Cumbernauld Airport

Cumbernauld Airport Port-adhair Comar nan Allt
IATA: CBN – ICAO: EGPG
Summary
Airport type		Private
Operator		Cumbernauld Airport Ltd
Location		Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire
Elevation AMSL		350 ft / 107 m
Coordinates		55°58′29″N 003°58′32″W / 55.97472°N 3.97556°W / 55.97472; -3.97556Coordinates: 55°58′29″N 003°58′32″W / 55.97472°N 3.97556°W / 55.97472; -3.97556
Website		www.cumbernauldairport.org
Map
EGPG Location in North Lanarkshire
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
08/26	820	2,690	Asphalt
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1]

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.

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).^[2]

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, 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.

Also located on the airfield is the active West of Scotland strut of the Light Aircraft Association (formerly the Popular Flying Association).

References

1. ^ Cumbernauld - EGPG
2. ^ Civil Aviation Authority Aerodrome Ordinary Licences