Cumbernauld Airport
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Cumbernauld Airport (Template:Comma separated entries) is a general aviation airport located Template:Convert 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).[1]
History
The new airport was opened by the Cumbernauld Development Corporation 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 Bf 109 fighter.
Operators
Training organisations: Phoenix Flight Training,[2] Border Air Training,[3]
Other Operators: PDG Helicopters (helicopter charters) and Hebridean Air Services (twin engine Britten-Norman Islander charter).
Maintenance Organisation: Cormack Islander Aircraft (Islander Aircraft Limited).
Also located on the airfield is the active West of Scotland strut of the Light Aircraft Association (formerly the Popular Flying Association).
References
- ↑ Civil Aviation Authority Aerodrome Ordinary Licences Template:Webarchive
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