Cromarty

57°40'51"N 004°02'22"W

Runway: n/a - floatplane base - water

Cromarty floatplane base (RNAS Cromarty) was a temporary airfield 25 kilometers north-norteast of Inverness in the north of Scotland.
The airfield was in use in the summer of 1913 as a RNAS airfield.
The 'airfield' was located east of the Cromarty harbour.
It was the fifth such airbase in the UK, and boasted no less than 3 floatplanes of the new Royal Flying Corps.
The floatplanes were a Maurice Farman, a Borel monoplane and a Sopwith, piloted by Lt. Oliver, Lt. Ross and Commanding Officer A. Longmore.
The first flight from the base was on 14 july 1913 with French test pilot M. Reynaud on the controls.
Several high profiel guests were taken on flights, including Adm. Jellicoe, PM Asquith and First Sea Lord Winston Churchill.
The air station was very shortlived however, as the aircraft and hangars were relocated at the end of summer.


Cromarty beach in 2004 (Google Earth).