Perranporth Airfield airfield is located southwest of

Perranporth Perranporth ( kw, Porthperan) is a seaside resort town on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is 1 mile east of the St Agnes Heritage Coastline, and around 8 miles south-west of Newquay. Perranporth and its long beach f ...

and southwest of

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, in the village of

Trevellas Trevellas is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, situated midway between St Agnes and Perranporth. It was first recorded as a place in Cornwall in 1302 and was the site of the Trevelles family manor. Trevellas valley was a mining sit ...

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fighter station. Perranporth Aerodrome has a

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Ordinary Licence (Number P787) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Perranporth Flying Club Limited). The aerodrome is not licensed for night use.Civil Aviation Authority Aerodrome Ordinary Licences
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Royal Air Force use

RAF Perranporth Royal Air Force Perranporth or more simply RAF Perranporth is a former Royal Air Force satellite station situated near Perranporth, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. History The 330 acre (134 hectares) airfield was built as an RAFFighter Comma ...

became operational on 28 April 1941. The airfield was used by 21 different squadrons flying

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. The airfield was decommissioned in April 1946.

Postwar use

Perranporth Airfield is run by Perranporth Flying Club Ltd. They offer air experience flights, trial lessons and PPL courses. The airfield has examples of Second World War bunkers, air-raid shelters and revetments. Most are in very good condition, and Spitfire revetments can still be used to tie aircraft down. Other activities taking place at Perranporth include parachuting, land yachting and cycling events. Clubs for radio controlled cars and aircraft also operate there from time to time.

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Royal Air Force use

Postwar use

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