Aberdeen Airport Parking
Aberdeen airport 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 1957 and was run by different goverment departments ( MTCA, DTI, CAA). The CAA were the last owners before it became part 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. 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. Helicopter movements account for almost half of the traffic at Aberdeen Airport.
Until March 2005, aircraft were not allowed to take-off or land between 22:30 and 06:00 due to noise constraints. The city council overturned this ban, however, despite some Dyce residents' strong objections, and the airport is now open 24 hours a day. Aberdeen Airport also functions as the main heliport servicing 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).
Over 2.7 million passengers used Aberdeen Airport in 2004, which was an increase of 5.7% on figures for the previous year.
The airport has one main passenger terminal, serving scheduled and chartered holiday flights. In addition, there are 2 terminals dedicated to North Sea helicopter operations, used by Bristow Helicopters, CHC-Scotia, and Bond Offshore Helicopters. There is also a small terminal used primarily for oil company charter flights.
The airport lies on the main A96 Aberdeen to Inverness road, and is well served by local and express bus services operated by First Aberdeen and Stagecoach Bluebird.
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This history article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Aberdeen Airport".
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