Dundee Airport

Dundee Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	EGPN
IATA code	DND
Coordinates	56 ° 27 '9 "  N , 3 ° 1' 33"  W Coordinates: 56 ° 27 '9 "  N , 3 ° 1' 33"  W.
Height above MSL	5 m (16  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	3 km southwest of Dundee
Street
Basic data
opening	1963
operator	Dundee Airport Ltd., a subsidiary of Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd.
Passengers	37,647 (2016)
Flight movements	36,730 (2016)
Start-and runway
09/27	1400 m × 30 m asphalt

The Dundee Airport ( IATA code : DND ; ICAO code : EGPN ; Engl. : Dundee Airport ) is the airport of the city of Dundee in the northeast of Scotland . It lies in a south-westerly direction about 3 km from the city center, on the banks of the Firth of Tay with a view of the Tay Rail Bridge . The operator is Dundee Airport Ltd., a subsidiary of Highlands and Islands Airports Limited .

Dundee Airport is the closest airport to the championship golf courses at St. Andrews , Gleneagles and Carnoustie .

Airlines and Destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter services at Dundee Airport:

airline	Destination
Loganair	London Stansted

Transport links

Street

The A85 runs directly past the airport, it leads to the city center via the A90 and Kingsway, the airport is approx. 3 km from the city center.

bus

It is a short taxi ride from Dundee Airport to Dundee Bus Terminal, with many regional bus services. Buses from local operators can also be booked.

railroad

The airport is also a short 4-minute taxi ride from Dundee Railway Station. The station is located on the East Coast Main Line to Aberdeen , Edinburgh , Leeds and London and is also on the Glasgow-Aberdeen line with Glasgow connected. Dundee Station is served by ScotRail , London North Eastern Railway , CrossCountry and the Caledonian Sleeper .

Incidents

• On Friday, October 24, 2003, a six-seater Socata TBM 700 with US registration landed 200 meters from the runway in the Tay Estuary. A hovercraft was deployed and the occupants were rescued from the aircraft in about 15 minutes. The four people on board were only slightly injured.
• On Monday, June 6, 2005, a flight instructor and student pilot escaped unharmed when a Grob G 115 crashed through a fence at Dundee Airport after the student pilot got into trouble. The aircraft was largely damaged in the accident.

Web links

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

• Official website (English)

Individual evidence

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. ↑ Aircraft movements at all UK airports. (PDF; 157 kB) In: caa.co.uk. Civil Aviation Authority , accessed July 30, 2017 . 
3. ↑ http://www.hial.co.uk/dundee-airport/destinations/live-flight-information/