# RAF West Freugh, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom

**RAF West Freugh** was an airport in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom. It opened in 1937. It closed in 2001. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1235

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1937
- Closed: 2001
- Elevation: 17 m / 55 ft
- Coordinates: 54.8511, -4.9478
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://www.ltpa.co.uk/site_range/west_freugh/index.asp
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOD_West_Freugh (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12695558
- Weather station: EGOY · WMO 03132
- Ident: GB-1235

## Timeline

- 1937: RAF West Freugh opens.
- 2001: RAF West Freugh closes.

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | West Freugh TWR | 122.550 |
| RAD/APP | West Freugh RAD/APP | 130.050 |

## Nearby airports

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- [PIK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpk.md) Glasgow Prestwick Airport · 76 km / 47 mi
- [CAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egec.md) Campbeltown Airport · 80 km / 50 mi
- [BFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egaa.md) Belfast International Airport · 84 km / 52 mi
- [IOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egns.md) Isle of Man Airport · 88 km / 55 mi
- [GLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpf.md) Glasgow Airport · 118 km / 73 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-1235/data