Airport type Private 08/26 820 Phone +44 1236 722100 | Elevation AMSL 350 ft / 107 m Elevation 107 m | |
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Operator Cumbernauld Airport Ltd Location Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire Website www.cumbernauldairport.org Address Duncan McIntosh Rd, Cumbernauld, Glasgow G68 0HH, UK | ||
Cumbernauld airport december 2014
Cumbernauld Airport (ICAO: EGPG, FAA LID: CBN) is located 16 NM (30 km; 18 mi) 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.
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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).
History
The new airport was opened by the Cumbernauld Development Corpororation 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 Bf109 fighter.
Operators
Training organisations: Border Air Training, Heli Air.
Other Operators: PDG Helicopters (helicopter charters) and Hebridean Air Services (twin engine Britten-Norman Islander charter).
Maintenance Organisation: Cormack Islander Aircraft (Islander Aircraft Limited).
There is also a cafe called "Cumbernauld Airport Cafe" within the Airport buildings, located on the first floor and open seven days a week.
Also located on the airfield is the active West of Scotland strut of the Light Aircraft Association (formerly the Popular Flying Association).