RAF Penrhos

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RAF Penrhos
Located next to Penrhos, in the community of Llanbedrog, Gwynedd Near Pwllheli, 3 miles (5 km) to the east, in Wales
RAF Penrhos Shown within Gwynedd Show map of Gwynedd RAF Penrhos RAF Penrhos (the United Kingdom) Show map of the United Kingdom
Coordinates	52°52′26″N 004°28′26″W / 52.87389°N 4.47389°W / 52.87389; -4.47389
Type	Royal Air Force station Observers Advanced Flying Unit
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Flying Training Command
Site history
Built	1936 (1936)
In use	1937-1946 (1946)
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II
Garrison information
Occupants	1944 Officers - 117 (11 WAAF) Other Ranks - 1,134 (245 WAAF)[1]
Airfield information
Elevation	16 metres (52 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface NE/SW 860 yards (786 m) Grass strip NW/SE 700 yards (640 m) Grass strip E/S 700 yards (640 m) Grass strip

Royal Air Force Penrhos, or more simply RAF Penrhos, is a former Royal Air Force airfield located near Penrhos, Gwynedd and 14.7 miles (23.7 km) west of Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales, in the community of Llanbedrog.

It was operational from 1 February 1937 to 21 October 1946 for armament training, air observer, bombing and gunnery schools.^[2]