Flotta Isle Airport (IATA: FLH) is a small airport located on the Orkney isle of Flotta.[1] The asphalt runway orientation is at 16/34, with an elevation of 70 feet (21 m), and is 2,490 feet (760 m) in length.[2] The airport also has a helipad, adjacent to the eastern side of the northern end of the runway.
Flotta Isle Airport | |||||||||||
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 Flotta Isle Airport terminal building in 2017 | |||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Orkney Islands Council | ||||||||||
| Serves | Whome, Flotta | ||||||||||
| Location | Flotta | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 70 ft / 21 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 58°49′33″N 003°08′34″W / 58.82583°N 3.14278°W | ||||||||||
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  Flotta Isle Airport Location in Orkney | |||||||||||
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History edit
The first landing on Flotta was made by a Loganair Islander aircraft, G-AWNR, on 28 May 1976. The first scheduled air service to Flotta was flown via Hoy on 1 March 1977 and the service was flown by another Loganair Islander aircraft, G-AXVR.[3] Crew change operations for the Occidental Petroleum oil terminal were also performed by a British Airways HS748.[3] Loganair's scheduled services to Flotta were discontinued in 1981, as a direct result of free ferry services being provided by the oil company.[3]
On 20 April 1983, a charter flight from Aberdeen Airport of an Air Ecosse de Havilland DHC-6, aircraft registration G-STUD, crashed at Flotta Airport. The aircraft was caught in a strong crosswind as it landed, which caused the crash. There were no serious injuries, and no fatalities, amongst the two crew and ten passengers.[4][5][6]
In 2001 the airstrip changed hands to Elf Exploration UK plc and today the airfield is mainly used by emergency services.[7]
Airline and destinations edit
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Loganair | Kirkwall, Hoy Longhope Airstrip |
References edit
- ^ "FLH - Flotta Isle, Orkney Isles, Scotland, GB - Airport". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 2014-09-07.
- ^ "Flotta". ivao.aero. Retrieved 2014-09-07.
- ^ a b c Warner, Guy (2005). Orkney by Air - A photographic journey through time. Renfrewshire: Kea Publishing. pp. 48–52. ISBN 978-0-9518958-7-0.
- ^ "Orkney Image Library - Flotta Plane Crash". orkneycommunities.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
- ^ "Aircraft Accident Report 8/83" (PDF). aaib.gov.uk. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 310 G-STUD Flotta Airport (FLH)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
- ^ "Forgotten airfields". www.forgottenairfields.com. Retrieved 2020-03-30.