Aberdeen Airport (IATA: ABZ, ICAO: EGPD) is an international
airport, located at Dyce in the City of Aberdeen, approximately 5 NM (9.3
km; 5.8 mi) northwest of Aberdeen city centre.[1] 2.98 million passengers
used Aberdeen Airport in 2009, a reduction of 9.3% compared with 2008,
making it the 14th busiest airport in the UK.[2] The airport was the second
busiest airport in Scotland, and sixth busiest in the UK by number of flight
movements in 2009.[2]The airport is owned and operated by BAA, which also
owns and operates five other UK airports,[3] and is itself owned by ADI
Limited, an international consortium, which includes Caisse de dépôt et
placement du Québec and GIC Special Investments, that is led by the Spanish
Ferrovial Group.[4]Aberdeen Airport is the hub of bmi Regional (a subsidiary
of bmi) and Eastern Airways. The Airport also serves as the main heliport
for the United Kingdom's offshore oil industry. Installations serviced
directly from Aberdeen stretch from the Argyll field (approx 56°N) to the
Bruce field (60°N).The airport has one main passenger terminal, serving
scheduled and charter holiday flights. In addition, there are 3 terminals
dedicated to North Sea helicopter operations, used by Bristow Helicopters,
CHC-Scotia, and Bond Offshore Helicopters. There is also a small terminal
adjacent to the main passenger terminal, Broomfield House, used primarily
for oil company charter flights to Scatsta in Shetland, operated by Eastern
AirwaysAir France operated by Régional Paris-Charles de Gaulle BMI
London-Heathrow BMI operated by BMI Regional Birmingham, Esbjerg, Groningen,
London-Heathrow, Manchester, Norwich British Airways London-Heathrow
Eastern Airways Bergen, Bristol, Durham Tees Valley, East Midlands,
Kingston-upon-Hull, Leeds/Bradford, Liverpool, Newcastle upon Tyne, Norwich,
Scatsta, Southampton, Stavanger, Stornoway, Wick
EasyJet London-Luton
Flybe Belfast-City, Birmingham, Exeter, Jersey, Leeds/Bradford,
London-Gatwick, Southampton
Flybe operated by Loganair Kirkwall, Sumburgh
KLM Amsterdam
KLM operated by KLM Cityhopper Amsterdam
Ryanair Dublin
Scandinavian Airlines Stavanger
SAS operated by Cimber Sterling Copenhagen
Thomson Airways Palma de Mallorca [begins 4 May, seasonal]
Widerøe Bergen, Stavanger
