RAF Haverfordwest

RAF Haverfordwest
Haverfordwest, Rudbaxton, Pembrokeshire in Wales
Site information
TypeRoyal Air Force station
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Coastal Command
* No. 17 (T) Group RAF
Location
RAF Haverfordwest
Shown within Pembrokeshire
RAF Haverfordwest
RAF Haverfordwest (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates51°49′53″N 004°57′49″W / 51.83139°N 4.96361°W / 51.83139; -4.96361
Site history
Built1942 (1942)
In use1943-1945 (1945)
Fatebecame Haverfordwest Airport
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Garrison information
Occupants1944
Officers - 232 (12 WAAF)
Other Ranks - 1,107 (366 WAAF)
Airfield information
Elevation50 metres (164 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
03/21 1,460 metres (4,790 ft) Concrete/Tarmac
09/27 1,030 metres (3,379 ft) Concrete/Tarmac
16/34 1,080 metres (3,543 ft) Concrete/Tarmac

Royal Air Force Haverfordwest or more commonly RAF Haverfordwest, is a former Royal Air Force station located 2.1 miles (3.4 km) north of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire and 11 miles (18 km) south of Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales.

Situated north of Haverfordwest, at Withybush, in the community of Rudbaxton, its satellite airfield was RAF Templeton It was operational between 1943 and 1945 and was controlled by No. 17 (T) Group of RAF Coastal Command. On the 1 June 1946 the site was passed over to the Board of Trade.