Renfrew Airport

Renfrew Airport was an airport located in , . The airport served the city of until it was decommissioned in 1966 and was replaced by located 2 kilometres away in Abbotsinch.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: airport in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni” and “Renfrew Airport Memorial”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Renfrew High School and Robertson Park.

School
is a secondary school in , , Scotland. The school roll in the 2022-23 season was 841. The headteacher since October 2023 is Mr Andrew Sutherland. is situated 1,100 feet north of Renfrew Airport.

Park
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is in , Scotland. It has recreational parkland and garden areas which are open to the public. is situated 3,500 feet northwest of Renfrew Airport.

Railway station
Photo: Alan Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is located in the Hillington district of , , also serving the western portion of the large Hillington industrial estate to the north, and the neighbourhood to the south. is situated 1 mile southeast of Renfrew Airport.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Renfrew and Penilee.

Town
Photo: Chris Upson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town and royal burgh in , Scotland. It is located 6 miles west of in the west central Lowlands of Scotland, and is the historic county town of Renfrewshire.

Suburb
is a small housing scheme and suburb on the southwestern edge of , . The area is bounded to its east by the Glasgow suburbs of and , and to the west by the border and the farms of North and South Arkleston.

Renfrew Airport

Latitude
55.86776° or 55° 52′ 4″ north
Longitude
-4.38603° or 4° 23′ 10″ west
Established
1997
Open location code
9C7QVJ97+4H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4883908163
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q7313156
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In Other Languages

From French to Slovenian—“Renfrew Airport” goes by many names.
  • French: “RAF Renfrew”
  • Hebrew: “שדה התעופה רנפרו”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Renfrew”
  • Slovenian: “Letališče Renfrew”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: King George V Memorial Playing Fields and Arkleston Cemetery.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Tesco and The Flying Scotsman.

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