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Scatsta Airport
Scatsta Airport in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–12 h
About
Scatsta Airport is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Scatsta Airport (IATA: SCS, ICAO: EGPM) was a commercial airport on the island of Mainland, Shetland in Scotland located 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi) north of Lerwick and 5 mi (8 km) southwest of Sullom Voe Terminal. It is owned by Shetland Islands Council and was operated by Serco on behalf of the aerodrome licensee BP (Exploration). Scatsta Airport fully closed to all operations on 30 June 2020.
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Background
History
The airport was first developed in 1940 as RAF Scatsta, a Royal Air Force fighter plane base to support Coastal Command flying boat operations at RAF Sullom Voe, and was the most northerly base in the British Isles. Construction started in spring 1940, of two runways. One was 1400 yd long on a heading of 130 degrees and the other was 1510 yd long on a heading of 250 degrees. The first runway was completed in April 1941. The main contractor for the construction of the aerodrome was the Zetland County Council. In November 1944 Scatsta was used as a support base and diversion point for Lancasters from 617 squadron, the famous "Dam Busters", led by Wing Commander J. B. Tait, on Operation…
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- Coordinates
- 60.4328, -1.2961
- Address
- | elevation-f = 81
Sources
- wikidata: Q1915140 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Scatsta Airport (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Scatsta Airport?
- Scatsta Airport is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 60.4328°, -1.2961°.
- Who owns Scatsta Airport?
- Scatsta Airport is owned by Shetland Islands Council.