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Sumburgh Airport
Sumburgh Airport in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–12 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Sumburgh 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
Sumburgh Airport (IATA: LSI, ICAO: EGPB) is the main airport serving the island of Shetland, Scotland. It is located on the southern tip of the mainland, in the parish of Dunrossness, 17 NM (31 km; 20 mi) south of Lerwick. The airport is owned by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) and served by Loganair. On 1 April 1995, ownership of the Company transferred from the UK Civil Aviation Authority to the Secretary of State for Scotland and subsequently to the Scottish Ministers. HIAL receives subsidies from the Scottish Ministers in accordance with Section 34 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 and is sponsored by Transport Scotland which is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government and accountable to Scottish Ministers.
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Background
History
Sumburgh Links was surveyed and the grass strips laid out by Captain E. E. Fresson of Highland Airways in 1936: the airport was opened on 3 June of that year with the inaugural flight from Aberdeen (Kintore) by the De Havilland Dragon Rapide G-ACPN piloted by Fresson himself. It was also one of the first airfields to have RDF facilities, due to the frequency of low cloud and fog and the proximity of Sumburgh Head. The runways were built at the instigation of Capt. Fresson, who had proved to the Navy at Hatston (Orkney) that to maintain all-round landing facilities over the winter months runways were essential. This was taken up by the RAF after the obvious success of the Hatston experiment.…
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- Coordinates
- 59.8814, -1.2939
- District
- Shetland Islands
- Postcode
- ZE3 9JP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
- Official site
- www.hial.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1432932 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Sumburgh Airport (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sumburgh Airport?
- Sumburgh Airport is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode ZE3 9JP).
- What is Sumburgh Airport?
- Sumburgh Airport in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Sumburgh Airport?
- Drivers can use postcode ZE3 9JP.
- Is Sumburgh Airport free to visit?
- Yes, Sumburgh Airport is free to enter.
- How do I get to Sumburgh Airport?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ZE3 9JP. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.