Mawgan-in-Pydar is situated in the Deanery and Hundred of Pydar. It is bounded on the North by St Ervan and St Eval, on the East by St Columb Major, on the South by St Columb Minor, and on the West by the ocean. The parish of St Mawgan-in-Pydar is located on the North coast of Cornwall, North-East of Newquay. The main village is the Churchtown. During World War II, the RAF built an airfield here, and this continues today as a major NATO base for maritime airborne, and search-and-rescue operations over the Eastern Atlantic. The runways of the base are shared by Newquay airport for civilian air traffic.