RAF Benson
| RAF Benson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: BEX – ICAO: EGUB | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||
| Location | Benson | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 226 ft / 69 m | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 01/19 | 5,981 | 1,823 | Asphalt |
- BEX redirects here. For the airline Business Express that operated under that name from 1984-2000, see Business Express Airlines.
RAF Benson (IATA: BEX, ICAO: EGUB) is a Royal Air Force station near Benson in Oxfordshire, England. It is home to the Royal Air Force's medium transport helicopters, the Puma and Merlin.
Benson is currently home to 28 Sqn and 33 Sqn and also to Oxford UAS and 6 AEF. Previous units once based there include the Queen's Flight.
It is also being used to train RAF cadets from nearby bases, using four Grob Tutor light aircraft. Currently, at least 10 different RAF cadet bases use RAF Benson to train the future pilots in basic flight.
The Thames Valley Police helicopter (a Eurocopter EC135) and the Chiltern air ambulance helicopter (a Bölkow 105,call sign Helimed24 ) are both based at Benson.
The airfield is a well-known frost hollow.
External link
- World Aero Data airport information for EGUB
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