RAF West Drayton RAF West Drayton at West Drayton west of London was a Royal Air Force station and the main centre for military air traffic control in Britain . It was co-located with the civilian London Area and Terminal Control Centre to provide a vital link between civil and military flying and airspace requirements . RAF West Drayton closed as an official RAF station in the mid 1990s . The civilian area control function moved to Swanwick , Hampshire in 2002 , the remaining centre being renamed the London Terminal Control Centre . RAF personnel are still based on the site , since some of the military control functions remain . All remaining control functions , both civilian and military , are due to move to Swanwick in 2007 , after which the West Drayton site will be sold .  This RAF article is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . Categories : Royal Air Force stubs | Royal Air Force stations 