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RAF Brize Norton
Carterton, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
RAF Brize Norton
UK's largest RAF station and primary air transport hub.
- ›RAF Brize Norton is the largest RAF station in the United Kingdom by personnel.
- ›It is home to the RAF's entire strategic air transport fleet, including C-17 and A400M aircraft.
- ›The Voyager tanker aircraft based here provide in-flight refuelling for fast jets and other aircraft.
- ›Scheduled military flights operate from Brize Norton to the Falkland Islands, Ascension Island, and RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus.
- ›The airfield was used by the USAF during and after World War II before returning to full RAF control.
RAF Brize Norton is the United Kingdom's largest Royal Air Force station, located near Carterton in Oxfordshire. It serves as the primary hub for British military air transport, air-to-air refuelling operations, and strategic airlift missions. The station has been central to UK defence logistics since the Second World War and remains operationally active under the RAF Air Mobility Force.
- Air Terminal — The single military passenger terminal handling authorised military personnel, dependants, and contracted civilian travellers on scheduled and charter defence flights.
- Taxi services from Carterton and Witney town centres
- Private car drop-off and pick-up at the air terminal
- Military-arranged coach transfers for unit movements
- Car hire available in nearby Carterton and Witney
- Holiday Inn Witney
- Best Western Witney Hotel
- The Fleece Hotel, Witney
- Premier Inn Witney
Dining within RAF Brize Norton is restricted to authorised personnel using on-base NAAFI and mess facilities. Travellers awaiting flights in the air terminal have access to a limited café and vending area. A wider range of restaurants and takeaways is available in Carterton and Witney, both within a short drive.
- Access to the station requires valid military ID or pre-arranged authorisation — confirm credentials well in advance.
- Flight schedules are subject to operational requirements and can change at short notice; allow significant buffer time.
- Carterton town centre is the nearest civilian area for shopping, food, and ATMs.
- Parking on base is managed by the station; confirm arrangements with your unit or travel authority before arrival.
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RAF Brize Norton is the largest station of the Royal Air Force in the United Kingdom. It is located in Oxfordshire, approximately 75 mi (121 km) west-northwest of London, near the village of Brize Norton and the towns of Carterton and Witney.
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