# Dumfries Airfield, Tinwald Downs, Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom

**Dumfries Airfield** was an airport in Tinwald Downs, Dumfries and Galloway, 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-1359

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Tinwald Downs, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1940
- Closed: 1957
- Elevation: 19 m / 62 ft
- Coordinates: 55.0936, -3.5717
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Dumfries (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275288
- Ident: GB-1359

## Timeline

- 1940: Dumfries Airfield opens.
- 1957: Dumfries Airfield closes.

## Nearby airports

- [CAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnc.md) Carlisle Lake District Airport · 52 km / 32 mi
- [EGOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egom.md) RAF Spadeadam · 65 km / 41 mi
- [PIK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpk.md) Glasgow Prestwick Airport · 78 km / 49 mi
- [EDI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egph.md) Edinburgh Airport · 96 km / 60 mi
- [GLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpf.md) Glasgow Airport · 102 km / 63 mi
- [BWF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnl.md) Barrow Walney Island Airport · 109 km / 68 mi

## Sources

- [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-1359/data