Perth Airport (Scotland)
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| Perth Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: PSL - ICAO: EGPT | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Perth Airport 2000 | ||
| Serves | Perth, Scotland | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 397 ft (121 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 03/21 | 2,799 | 853 | Asphalt |
| 09/27 | 1,998 | 609 | Asphalt |
| 15/33 | 2,034 | 620 | Grass |
Perth Airport (IATA: PSL, ICAO: EGPT) is a general aviation airport located located at New Scone, 7 km north east of Perth, Scotland. There are no commercial flights out of this airport, but it is used by private aircraft and for pilot training.
[edit] History
The airport opened in 1936 as Scone Aerodrome. A flight training school, training military pilots, was established by Airwork Ltd shortly after the airport was opened. Before the war a number of scheduled airline services operated from Perth to various domestic locations. After the war Airwork moved into civilian pilot training.
By 1960 Airwork acquired Air Service Training (AST) an engineering training school, which it relocated from the south of England to the airport. The whole operation took on the AST name. AST gained a world wide reputation for aviation training, being known as Britain's Air University. Students of more than 100 countries have been trained at Perth. Following a worldwide downturn in aviation, AST pulled out of pilot training in 1996.
The airport was bought by Morris Leslie Ltd. Perth airport remains Scotland's main airport for general aviation and is home to the Scottish Aero Club founded in 1927. The airport is home to three flight training schools and numerous aviation as well as non aviation related businesses.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- Allan, James (2002). Wings Over Scotland. Tervor. ISBN 0-9538191-1-6
- Scottish Aero Club
- United Kingdom AIP
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