RAF St. Mawgan

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Royal Air Force station
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currentUse gptkb:military
training
civilian airport (Newquay Airport)
gptkbp:formerName USAF base
Coastal Command base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RAF St. Mawgan
gptkbp:ICAO_code gptkb:EGHQ
gptkb:NQY
gptkbp:location gptkb:Cornwall
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Newquay
gptkbp:notableEvent hosted US Air Force units during the Cold War
transitioned to civilian use as Cornwall Airport Newquay
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:No._220_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._228_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._42_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._22_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._206_Squadron_RAF
No. 2625 (County of Cornwall) Squadron RAuxAF Regiment
No. 236 Operational Conversion Unit
gptkbp:opened 1941
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:runwayLength 2744 m
gptkbp:runwaySurface asphalt
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:website https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-st-mawgan/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Search_and_Rescue_Training_Unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7