Cumbernauld Airport
Cumbernauld Airport is located 16 NM 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.Cumbernauld Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee .HistoryThe 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.OperatorsTraining organisations: Border Air Training, Leading Edge Flight Training and Scotia Helicopters.Other Operators: PDG Helicopters (helicopter charters) and Hebridean Air Services Ltd (twin engine Britten-Norman Islander charter).Maintenance Organisation: Cormack Aviation Services Ltd.There is also a cafe called "Cumbernauld Airport Cafe" within the Airport buildings, located on the first floor and open seven days a week.
