RAF Coningsby

RAF Coningsby
RAF Coningsby
Near Coningsby, Lincolnshire in England
	A Eurofighter Typhoon takes off from RAF Coningsby.
	Loyalty binds me
	RAF Coningsby Shown within Lincolnshire
Coordinates	53°05′35″N 000°09′58″W
Type	Main Operating Base
Area	420 hectares (1,000 acres)
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	No. 1 Group (Air Combat)
Open to; the public	Access to BBMF Hangar only
Condition	Operational
Website	Official website
Site history
Built	1940
In use	1940 – present
Garrison information
Current; commander	Group Captain Billy Cooper
Occupants	No. 3 Squadron; No. 11 Squadron; No. 12 Squadron; No. 29 Squadron OCU; No. 41 (Test and Evaluation) Squadron; Battle of Britain Memorial Flight; See Based units section for full list.
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: QCY, ICAO: EGXC, WMO: 03391
Elevation	24 feet (7 m) AMSL
Runways
07/25	2,744 metres (9,003 ft) Asphalt and Concrete
	Source: RAF Coningsby Defence Aerodrome Manual

Royal Air Force Coningsby or RAF Coningsby (IATA: QCY, ICAO: EGXC), is a Royal Air Force (RAF) station located 13.7 kilometres (8.5 mi) south-west of Horncastle, and 15.8 kilometres (9.8 mi) north-west of Boston, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is a Main Operating Base of the RAF and home to three front-line Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 units, No. 3 Squadron, No. 11 Squadron and No. 12 Squadron. In support of front-line units, No. 29 Squadron is the Typhoon Operational Conversion Unit and No. 41 Squadron is the Typhoon Test and Evaluation Squadron. Coningsby is also the home of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) which operates a variety of historic RAF aircraft.

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