RAF Dounreay
Was an airfield in Dounreay, UK that opened in April 1944. In 1955 the airfield was taken over by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority for developing a fast breeder reactor. One runway was kept operational until the 1990s for transport to/from the site.- Historic site
- …lies at an elevation of 112 feet (34 metres)
- Description: Royal Air Force station in Dounreay, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as“DN”“Dounreay Airfield”“EGPY”“RAF Dounreay / RNAS Tern II”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Dounreay Castle and Dounreay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achvarasdal and Reay.
Achvarasdal
Achvarasdal is a village in Caithness, Scotland, within the Highland council area.
RAF Dounreay
This page is based on…
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
58.5781° or 58° 34′ 41″ north
Longitude
-3.73249° or 3° 43′ 57″ west
Open location code
9CCRH7H9+62
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = airfield
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Tajik—“RAF Dounreay” goes by many names.
EGPYIndonesian
فرودگاه نیروی هوایی سلطنتی دونردیPersian
Фурудгоҳи нерӯе ҳаво салтанате дунрдиTajik
Notable Places Nearby
Discover Cnoc-na-h’Uiseig, chambered cairn and Broch.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Dounreay Fast Reactor and Loch Achbuiligan.
Curious Historic Sites to Discover
Uncover intriguing historic sites from every corner of the globe.
“There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.”
