# RAF Skaebrae Air Base, Orkney, United Kingdom

**RAF Skaebrae Air Base** was an airport in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. It opened in 1940. It closed in 1957. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0573

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1940
- Closed: 1957
- Elevation: 17 m / 56 ft
- Coordinates: 59.0639, -3.2692
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Skeabrae (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15270946
- Weather station: EGPA · WMO 03017
- Ident: GB-0573

## Timeline

- 1940: RAF Skaebrae Air Base opens.
- 1957: RAF Skaebrae Air Base closes.

## Nearby airports

- [KOI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpa.md) Kirkwall Airport · 24 km / 15 mi
- [EOI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eged.md) Eday Airport · 32 km / 20 mi
- [WIC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpc.md) Wick John O'Groats Airport · 68 km / 42 mi
- [LSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpb.md) Sumburgh Airport · 144 km / 89 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-0573/data