Wattisham Flying Station
Wattisham, United Kingdom
Wattisham Flying Station, formerly Wattisham Airfield, is a British Army airfield and barracks located near the village of Wattisham in Suffolk, England. It is home to the Army Air Corps' Apache attack helicopter force. A helicopter repair facility provided by 7 Aviation Support Battalion, REME and 132 Aviation Supply Squadron, RLC is also based at the airfield. Until 1992, the site was RAF Wattisham. The Royal Air Force (RAF) maintains a presence at the airfield with a section of survival equipment specialists who maintain survival equipment carried by Apache aircrew, including their helmets. The airfield covers a site of 1,072 acres (434 ha), with approximately 2,000 troops stationed on site.
Airport data from the OpenFlights open database.