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]. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around BAA Limited is the owner and operator of seven British Airports and the operator of several other airports worldwide making the company one of the largest transport Aberdeen ( pronounced; Aiberdeen Obar Dheathain is Scotland 's third most populous city and one of Scotland's 32 local government council 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 city's 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 A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Asphalt ( is a sticky black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude Petroleums and in some natural deposits sometimes termed asphaltum The word helipad is a portmanteau meaning helicopter landing pad, a landing area for Helicopters Though helicopters can usually land anywhere flat a fabricated The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit In Aviation, an Aeronautical Information Publication (or AIP) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization as a publication issued by or NATS, (formerly " N ational A ir T raffic S ervices Ltd" is the United Kingdom 's main air navigation service An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around An airport is a location where Aircraft such as airplanes, Helicopters and blimps take off and land Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The airport is located in Dyce, approximately 5 nautical miles (9 km) northwest of Aberdeen city centre. 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 city's airport A nautical mile or sea mile is a unit of Length. It corresponds approximately to one minute of Latitude along any meridian. Aberdeen ( pronounced; Aiberdeen Obar Dheathain is Scotland 's third most populous city and one of Scotland's 32 local government council 3. 41 million passengers used Aberdeen Airport in 2007, an increase of 7. 8% compared with 2006. ^[2]

The airport is owned and operated by BAA, which also owns and operates six other UK airports^[3], and is itself owned by an international consortium led by the Spanish Ferrovial Group. BAA Limited is the owner and operator of seven British Airports and the operator of several other airports worldwide making the company one of the largest transport The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. ^[4]

Aberdeen Airport is the hub of bmi Regional (a subsidiary of bmi) and Eastern Airways, as well as being a focus city of Flyglobespan. bmi Regional is a British Regional airline based in Aberdeen, Scotland. British Midland Airways Limited or BMI, styled as bmi (the company's trademark formerly operated as British Midland) is a scheduled Airline This article is about the UK company For the defunct US air carrier see Eastern Air Lines. In the Airline industry a focus city is a location that is not a hub, but from which the airline has non-stop flights to several destinations other than its hubs Flyglobespan is a Scottish low-cost airline based in Edinburgh. The Airport also serves as the main heliport for the United Kingdom's offshore oil industry. A heliport is a small Airport suitable only for use by Helicopters Heliports typically contain one or more Helipads and may have limited facilities such The petroleum industry includes the global processes of exploration, extraction, refining, transporting (often by Oil tankers and pipelines Installations serviced directly from Aberdeen stretch from the Argyll field (approx 56°N) to the Bruce field (60°N).

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). Flightline is an Airline based in Southend-on-Sea, England. It operates branded Wet lease, ad-hoc and contract passenger and freight charter

History

The airport opened in 1934, established by Eric Gandar Dower, intended to link the northern islands of Scotland with London. Eric Leslie Gandar Dower (1894 &ndash 4 October 1987) was a Scottish Unionist Party politician and businessman London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. 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. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Britain (German ''Luftschlacht um England'' is the name given to the sustained strategic effort by the German Luftwaffe during the summer and Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The airport was nationalised in 1947 and was transferred to the control of the British Airports Authority (BAA) in 1975.

With the discovery of North Sea oil, helicopter operations began in 1967, linking the growing number of oil rigs to the mainland. The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf. History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys. For a detailed diagram of a Petroleum drilling rig, See Drilling rig (petroleum A drilling rig is a machine which creates holes (usually called 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.

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-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, Leeds/Bradford, London-Gatwick, Newcastle, Southampton)
  • operated by Loganair (Kirkwall, Sumburgh) [both begin 26 October]
• Flyglobespan (Alicante, Barcelona, Faro, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Tenerife-South)
• KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Amsterdam)
  • operated by KLM Cityhopper (Amsterdam)
• Ryanair (Dublin)
• Scandinavian Airlines System (Stavanger)
  • operated by Cimber Air (Copenhagen)
  • Widerøe (Bergen, Stavanger)

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, Bodrum)
• Futura International Airways (Tenerife-South)
• Spanair (Tenerife-South)

Cargo Flights

• DHL
  • operated by Exin (Edinburgh)

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]
• bmi Regional (Amsterdam, Brussels)
• British Airways (London-Gatwick) [Withdrawn to allow ex-GB Airways destinations from Gatwick]
• 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)
• Jersey European Airways (London-City) [route transferred to ScotAirways]
• Flyglobespan (Murcia)
• Jetstream Express (Blackpool)
• KLM Cityhopper UK formely Air UK (Stavanger, London-Stansted)
• Manx Airlines (Isle of Man)
• Monarch Airlines (Malaga)
• Ryanair (Liverpool)
• ScotAirways (London-City)

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)

