his sway." The legend of its founding is similar to that of the founding of Holyrood Abbey.
Glenburgie distillery
Distillery
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Glenburgie distillery, is Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery located near Alves, Moray, Scotland. Glenburgie distillery is situated 2½ miles southeast of Kinloss Airport.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kinloss and Findhorn Ecovillage.
Kinloss
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kinloss is a village in Moray, Scotland. It is located near the shore of Findhorn Bay, around 3 miles from Findhorn and 2.5 miles from Forres. Northeast of the village is Kinloss Barracks, formerly RAF Kinloss which opened on 1 April 1939.
Findhorn Ecovillage
Hamlet
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The Findhorn Ecovillage, known in the past as the Findhorn Community is an experimental intentional community project based at The Park, in Moray, Scotland, near the village of Findhorn.
Findhorn
Village
Findhorn is a village in Moray, Scotland. It is located on the eastern shore of Findhorn Bay and immediately south of the Moray Firth. Findhorn is 3 miles northwest of Kinloss, and about 5 miles by road from Forres. Findhorn is situated 2 miles west of Kinloss Airport.
Kinloss Airport
- Categories: Royal Air Force station, air base, and transportation
- Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Kinloss Airport from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tajik—“Kinloss Airport” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kinloss”
- Cebuano: “RAF Kinloss”
- Chinese: “金洛斯皇家空軍基地”
- French: “Aeroport de la Royal Air Force de Kinloss”
- French: “Aéroport de la royal air force de kinloss”
- French: “Aéroport De La Royal Air Force De Kinloss”
- French: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni”
- French: “RAF Kinloss”
- German: “Kinloss Barracks”
- Japanese: “キンロス空軍基地”
- Malay: “Pangkalan Udara Kinloss”
- Malay: “Pengkalan Udara Kinloss”
- Persian: “فرودگاه نیروی هوایی سلطنتی کینلاس”
- Swedish: “Kinloss (flygplats)”
- Swedish: “RAF Kinloss”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи нерӯе ҳаво салтанате кинлос”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Findhorn Community and Whiteinch.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Abbey of Kinloss and Findhorn Foundation Universal Hall.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kinloss Airport”. Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.