RAF Seighford Airport serves Stafford, Staffordshire, GB.
RAF Seighford, located 3.6 miles northwest of Stafford, Staffordshire, was a satellite station for RAF Hixon, opening in 1943. Military flying ceased in 1946, and the Air Ministry abandoned the site in 1947. The Boulton Paul Aircraft Company took over the site in 1956 for testing larger aircraft, extending the main runway, but closed it in January 1966 due to a lack of work for its parent company, British Aircraft Company.
Historically, RAF Seighford was used by training units, including No. 30 Operational Training Unit and No. 21 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit, and was also a base for D-Day gliders. The site is currently used by the Staffordshire Gliding Club, which moved there in 1992, and a driving experience company utilizes one of the remaining tarmac runways. The old control tower and several wartime buildings are still standing.
*Sources researched: en.wikipedia.org, abct.org.uk, heritagegateway.org.uk, search.staffspasttrack.org.uk, controltowers.co.uk*
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RAF Seighford is located in Stafford, Staffordshire, GB, at an elevation of 322 ft. Its IATA code is — and ICAO code is GB-1184.