Aberdeen heliport

Aberdeen Airport (IATA: ABZ, ICAO: EGPD) is the third largest airport in Scotland, and one of the UK's top 10 by number of flight movements ^[1]. The airport is located in Dyce, approximately 5 nautical miles (9 km) northwest of Aberdeen city centre. 3.16 million passengers used Aberdeen Airport in 2006, an increase of 10.9% compared with 2005. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... BAA Limited is the owner and operator of seven major United Kingdom airports and operator of several airports worldwide, making the company one of the largest transport companies in the world. ... For other uses, see Aberdeen (disambiguation). ... Dyce is a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, about six miles (about nine kilometres) northwest of Aberdeen city, best known for being the location of the citys airport. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The term asphalt is often used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Aeronautical Information Publication (or AIP) is defined by ICAO as a publication issued by or with the authority of a state and containing aeronautical information of a lasting character essential to air navigation. ... National Air Traffic Services Ltd. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... This article is about the country. ... Dyce is a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, about six miles (about nine kilometres) northwest of Aberdeen city, best known for being the location of the citys airport. ... A nautical mile or sea mile is a unit of length. ... For other uses, see Aberdeen (disambiguation). ...

The airport is owned and operated by BAA, which also owns and operates six other UK airports^[2], and is itself owned by an international consortium led by the Spanish Ferrovial Group.^[3] BAA Limited is the owner and operator of seven major United Kingdom airports and operator of several airports worldwide, making the company one of the largest transport companies in the world. ... Ferrovial Group (Grupo Ferrovial) is a Spanish company involved in construction, infrastructure, real estate and related services. ...

Aberdeen Airport is the hub of bmi regional (a subsidiary of bmi) and Eastern Airways, as well as being a focus city of Flyglobespan. The Airport also serves as the main heliport for the United Kingdom's offshore oil industry. Installations serviced directly from Aberdeen stretch from the Argyll field (approx 56°N) to the Bruce field (60°N). BMI Regional is an airline based in Aberdeen, United Kingdom. ... bmi is a scheduled airline based in the United Kingdom. ... Eastern Airways is an airline based at Humberside International Airport, United Kingdom. ... In the airline industry, a focus city is a location that is not a hub, but from which the airline has flights to at least several destinations other than its hubs. ... Flyglobespan Boeing 737-683 registered G-CDKD, landing on Runway 05 Glasgow International Airport, Scotland. ... The Oil industry brings to market what is currently considered the lifeblood of nearly all other industry, if not industrialized civilization itself. ...

The airport has one main passenger terminal, serving scheduled and charter holiday flights. In addition, there are 3 terminals dedicated to North Sea helicopter operations, used by Bristow Helicopters, CHC-Scotia, and Bond Offshore Helicopters. There is also a small terminal adjacent to the main passenger terminal, Broomfield House, used primarily for oil company charter flights to Scatsta in Shetland, operated by Flightline (UK). Also see:- Viajes Flightline International Flightline International Flightline Low Cost Flights Flightline is an airline based at Southend Airport in south east England. ...

History

The airport opened in 1934, established by Eric Gandar Dower, intended to link the northern islands of Scotland with London. During World War II the airfield became an RAF base, and although fighters were based there through the Battle of Britain to provide protection from German bombing raids from Norway, it was mainly used as a photographic reconnaissance base. The airport was nationalised in 1947 and was transferred to the control of the British Airports Authority (BAA) in 1975. Eric Leslie Gandar Dower (1894 - 4 October 1987) was a Scottish Conservative politican and businessman, He was educated at Brighton College and at Jesus College, Cambridge, and trained for the stage at RADA, touring with a number of theatre companies. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... RAF redirects here. ... This article is about military history. ...

With the discovery of North Sea oil, helicopter operations began in 1967, linking the growing number of oil rigs to the mainland. As Aberdeen became the largest oil-related centre in Europe, the airport became the world's largest commercial heliport. Today, Aberdeen Airport handles more than 37,000 rotary wing movements carrying around 468,000 passengers annually. Helicopters account for almost half of all aircraft movements at the Airport. The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ... For other uses, see Helicopter (disambiguation). ... Natural gas drilling rig A drilling rig or oil rig is a structure housing equipment used to drill for and extract oil or natural gas from underground reservoirs. ...

Until March 2005, aircraft were not allowed to take-off or land between 22:30 and 06:00 local time due to noise constraints. The city council overturned this ban, however, despite some Dyce residents' objections, and the airport is now open 24 hours a day.

Current airlines and destinations

Scheduled flights

• Air France
  • operated by Régional (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
• Atlantic Airways (Vágar)
• bmi (London-Heathrow)
  • operated by bmi regional (Esbjerg, Groningen, Manchester, Norwich)
• bmibaby (Birmingham)
• British Airways (London-Gatwick [ends 30 March], London-Heathrow)
  • operated by Loganair (Kirkwall, Sumburgh) [both end 25 October]
• Eastern Airways (Bristol, Durham Tees Valley, East Midlands, Humberside, Leeds/Bradford, Newcastle, Norwich, Southampton, Stavanger, Stornoway, Wick)
• easyJet (London-Luton)
• Flybe (Belfast-City, Birmingham, Exeter, Jersey [begins 3 May], Leeds/Bradford, London-Gatwick [begins 30 March], Newcastle [begins 30 March], Southampton [begins 30 March])
  • operated by Loganair (Kirkwall, Sumburgh) [both begin 26 October]
• Flyglobespan (Alicante [begins 4 April], Barcelona [begins 3 April], Faro [begins 6 April], Málaga, Palma de Mallorca [begins 3 April], Paphos [begins 1 April], Tenerife-South)
• KLM (Amsterdam)
  • operated by KLM Cityhopper (Amsterdam)
• Ryanair (Dublin)
• Scandinavian Airlines System (Stavanger)
  • operated by Cimber Air (Copenhagen)
  • Widerøe (Bergen, Stavanger)

