Royal Air Force Northolt or more simply RAF Northolt is a Royal Air Force station in South Ruislip, 2 nautical miles from Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon, western Greater London, England, approximately 6 mi (10 km) north of Heathrow Airport. As London VIP Airport, the station handles many private civil flights in addition to Air Force flights.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson holding a bilateral summit with the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, inside the RAF Northolt Officers' Mess, 7 March 2022
303 Polish Squadron pilots (May 1942, RAF Northolt)[a]
The Polish War Memorial near RAF Northolt
Group Captain Stanley Vincent brought down a German aircraft while serving as station commander in 1940
South Ruislip is an area of west London in the London Borough of Hillingdon, south-east of Ruislip, south of Eastcote, north-west of Northolt, and west of South Harrow. A 2017 estimation put the population of South Ruislip ward as 13,150 residents.
South Ruislip library
Entrance to RAF Northolt in South Ruislip
Shops in Long Drive
Polish War Memorial in South Ruislip