Aberdeen International Airport

Aberdeen International Airport;
Characteristics
ICAO code	EGPD
IATA code	ABZ
Coordinates	57 ° 12 '7 " N , 2 ° 11' 52" W Coordinates: 57 ° 12 '7 " N , 2 ° 11' 52" W
Height above MSL	66 m (217 ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	8 km northwest of Aberdeen
Street
Basic data
opening	1934
operator	Aberdeen International Airport Ltd., ; a subsidiary of AGS Airports Ltd.
Terminals	1
Passengers	2,955,338 (2016)
Air freight	5,731 t (2016)
Flight ; movements	96,156 (2016)
Runways
16/34	1953 m × 46 m asphalt
36H ; (helicopter)	260 m × 23 m asphalt
05H / 23H ; (helicopter)	476 m × 46 m asphalt
14H / 32H ; (helicopter)	581 m × 36 m asphalt

The Aberdeen Airport ( IATA code : ABZ ; ICAO code : EGPD ; Engl. : Aberdeen International Airport ) is the commercial airport of the city Aberdeen in northeast Scotland . The airport operated by AGS Airports handled over 2.9 million travelers in 2016. The nearest major international airport is Edinburgh Airport approximately 150 km south.

history

Aberdeen Airport was planned by Eric Gandar-Dower in 1934 to connect Scotland with London. The airport became the base of the Royal Air Force during World War II . From 1967 to 1970 there were flights from here to Moscow and Toronto .

Until 2005 there was a night flight ban between 10:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. This has been lifted so that Aberdeen Airport can now be processed 24 hours a day.

Location and transport links

The airport is approximately 8 km northwest of downtown Aberdeen. It can be reached by car via the A96 motorway , which runs from Aberdeen to Inverness . A shuttle bus connects it with the nearby Dyce train station , which is served by First ScotRail and offers direct connections to Aberdeen as well as a non-changing trip to Inverness, Edinburgh and Glasgow .

A shuttle bus connects the airport with the city center and Aberdeen train station at peak times every 10 minutes.

Terminal building

The Aberdeen Airport has one terminal with 19 check-in RCCBs and 12 boarding gates , some of which with passenger boarding bridges are equipped. In addition to retail and duty free areas, there are also several airport lounges on site , including those from British Airways .

Airlines and Destinations

In addition to numerous national connections, including to Manchester , Southampton and Cardiff , the airport also has flights to some European cities and holiday destinations such as Paris , Copenhagen , Tenerife and Palma . Lufthansa has been flying to Aberdeen from Frankfurt three times a day since October 30, 2011 ; however, this connection was discontinued on March 25, 2018 due to a lack of profitability.

Incidents

By April 2017, there were two flight accidents at Aberdeen Airport with the total loss of the aircraft, but without any fatalities. Example:

On May 15, 1979 a Britten-Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk III-1 of the British Loganair ( aircraft registration G-BCYC ) was irreparably damaged at Aberdeen Airport for unknown reasons. There was no personal injury. The wreck of the machine was taken over by Aurigny Air Services , another Trislander operator.

Web links

Commons : Aberdeen Airport - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Official website of Aberdeen Airport (English)
Official website of the operating company BAA Limited (English)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Passenger numbers at all airports in the United Kingdom. (PDF; 79 kB) In: caa.co.uk. Civil Aviation Authority , accessed July 30, 2017 .
↑ Freight figures from all UK airports. (PDF; 12 kB) In: caa.co.uk. Civil Aviation Authority , accessed July 30, 2017 .
↑ Aircraft movements at all UK airports. (PDF; 157 kB) In: caa.co.uk. Civil Aviation Authority , accessed July 30, 2017 .
↑ Lufthansa press release of June 28, 2011 ( memento of August 2, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on July 18, 2011.
↑ Keith Findlay: Massive blow as German airline Lufthansa axes Aberdeen to Frankfurt route. In: Press and Journal. Retrieved January 14, 2019 (American English).
↑ Accident Statistics Aberdeen-Dyce , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on May 15, 2017.
↑ Accident report BN Trislander G-BCYC , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on March 9, 2020.

[CAA-1] Passenger numbers at all airports in the United Kingdom. (PDF; 79 kB) In: caa.co.uk. Civil Aviation Authority , accessed July 30, 2017 .

[2] Freight figures from all UK airports. (PDF; 12 kB) In: caa.co.uk. Civil Aviation Authority , accessed July 30, 2017 .

[3] Aircraft movements at all UK airports. (PDF; 157 kB) In: caa.co.uk. Civil Aviation Authority , accessed July 30, 2017 .

[4] Lufthansa press release of June 28, 2011 ( memento of August 2, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on July 18, 2011.

[5] Keith Findlay: Massive blow as German airline Lufthansa axes Aberdeen to Frankfurt route. In: Press and Journal. Retrieved January 14, 2019 (American English).

[6] Accident Statistics Aberdeen-Dyce , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on May 15, 2017.

[7] Accident report BN Trislander G-BCYC , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on March 9, 2020.


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