Royal Naval Air Station Merryfield | |
Ensign: | Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg |
Partof: | RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron) |
Location: | Ilton, Somerset, in England |
Pushpin Map: | Somerset |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Label: | RNAS Merryfield |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Somerset |
Type: | Royal Naval Air Station |
Ownership: | Ministry of Defence |
Condition: | operational |
Used: | 1971–present |
Battles: | Cold War |
Elevation: | 45m (148feet) |
Iata: | N/a |
Icao: | EGDI |
Wmo: | 03334 |
R1-Number: | 03/21 |
R1-Length: | 1249m (4,098feet) |
R1-Surface: | asphalt |
R2-Number: | 09/27 |
R2-Length: | 1744m (5,722feet) |
R2-Surface: | asphalt |
R3-Number: | 16/34 |
R3-Length: | 1077m (3,533feet) |
R3-Surface: | asphalt |
Royal Naval Air Station Merryfield, commonly known as RNAS Merryfield, is an air station of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm located 2.7miles north-west of Ilminster, and 8.1miles south-east of Taunton, in the English county of Somerset, in England.
See main article: RAF Merryfield. The following squadrons were located here at some point:[1]
The site is mainly used for military helicopter exercises, and there are a large number of lettered helicopter landing spots spread across the site on the taxiways.