RAF Little Horwood

The airport was closed following the end of World War II. Like many other wartime airfields, it became surplus to the requirements of the peacetime Royal Air Force, leading to its decommissioning.

The site of the former airfield has been almost entirely returned to agricultural use. The main runways and most of the taxiways have been removed, though faint outlines and some remaining sections of the perimeter track are still visible from the air. The technical site and hangars have been demolished, and the area is now occupied by farmland and the Little Horwood Mill and Grain Store, an agricultural facility. A memorial stone dedicated to the personnel who served at RAF Little Horwood was unveiled on the site in September 2014.

RAF Little Horwood was a Class A bomber airfield built during World War II, opening in September 1942. It primarily served as a satellite airfield for the larger RAF Wing base. Its main role was as an Operational Training Unit (OTU) station, specifically for No. 26 OTU. This unit was responsible for the final phase of training for bomber crews before they were posted to front-line squadrons. The crews trained on Vickers Wellington bombers and also operated Avro Ansons for twin-engine pilot training. Operations included training flights and 'Nickel' raids, which were leaflet-dropping missions over German-occupied territory. In 1944, the station was transferred to No. 7 Group, Bomber Command, and later hosted No. 1689 (Bomber) Defence Training Flight, which flew Handley Page Halifaxes and de Havilland Mosquitos to provide realistic training for fighter affiliation exercises. The airfield was placed on Care and Maintenance in 1946 after flying operations ceased.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening RAF Little Horwood as an airport. The infrastructure has been dismantled for decades, and the land has been repurposed for agriculture and light industry, making any potential reactivation unfeasible.