Airport type Military Elevation AMSL 492 ft / 150 m Year built 1939 | In use 1939-1954 00/00 0 Owner Ministry of Defence | |
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RAF Cottam was a Royal Air Force station near Cottam in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England and 3.9 miles (6.3 km) north west of Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire.
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History
Despite being built as a bomber airfield as a satellite to RAF Driffield, poor weather conditions meant it was never used as an airfield. Cottam's watch office was demolished in 1980. The airfield operated until June 1954.
The airfield was then used by RAF Maintenance Command as No. 91 Maintenance Unit RAF (MU) used the runways and buildings for bomb storage.
Current use
The airfield is currently farmland with little remaining buildings spread over the entire site and the dispersed areas however the traces of the runways and dispersals can be seen from the air when using a time rollback feature.
RAF Cottam has a unique claim to fame as the 'virtual' airfield for RAF Air Traffic Controller as well as Flight Operations simulator training at RAF Shawbury.