Cumbernauld Airport
| Cumbernauld Airport Port-adhair Comar nan Allt |
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| IATA: none – ICAO: EGPG | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Operator | Cumbernauld Airport Ltd | ||||||||||
| Location | Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 350 ft / 107 m | ||||||||||
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| Website | www.cumbernauldairport.org | ||||||||||
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| Location in North Lanarkshire | |||||||||||
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Cumbernauld Airport (ICAO: EGPG, FAA LID: CBN) is located 16 NM (30 km; 18 mi) northeast of Glasgow at Cumbernauld in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The airport is primarily used for the training of fixed wing and rotary wing pilots, it also boasts a helicopter charter company and a light aircraft charter operation along with aircraft maintenance facility.
Cumbernauld Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P827) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Cormack Aircraft Services Limited).[2]
History
The new airport was opened by the Cumbernauld Development Corpororation in the late 1980s. Before the new airport was constructed there was a grass strip in use on the same site. During the early years of the airport's new incarnation there was even an airshow, the highlight being a display by the Red Arrows and a mock dogfight between a Supermarine Spitfire and a German Messerschmitt Bf109 fighter.
Operators
Training organisations: Border Air Training,[3] Heli Air[4] and Scotia Helicopters.[citation needed]
Other Operators: PDG Helicopters (helicopter charters) and Hebridean Air Services Ltd (twin engine Britten-Norman Islander charter).
Maintenance Organisation: Cormack Islander Aircraft (Islander Aircraft Limited).
There is also a cafe called "Cumbernauld Airport Cafe" within the Airport buildings, located on the first floor and open seven days a week.
Also located on the airfield is the active West of Scotland strut of the Light Aircraft Association (formerly the Popular Flying Association).
References
- ↑ Cumbernauld - EGPG
- ↑ Civil Aviation Authority Aerodrome Ordinary Licences
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