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ICAO
GB-0287
Elevation
350 ft
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The Essence of Charterhall Airfield
Location
SCT · United Kingdom
Position
55.708°, -2.379° · 350 ft elev.
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Former WWII Royal Air Force station in the Scottish Borders.
Opened
1942
Location
Duns, Berwickshire, United Kingdom
Charterhall Airfield is a disused military airfield located in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland, United Kingdom. It was established during World War II as a Royal Air Force station and was used for training purposes, particularly for night fighter and intruder operations.
After the war, the airfield closed to military use and has since fallen into disrepair, with portions of the former runways and perimeter tracks remaining visible. The site gained a second identity as a motorsport venue, hosting car racing events on its old runway circuits during the postwar decades, becoming notable in Scottish motorsport history.
Today, Charterhall is no longer operational as an airfield or racing circuit in any formal capacity, and the land has largely reverted to agricultural use. It remains of historical interest to aviation and motorsport enthusiasts.
Notable facts
- ›Used by the RAF during World War II primarily for night fighter and intruder training.
- ›Home to No. 54 Operational Training Unit (OTU) during the war.
- ›After closure, the runways were repurposed as a motorsport racing circuit.
- ›Charterhall racing circuit hosted events in the 1950s and 1960s and was popular in Scottish motorsport.
- ›Remnants of the wartime runways and perimeter tracks are still visible from aerial photography.
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