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Charter flights

• Air Europa (Las Palmas)
• Balkan Holidays Airlines (Bourgas, Varna)
• bmi (Alicante, Faro, Ibiza, Palma de Mallorca, Reus)
• Flightline (UK) (Scatsta)
• Freebird Airlines (Dalaman)
• Futura (Tenerife-South)
• Spanair (Tenerife-South)

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Former airlines and destinations

Former scheduled flights

Scheduled and regular charter routes which have previously been operated from Aberdeen, but have now been cancelled for various reasons (as indicated) include:

• Air Wales (Cardiff, Liverpool, Newcastle) [airline ceased all operations]
• British Regional Airlines (Belfast City, Cardiff, Humberside, Newcastle, Southampton)
• British World Airlines (Scatsta - regular charter, not scheduled) [airline ceased all operations]
• Brymon Airways (Unst - regular charter)
• Brymon Offshore Air Charter (Scatsta - regular charter)
• City Star Airlines (Ålesund, Bergen, Blackpool, Kristiansund, Oslo, Stavanger)
• Eastern Airways (Inverness)
• KLM Cityhopper UK formely Air UK (Stavanger, London-Stansted)
• Manx Airlines (Isle of Man)
• ScotAirways (London-City)
• Jetstream Express (Blackpool)
• Jersey European Airways (London-City) [route transferred to ScotAirways]
• bmi Regional (Amsterdam, Brussels)
• Flyglobespan (Murcia)
• Monarch Airlines (Malaga)

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Former charter flights

Charter flights operated during the summer holiday season have included:

• Air Malta (Malta) [airline still occasionally operates services to Aberdeen]
• Air Scotland (Barcelona, Palma) [flights were operated using Air Holland aircraft]
• Air Transat (Toronto)
• Britannia Airways (Ibiza)

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Facilities

The airport terminal provides several shopping and eating facilities, a games area, internet access, car hire, bureau de change, taxi ranks and executive lounges.

There is also a Thistle Hotel and Speedbird Inn on the airport site, with a Travelodge and Marriott Hotel between the airport and the Dyce railway station. Hilton recently announced they will open a 175-room "Garden Inn" concept hotel on the Airport site in Autumn 2009. Travelodge refers to several hotel chains around the world. ... Marriott International, Inc. ... Hilton Hotels Corporation NYSE: HLT operates one of the worlds largest chains of hotels. ...

Incidents and accidents

• At 2100 BST on 22 June 2006, a City Star Airlines Dornier 328 (TF-CSB) operating a passenger flight from Stavanger, Norway, overshot the end of the airport's runway by several hundred yards as it came in to land. None of the 16 passengers and 3 crew members on board were injured.

• At 0745 BST on 24 December 2002 a Swearingen Metroliner III (OY-BPH) of Danish operator North Flying crashed after take off from Aberdeen on a positioning flight to Aalborg in Denmark. Immediately after take-off the aircraft was suspected to have suffered a major power loss in its right engine and crashed into a field just to the south of the airport. It slid along the field and through a fence onto Dyce Drive, a main road into the airport, where it hit a moving car and then came to rest. The two crew and driver of the car survived the accident, with only one crewmember sustaining minor injuries. ^[4]

• At 0714 BST on 13 June 2001 a Gama Aviation Beechcraft 200 Super King Air (G-BPPM) crashed at Aberdeen when its undercarriage collapsed on landing. The aircraft slid down the runway for around 500 metres before coming to rest. The flight had departed Aberdeen for Humberside but returned after a problem was discovered with the undercarriage. The two crew and four passengers were unhurt. ^[5]

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Transport

Road

The airport lies on the main A96 Aberdeen to Inverness road, being only a few kilometers from the city centre itself. The A96 is a major road in Scotland. ... This article is about the city in Scotland. ...

Bus

Aberdeen Airport is well served by local and express bus services operated by First Aberdeen and Stagecoach Bluebird. Chartered buses can also be booked with local operators. First Group PLC (LSE: FGP) is a British transport company operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and North America, with headquarters in Aberdeen, Scotland. ... Stagecoach East Scotland is an operating region of Stagecoach UK Bus, with its regional base in Cowdenbeath, Fife and including the legal companies Bluebird Buses Ltd, Fife Scottish Buses Ltd and AA Buses Ltd. ...

Rail

While the airport is in close proximity to the Dyce railway station, the station is situated on the opposite side of the runways from the terminal. Access to the East Coast line requires a taxi journey. looking west along the line The Dyce railway station is a railway station serving the town of Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. ...

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Future plans

Planning permission has been lodged with the relevant authorities to extend Aberdeen Airport's main runway by a maximum of 300 m - bringing the possibility of direct flights to the United States and Caribbean countries dependent on aircraft type and demand for travel. Shorter extensions of 100 m would bring most European destinations within reach. West Indies redirects here. ...

Airport expansion is strongly opposed by climate change and environmental campaigners. A timetable for other upgrades has also been released.

References

• United Kingdom AIP

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External links

• Aberdeen Airport Official Site

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