RNAS Merryfield

Royal Naval Air Station in Somerset, England

50°58′12″N 002°56′24″W / 50.97000°N 2.94000°W / 50.97000; -2.94000TypeRoyal Naval Air StationSite informationOwnerMinistry of DefenceControlled by

Royal NavyConditionoperationalSite historyBuilt1971; 53 years ago (1971)In use1971–presentBattles/warsCold WarAirfield informationIdentifiersIATA: N/a, ICAO: EGDI, WMO: 03334Elevation45 metres (148 ft) AMSL

Runways
Direction	Length and surface
03/21	1,249 metres (4,098 ft) asphalt
09/27	1,744 metres (5,722 ft) asphalt
16/34	1,077 metres (3,533 ft) asphalt

Royal Naval Air Station Merryfield, commonly known as RNAS Merryfield, is an air station of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm located 2.7 miles (4 kilometres) north-west of Ilminster, and 8.1 miles (13 kilometres) south-east of Taunton, in the English county of Somerset, in England.

History

The following squadrons were located here at some point:^[1]

700 Naval Air Squadron
766 Naval Air Squadron
802 Naval Air Squadron
809 Naval Air Squadron
891 Naval Air Squadron
893 Naval Air Squadron
894 Naval Air Squadron

Current use

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.

References

^ "Merryfield (Isle Abbotts)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 28 January 2014.

Royal Navy shore establishments

current

naval bases	HMNB Clyde HMNB Devonport HMNB Portsmouth HMS Jufair
training establishments	BRNC Dartmouth CTCRM Lympstone HMS Collingwood HMS Excellent HMS Raleigh HMS Sultan HMS Temeraire Institute of Naval Medicine
Royal Marines bases	RM Bickleigh RM Chivenor RM Condor RM Norton Manor RM Poole RM Stonehouse RM Tamar RM Instow
air stations	RNAS Culdrose Predannack Airfield RNAS Merryfield RNAS Yeovilton
Royal Naval Reserves	HMS Calliope HMS Cambria HMS Ceres HMS Dalriada HMS Eaglet HMS Ferret HMS Flying Fox HMS Forward HMS Hibernia HMS King Alfred HMS President HMS Scotia HMS Sherwood HMS Vivid HMS Wildfire
other	Navy Command Headquarters RNAD Coulport British Defence Singapore Support Unit UK Joint Logistics Support Base

former

home	HMS Abastor HMS Aggressive HMS Badger HMS Daedalus II HM Dockyard Chatham HM Dockyard Deptford HM Dockyard Erith HM Dockyard Harwich HM Dockyard Pembroke HM Dockyard Portland HM Dockyard Rosyth HMS Cambridge HMS Dryad HMS Ferret HMS Forest Moor HM Fort Roughs HMS Forward (1939) HMS Flycatcher HMS Ganges HMS Gannet HMS Harrier HM Holmrook Hall HMS Imperieuse HMS Lochinvar HMS Mercury HMS King Alfred (1939) Scapa Flow HMS Newt HMS Royal Arthur HMS Standard HMS St Christopher HMS St Vincent HMS Vernon Port HHZ RM Turnchapel RNAD Broughton Moor DM Crombie RNAD Dean Hill DM Gosport RNAS Prestwick (HMS Gannet) RNAY Wroughton HM Victualling Yard Royal Clarence HM Victualling Yard Royal Victoria HM Victualling Yard Royal William HM Dockyard Woolwich List of air stations of the Royal Navy
overseas	Grand River Naval Depot HM Naval Yard Penetanguishene HM Naval Shipyards York HMRND Amherstburg HM Dockyard Bermuda HM Dockyard Bombay HM Dockyard Gibraltar HM Dockyard Haulbowline HM Dockyard Jamaica HM Dockyard Kinsale HM Dockyard Madras HM Dockyard Port Mahon HM Dockyard Port Royal HM Dockyard Trincomalee HM Naval Base Aden HM Naval Base Colombo HM Naval Base Cochin HM Naval Base Singapore HM Naval Base Simon's Town HM Naval Base Weihaiwei HM Naval Yard Garden Island HMRND Esquimalt HMRNB Georgetown HMRND Kingston HM Dockyard Malta Auckland HMRNB Halifax HMS Tamar HM Dockyard Antigua Navy Hall

