RAF Redhill

Redhill Aerodrome
Approaching Redhill to land in a Piper Cherokee
IATA: KRH ICAO: EGKR
Summary
Airport type	Private-owned, Public-use
Operator	Redhill Aerodrome Ltd
Location	Nutfield, Surrey
Elevation AMSL	222 ft / 68 m
Coordinates	51°12′49″N 000°08′19″W / 51.21361°N 0.13861°W / 51.21361; -0.13861Coordinates: 51°12′49″N 000°08′19″W / 51.21361°N 0.13861°W / 51.21361; -0.13861
Website	www.redhillaerodrome.com
Map
EGKR Location in Surrey
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 18/36 851 3,219 Grass 08R/26L 897 2,943 Grass 08L/26R 683 2,241 Grass 07/25 (unlicensed) 500 1,640 Asphalt taxiway
Sources: UK AIP at NATS

Redhill Aerodrome (IATA: KRH, ICAO: EGKR) is an operational general aviation aerodrome located 1.5 NM (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) southeast of Redhill, Surrey, England, in green belt land.

Redhill Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P421) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Redhill Aerodrome Limited).

The airfield came into use in the 1930s for private flying and it was used as an alternative airfield to Croydon Airport by Imperial Airways.

An Elementary Flying Training School was formed at Redhill in July 1937. Training continued at the start of the Second World War using the Miles Magister. The Fairey Battle was also flown particularly for use with the Polish Grading and Testing Flight.

With the threat of a German attack on the airfield the Flying Training School moved to northern England in June 1940.

With the withdrawal of the Flying Training School the airfield became an operational RAF station. First to move in were 16 Squadron operating the Westland Lysander. The Lysanders did not stay long and RAF Redhill had many short-term deployments of mainly fighter squadrons.

In August 1942 the airfield had five squadrons based. By the end of 1943 the fighter squadrons had moved on and the airfield was used by support units until the end of the war.