Flotta airfield

Flotta airfield
Flotta
Characteristics
IATA code	FLH
Coordinates	58 ° 49 '32 "  N , 3 ° 8' 35"  W Coordinates: 58 ° 49 '32 "  N , 3 ° 8' 35"  W.
Height above MSL	21 m (69  ft )
Start-and runway
16/34	760 m × 18 m asphalt

The airfield Flotta ( IATA code : FLH ) is located on the island of Flotta in Orkney , Scotland . The airfield has a terminal building and a helipad , which are on the east side of the north end of the runway.

Terminal building during renovation in 2013

history

The airfield belonged to the Talisman Oil Company, which also built the airfield. The first landing on Flotta took place on May 28, 1976 with a Britten-Norman Islander (G-AWNR) from Loganair . The first scheduled flight to Flotta was flown by another Loganair Britten-Norman Islander (G-AXVR) on March 1, 1977 via Hoy Island Airport . The crew changes at the Occidental Petroleum Oil Terminal were carried out with a British Airways HS748 . The scheduled flights from Loganair to Flotta were discontinued in 1981, as a direct result of the oil company's free ferry services. However, the airfield was not closed.

Ownership of the airfield passed to Elf Exploration UK plc in 2001 . In the same year the runways were renumbered from 15/37 to 16/34. Today the airfield is mainly used by rescue workers.

Incidents

• On April 20, 1983, a de Havilland DHC-6-310 Twin Otter of Air Ecosse with the aircraft registration G-STUD had an accident at Flotta airfield. The charter flight came from Aberdeen International Airport . The investigation found that the aircraft went off the runway and made a ringelpiez when it landed in a strong crosswind. Both wings broke off. There were no serious injuries and no fatalities among the two crew members and ten passengers.

Web links

Commons : Flugplatz Flotta  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ FLH - Airport. In: gcmap.com. Retrieved March 30, 2019 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Flotta. In: forgottenairfields.com. Retrieved March 30, 2019 . 
3. ^ Accident report DHC-6 G-STUD , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on August 4, 2020.