RAF Ballyhalbert

RAF Ballyhalbert
RNAS Ballyhalbert
HMS Corncrake
Near Ballyhalbert, County Down in Northern Ireland
Squadron photo taken on RAF Ballyhalbert in 1945
Site information
TypeRoyal Air Force sector station
CodeYB
OwnerAir Ministry
Admiralty
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Royal Navy
Controlled byRAF Fighter Command
1941-45
* No. 13 Group RAF
* No. 82 Group RAF
Fleet Air Arm
1945-46
ConditionDisused
Location
RAF Ballyhalbert is located in Northern Ireland
RAF Ballyhalbert
RAF Ballyhalbert
Shown within Northern Ireland
RAF Ballyhalbert is located in the United Kingdom
RAF Ballyhalbert
RAF Ballyhalbert
RAF Ballyhalbert (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates54°29′50″N 5°28′14″W / 54.49722°N 5.47056°W / 54.49722; -5.47056
Site history
Built1940 (1940)
In useJune 1941 – 1946 (1946)
FateHousing / Leisure
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation26 feet (8 m) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00  Tarmac
00/00  Tarmac
00/00  Tarmac

Royal Air Force Ballyhalbert or more simply RAF Ballyhalbert is a former Royal Air Force sector station at Ballyhalbert on the Ards Peninsula, County Down, Northern Ireland.

RAF Kirkistown was a satellite to the larger Ballyhalbert.

Construction began in 1940.