# RNAS Fearn Air Base, Tain, Ross, United Kingdom

**RNAS Fearn Air Base** was an airport in Tain, Ross, Scotland, United Kingdom. It opened in 1941. It closed in 1942. It had one runway, 1,097 m (3,599 ft) long, asphalt. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1227

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Tain, Ross, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1941
- Closed: 1942
- Elevation: 8 m / 25 ft
- Coordinates: 57.7576, -3.9482
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,097 m / 3,599 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNAS_Fearn (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20458418
- Weather station: EGQA · WMO 03062
- Ident: GB-1227

## Timeline

- 1941: RNAS Fearn Air Base opens.
- 1942: RNAS Fearn Air Base closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 1,097 m / 3,599 ft | 46 m / 151 ft | Asphalt | 102° / 282° |  |

## Nearby airports

- [INV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpe.md) Inverness Airport · 25 km / 15 mi
- [LMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egqs.md) RAF Lossiemouth · 37 km / 23 mi
- [WIC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpc.md) Wick John O'Groats Airport · 93 km / 58 mi
- [ABZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpd.md) Aberdeen International Airport · 122 km / 76 mi
- [KOI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpa.md) Kirkwall Airport · 147 km / 91 mi
- [SYY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpo.md) Stornoway Airport · 149 km / 93 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-1227/data