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December 20, 2024

RAF Waddington – Spotting Guide

RAF Waddington Station (WTN/EGXW) is the hub and main operating base for Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) aircraft and systems. Previously it used to be […]

October 17, 2023

Coningsby Royal Air Force Base – Spotting Guide

Royal Air Force Coningsby or more commonly RAF Coningsby (IATA: QCY, ICAO: EGXC) is a military airfield located in the eastern part of England. The airfield […]

May 18, 2021

RAF Valley / Anglesey Airport- Spotting Guide

RAF Valley (IATA: VLY / ICAO: EGOV) is home to the Royal Air Force’s No. 4 Flight Training School (FTS). This school is responsible for the […]

July 23, 2020

LFA7 – The Mach Loop Spotting Guide

The Mach Loop (also known as LFA7), is a series of valleys in West-Central Wales which are often used by the Air Force to train on […]

March 2, 2020

Royal Air Force Mildenhall Air Base – Spotting Guide

Of the military airfields remaining active in the UK, RAF Mildenhall (MHZ/EGUN) is one of the few that still has the potential to offer a varied […]

May 14, 2019

Ramstein Air Base Spotting Guide

Ramstein Air Base (IATA: RMS/ICAO: ETAR) is located just west of Kaiserslautern in southern West-Germany. The air base was first used by the German Forces in […]

January 15, 2019

Glasgow-Prestwick Airport – Spotting Guide

Glasgow Prestwick Airport (IATA: PIK, ICAO: EGPK), is an international airport serving the west of Scotland and situated at 51km from the city of Glasgow. Its […]

April 28, 2016

Lossiemouth Royal Air Force Base – Spotting Guide

Royal Air Force Lossiemouth or more commonly RAF Lossiemouth (IATA: LMO, ICAO: EGQS) is a military airfield located on the western edge of the town of […]