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HMS Abastor
HMS Aggressive
HMS Badger
HMS Daedalus II
HM Dockyard Chatham
HM Dockyard Deptford
HM Dockyard Erith
HM Dockyard Harwich
HM Dockyard Pembroke
HM Dockyard Portland
HM Dockyard Rosyth
HMS Cambridge
HMS Dryad
HMS Ferret
HMS Forest Moor
HM Fort Roughs
HMS Forward (1939)
HMS Flycatcher
HMS Ganges
HMS Gannet
HMS Harrier
HM Holmrook Hall
HMS Imperieuse
HMS Lochinvar
HMS Mercury
HMS King Alfred (1939)
Scapa Flow
HMS Newt
HMS Royal Arthur
HMS Standard
HMS St Christopher
HMS St Vincent
HMS Vernon
Port HHZ
RM Turnchapel
RNAD Broughton Moor
DM Crombie
RNAD Dean Hill
DM Gosport
RNAS Prestwick (HMS Gannet)
RNAY Wroughton
HM Victualling Yard Royal Clarence
HM Victualling Yard Royal Victoria
HM Victualling Yard Royal William
HM Dockyard Woolwich
List of air stations of the Royal Navy

overseas

Royal Naval Air Stations

current

RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk) (1947-)
Predannack Airfield (1959-)
RNAS Merryfield (1956-58 & 1960-61 & 1972-)
RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron) (1940-)

former UK

A	Abbotsinch (1943-63) Angle (HMS Goldcrest) (1943) Anthorn (HMS Nuthatch) (1944-58) Arbroath (HMS Condor) (1940-71) Ayr (HMS Wagtail) (1944-46)
B	Ballyhalbert (HMS Corncrake) (1945) Ballykelly (HMS Sealion) (1945-71) Bramcote (1946-58) Brawdy (HMS Goldcrest) (1946-71) Bungay (HMS Europa III) (1945-46) Burscough (HMS Ringtail) (1943-46) Bush Barn (1944)
C	Campbeltown (HMS Landrail II) (1940-45) Charlton Horethorne (HMS Heron II) (1943-45) Cowdray Park (1941-45) Crail (HMS Jackdaw) (1940-47) Culham (HMS Hornbill) (1944-53)
D	Dale (HMS Goldcrest) (1943-48) Donibristle (HMS Merlin) (1939-59) Dounreay (HMS Tern II) (1944-54) Drem (HMS Nighthawk) (1945-46) Dundee (HMS Condor II) (1941-44) Dunino (HMS Jackdaw II) (1942-46)
E	East Haven (HMS Peewit) (1943-46) Eastleigh (HMS Raven) (1939-46) Eglinton (HMS Gannet & HMS Sea Eagle) (1943-63) Evanton (1944-48)
F-G	Fearn (HMS Owl) (1942-46) Ford (HMS Peregrine) (1939-40 & 1945-48 & 1950-58) Gosport (HMS Siskin) (1945-56) Grimsetter (HMS Robin) (1943-45)
H	Haldon (HMS Heron II) (1941-43) Halesworth (HMS Sparrowhawk) (1945-46) Hatston (HMS Sparrowhawk) (1939-45) Henstridge (HMS Dipper) (1943-46 & 1959-54) Hinstock (HMS Godwit) (1942-47)
I-K	Inskip (HMS Nightjar) (1943-46) Kirkistown (HMS Corncrake II) (1945-46)
L	Lawrenny Ferry (HMS Daedalus II) (1942-43) Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus & HMS Ariel) (1939-96) Limavady (1945-?) Lossiemouth (HMS Fulmar) (1945-72) Ludham (HMS Flycatcher) (1944-45) Lympne (HMS Buzzard & HMS Daedalus II) (1939-40)
M	Machrihanish (HMS Landrail) (1941-46 & 1951-52) Macmerry (1945-46) Maydown (HMS Shrike & HMS Gannet II) (1943-45) Middle Wallop (HMS Flycatcher) (1945-46) Milltown (HMS Fulmar II) (1946-72)
N-P	Nutts Corner (HMS Pintail) (1945-46) Peplow (HMS Godwit II) (1945-49) Portland (HMS Osprey) (1959-99) Prestwick (HMS Gannet) (1971-)
R	Crimond/Rattray/Rattray Head (HMS Merganser) (1944-46) Roborough (HMS Drake II) Ronaldsway (HMS Urley) (1944-46)
S	Sandbanks (HMS Daedalus II) (1940-43) St Davids (1947-61) St Merryn (HMS Vulture & HMS Curlew) (1940-52 & 1952-56) Skaebrae (HMS Tern II) Stretton (HMS Blackcap) (1942-58) Sydenham (1943-73)
T-Z	Toome (1947-54) Treligga (HMS Vulture II) (1939-55) Twatt (HMS Tern) (1941-57) Weston Park (HMS Godwit II) (1945) Woodvale (HMS Ringtail II) (1945-46) Worthy Down (HMS Kestrel & HMS Ariel II) (1939-50 & 1952-60) Zeals (HMS Hummingbird) (1945-46)