Leuchars Station
British Army installation and airfield in Fife, Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Leuchars railway station.
Leuchars Station (IATA: ADX, ICAO: EGQL) is a British Army installation located in Leuchars, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland, near to the historic town of St Andrews.
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Leuchars Station | |||||||||
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Near Leuchars, Fife in Scotland | |||||||||
Coordinates | 56°22′23″N 002°52′07″W | ||||||||
Type | Army barracks and airfield | ||||||||
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Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
Operator | British Army | ||||||||
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Built | 1916 (1916) | ||||||||
In use | 1916–2015 (Royal Air Force) 2015 – present (British Army) | ||||||||
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Current commander | Lieutenant Colonel Ben Parkyn | ||||||||
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Identifiers | IATA: ADX, ICAO: EGQL, WMO: 03171 | ||||||||
Elevation | 12 metres (39 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Formerly RAF Leuchars, it was the second most northerly air defence station in the United Kingdom (the most northerly being RAF Lossiemouth). The station ceased to be an RAF station in April 2015 when control of the site was transferred to the Army.