# RAF Ballyhalbert, Newtownards, County Down, United Kingdom

**RAF Ballyhalbert** was an airport in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. It opened in 1941. It closed in 1947. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0108

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1941
- Closed: 1947
- Coordinates: 54.4968, -5.4781
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Ballyhalbert (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275152
- Weather station: EGAC · WMO 03924
- Ident: GB-0108

## Timeline

- 1941: RAF Ballyhalbert opens.
- 1947: RAF Ballyhalbert closes.

## Nearby airports

- [BHD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egac.md) George Best Belfast City Airport · 29 km / 18 mi
- [BFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egaa.md) Belfast International Airport · 51 km / 32 mi
- [IOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egns.md) Isle of Man Airport · 72 km / 45 mi
- [CAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egec.md) Campbeltown Airport · 105 km / 66 mi
- [LDY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egae.md) City of Derry Airport · 124 km / 77 mi
- [PIK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpk.md) Glasgow Prestwick Airport · 126 km / 78 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0108/data