RAF stations and MOD airfields in the UK List of Royal Air Force stations

raf front-line operations focussed on 7 main operating bases (mob s) -

raf coningsby, raf marham , raf lossiemouth (air combat)
raf waddington (intelligence, surveillance target acquisition , reconnaissance (istar))
raf brize norton (air transport)
raf benson , raf odiham (support helicopter operating under joint helicopter command)

operations supported numerous other flying , non-flying stations, activity focussed @ raf honington coordinates force protection , raf leeming , raf wittering have support enabler role.

stations such raf cranwell , raf valley form part of uk military flying training system dedicated training air-crew 3 uk armed services. specialist ground crew training focused @ raf cosford , mod st. athan.

the control , reporting centre (crc) @ raf boulmer tasked compiling recognised air picture of uk air space , providing tactical control of quick reaction alert force. in order achieve boulmer supported network of 7 remote radar heads (rrh s) , remote radio site (rrs) spread length of uk.

ministry of defence (mod)

several former raf stations still owned ministry of defence (mod) , operated qinetiq in test , evaluation role. main facility providing role mod boscombe down still has significant raf presence.

a small number of former raf stations, still owned mod no longer considered stations, regularly used raf relief landing grounds (rlg s) or training areas.

british army barracks such @ kinloss , leuchars listed perform rlg role raf.