Stronsay
STRONSAY see also GRICE NESS
STRONSAY see also HOUSE BAY
STRONSAY: Civil aerodrome & regional airport
Operated by: 1967 to 1980s: ?
1980s to 2000: Orkney Islands Council
Location: 0.5nm N of B9062, extreme N end of Stronsay Island, 14nm NE of KIRKWALL
Period of operation: 1967 to -
(Grass strips were available before scheduled services started in 1967)
British airline users:
Post 1945: Loganair
Note: Did BEA operate their Dragon Rapides into here? The runway lengths appear too marginal for their DH.114 Herons?
Note: These maps are reproduced with the kind permission of Pooleys Flight Equipment Ltd. Copyright Robert Pooley 2014.
Runways: 1990: 02/20 540x18 grass 06/24 336x18 grass
2000: 02/20 515x18 hard 06/24 411x30 grass
10/28 404x18 grass
NOTES: Runway 02/20 was converted to hard core in 1999/2000 and just look at these short runway lengths considering that scheduled air services operate into here, normally six days a week. No problem for Britten-Norman Islanders of course.
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