In 2000, RAF / USAF Machrihanish in Kintyre, Argyll to be a base for Aurora aircraft . Machrihanish's almost-long long runway makes it suitable for high-altitude and experimental aircraft with the fenced-off coastal approach making it ideal for takeoffs and landings to be made well away from eyes or cameras of press and public .'Oceanic Air Traffic Control at Prestwick', Outterside says,'also tracked fast-moving radar blips.
