Airfields / Landing Grounds
This section documents the history of North East airfields. Many airports, airfields/aerodromes or simple landing groiunds have been used over the years, most are which are long since forgotten. The research team are keen to hear from anyone that can provide additional information about these airfields, the aircraft and personnel served or simply want to share their stories and experiences.
NEAR would like to thank Mick Davis of Cross and Cockade for providing the details of WWI airfields/landing grounds and their location.
| Airfield name | Dates active | Primary Use |
| Acklington (Southfields) | 1937 - 1972 | Fighter / Training |
| Alnwick (Rennington) | 1916 - 1917 | Landing Ground |
| Ashington | 1916 - 1919 | Home Defence / Marine Operations |
| Beacon Hill (Morpeth) | 1916 - 1917 | Landing Ground |
| Benton | 1917 - 1919 | Landing Ground |
| Bishopton | 1916 - 1919 | Landing Ground |
| Boulmer | 1943 - 1945 | Training |
| Brunton | 1942 - 2004 | Training |
| Catley Hill (Trimdon) | 1916 - 1918 | Landing Ground |
| Chathill | 1918 - 1919 | Airship moorings |
| Cleadon | 1916 - 1917 | Landing Ground |
| Cramlington | 1915 - 1935 | Home Defence, Marine Ops, School |
| Cramlington Airship Station | 1918 - 1930 | Airship moorings |
| Croft | 1941 - 1946 | Bomber |
| Currock Hill | 1916 - 1917 | Landing Ground |
| Currock Hill | ? - Current | Gliding Site |
| Easington | 1916 - 1919 | Landing Ground |
| Eshott | 1942 - Current | Training |
| Gosforth (Dukes Moor) | 1914 - 1915 | Manufacturing, RNAS Home Defence |
| Gosforth Park | 1913 | Airship moorings |
| Holy Island | 1918 | Flying Boat moorings |
| Horsegate | 1917 - 1918 | Landing Ground |
| Kirkleatham (Redcar) | 1918 - 1919 | Airship moorings |
| Longhorsley | 1917 - 1919 | Landing Ground |
| Marske | 1917 - 1919 | RFC / RAF School |
| Middleton St. George (Durham Tees Valley) | 1941 - Current | Bomber, Fighter, Training |
| Milfield (Woodbridge) | 1917 - Current | Landing Ground, Training |
| Morpeth (Tramwell) | 1942 - 1950s | Training |
| Newcastle (Town Moor) | 1915 - 1919 | Manufacturing, Acceptance |
| New Haggerston | 1916 - 1919 | Home Defence, Marine Operations |
| Old Heton (Cornhill) | 1917 | Landing Ground |
| Ouston | 1941 - 1974 | Fighter |
| Ponteland | 1916 - 1919 | Landing Ground |
| Redcar | 1915 - 1919 | RAF/RNAS school, Marine Ops |
| Rennington (originally Stamford (Alnwick)) | 1916 - 1919 | Landing Ground |
| Sadberge | 1917 - 1919 | Landing Ground |
| Seahouses (Elford) | 1917 - 1919 | Landing Ground, Marine Operations |
| Seaton Carew I | 1916 - 1919 | Home Defence, Marine Operations |
| Seaton Carew II | 1917 - 1919 | Seaplane |
| Snipe House (Alnwick) | 1917 - 1919 | Landing Ground |
| South Shields | 1916 - 1919 | Seaplane |
| Spennymoor | 1916 - 1919 | Landing Ground |
| Stannington | 1918 | Landing Ground |
| Thornaby | 1930 - 1958 | Bomber |
| Tynemouth (Cullercoats) | 1916 - 1919 | Landing Ground, Marine Operations |
| Usworth (Hylton) | 1916 - 1984 | Home Defence, Fighter, Training |
| West Hartlepool (Greatham) | 1930s - 1943 | Commercial |
| West Town Moor | 1916 | Landing Ground |
| Whitley Bay | 1914 - 1915 | RNAS |
| Woolsington (Newcastle International) | 1935 - Current | Training, Commercial |