On 18 July 2011, Defence Secretary Liam Fox announced that RAF Leuchars would close as part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010, with the station being transferred to British Army control in 2015 and the Typhoon aircraft based at Leuchars moving to RAF Lossiemouth in Moray.

[1] In preparation for the closure, RAF Leuchars Mountain Rescue Team disbanded in November 2013 whilst No.

1 Squadron followed on 8 September 2014, at which point responsibility for Quick Reaction Alert (North) was transferred from Leuchars to Lossiemouth.

[6] The term 'station' was used as the size of the installation is smaller than a garrison but larger than a barracks and to reflect the range of army and RAF occupants.

[8] The transition from RAF to Army control was considered to have gone smoothly by Fife Council in terms of its impact on the local community.

[9] In February 2018, local councillors suggested that the name of the installation be changed as it could be confused with Leuchars Railway Station.

In late October 2020, it was confirmed by the Ministry of Defence that they were looking into increasing both civilian and military usage of the airfield at Leuchars with the re-installation of F34 fuel facilities, however there would be no aircraft based permanently.