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. Air France (formally Société Air France) is one of the world's largest Airlines Air France is based in Paris, France, and is a subsidiary of Not to be confused with Atlantic Airlines, a British airline Atlantic Airways ( is the national Airline of the Faroe Islands British Midland Airways Limited or BMI, styled as bmi (the company's trademark formerly operated as British Midland) is a scheduled Airline bmi Regional is a British Regional airline based in Aberdeen, Scotland. Bmibaby is a British Low-cost airline and a subsidiary of British Midland PLC. British Airways plc ( is the national Airline and Flag carrier of the United Kingdom and one of the largest in Europe Loganair is an Airline based at Glasgow International Airport in Scotland. This article is about the UK company For the defunct US air carrier see Eastern Air Lines. EasyJet Airline Company Limited, styled as easyJet, is a low cost airline based at London Luton Airport. Flybe Limited is a British Airline based at Exeter International Airport, England. Loganair is an Airline based at Glasgow International Airport in Scotland. Flyglobespan is a Scottish low-cost airline based in Edinburgh. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines ( Dutch: Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, literally Royal Aviation Company; usual English translation KLM Cityhopper is the regional Airline subsidiary of KLM based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Ryanair (,) is an Irish Airline with headquarters in Dublin and its biggest operational base at London Stansted Airport in the UK Scandinavian Airlines System ( SAS) is a multi-national Airline for Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and the leading carrier in the Cimber Air A/S is an Airline based in Sønderborg, Denmark, operating scheduled domestic and international services in co-operation with Scandinavian Widerøes Flyveselskap ASA, branded simply as Widerøe, is the largest regional airline in the Nordic countries having a turnover of NOK 1 Air Europa Líneas Aéreas SAU is an Airline based in Palma, Majorca, Spain. BH Air (Balkan Holidays Airlines is a charter Airline based in Sofia, Bulgaria. British Midland Airways Limited or BMI, styled as bmi (the company's trademark formerly operated as British Midland) is a scheduled Airline Flightline is an Airline based in Southend-on-Sea, England. It operates branded Wet lease, ad-hoc and contract passenger and freight charter Free Bird Airlines ( Hürkuş Havayolu Taşımacılık ve Ticaret A Futura International Airways was an Airline based in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Spanair is an Airline based in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. It is a subsidiary of Scandinavian Airlines Systems that provides a scheduled DHL (originally standing for Dalsey Hillblom and Lynn) is a Deutsche Post World Net company of Germany that provides international mail Kcynia (Exin is a town in Nakło County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4712 inhabitants (2004 Air Wales ( Welsh: Awyr Cymru was an Airline based in Cardiff, Wales. bmi Regional is a British Regional airline based in Aberdeen, Scotland. British Airways plc ( is the national Airline and Flag carrier of the United Kingdom and one of the largest in Europe Brymon Airways is a former British airline which was co-founded in 1972 by journalist Bill Bryce and racing driver Chris Amon. City Star Airlines was an Airline based in Aberdeen, Scotland. This article is about the UK company For the defunct US air carrier see Eastern Air Lines. Flybe Limited is a British Airline based at Exeter International Airport, England. Flyglobespan is a Scottish low-cost airline based in Edinburgh. Jetstream Express is a former British Airline based at Blackpool International Airport. KLM UK is the former name of a British subsidiary of KLM operating short-range Fokker aircraft Air UK was a wholly privately owned Independent regional British airline formed in 1980 as a result of a Merger involving four rival UK -based Regional Manx Airlines was an airline which existed between 1982 and 2002 Monarch Airlines is a British charter and scheduled Airline based in Luton, England. Ryanair (,) is an Irish Airline with headquarters in Dublin and its biggest operational base at London Stansted Airport in the UK ScotAirways is a UK Airline based in Dundee, Scotland for administration and at Cambridge airport for operations Air Malta plc is the national Airline of Malta, based in Luqa. Air Scotland was a Low-cost airline based in Glasgow, Scotland. Air Holland was an Airline based in the Netherlands. It operated passenger and cargo charters to Africa Asia and the Mediterranean as well as dry and wet leasing Air Transat AT Inc is an Airline based in Montreal Quebec Canada, operating scheduled and Charter flights and serving 90 destinations in 25 countries Britannia Airways was the largest Charter airline in the United Kingdom, rebranded as Thomsonfly in 2005

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. Travelodge refers to several hotel chains around the world Current operations include United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland and Marriott International Inc ( is a worldwide operator and Franchisor of a range of value and luxury Hotels and related Lodging facilities. Hilton recently announced they will open a 175-room "Garden Inn" concept hotel on the Airport site in Autumn 2009. Hilton Garden Inn is an chain of Hotels trademarked by the Hilton Hotels Corporation.

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. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. City Star Airlines was an Airline based in Aberdeen, Scotland. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional 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. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 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. ^[5]

• 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. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Gama Aviation Limited is an executive Airline based at Farnborough Airport in the United Kingdom. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout 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. ^[6]

Transport

Road

The airport lies on the main A96 Aberdeen to Inverness road, being only a few kilometers from the city centre itself. Inverness (Inbhir Nis iɲɪɾʲˈniʃ is a city in northern Scotland.

Bus

Aberdeen Airport is well served by local and express bus services operated by First Aberdeen and Stagecoach Bluebird. FirstGroup plc ( is a Scottish Transport company operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Canada, USA Stagecoach East Scotland is an operating region of Stagecoach UK Bus, with its regional base in Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland and including the Chartered buses can also be booked with local operators.

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. Dyce railway station is a railway station serving the town of Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Access to the East Coast line requires a taxi journey.

The East coast line to Inverness is a single stop from the major UK railway station in the city centre, Aberdeen to the south. Inverness (Inbhir Nis iɲɪɾʲˈniʃ is a city in northern Scotland. Aberdeen railway station is a railway station in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. Aberdeen station is served by First ScotRail, NXEC and CrossCountry. First ScotRail is the Brand under which FirstGroup runs its Railway franchise to operate all domestic Passenger services within National Express East Coast is the name under which the Train operating company NXEC Trains Ltd operates the InterCity East Coast rail franchise which CrossCountry is a Train operating company, the brand name of XC Trains Limited owned by Arriva, that has operated Great Britain ’s Cross Country rail franchise

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. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting Shorter extensions of 100 m would bring most European destinations within reach.

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

References

• United Kingdom AIP

External links

• Aberdeen Airport Official Site