Oban Airport
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Oban Airport North Connel Airport |
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Oban Airport from 600 ft (180 m)
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Argyll and Bute Council | ||||||||||
| Serves | Oban | ||||||||||
| Location | North Connel, Argyll and Bute | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 24 ft / 7 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°27′49″N 005°24′00″W / 56.46361°N 5.40000°WCoordinates: 56°27′49″N 005°24′00″W / 56.46361°N 5.40000°W | ||||||||||
| Website | http://obanandtheislesairports.com/ | ||||||||||
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Oban Airport (IATA: OBN, ICAO: EGEO) is located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) northeast of Oban, near the village of North Connel, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Operated by Argyll and Bute council, it has a CAA licence as a commercial airport following recent upgrading. CurrentlyHebridean Air Services is the only airline based at Oban. It operates scheduled flights on two routes, to the Isles of Colonsay and Islay return and to the Isles of Coll and Tiree return.
Sightseeing flights also operate out of Oban Airport by Fly Scenic Scotland & Border Air throughout the year, with trips around the Loch Linnhe area. Flights include sites such as the Oban, Gulf of Corryvreckan, Tobermory, Castle Stalker and The Bridge over the Atlantic.
Oban airport links the mainland with the islands of Coll, Colonsay, Islay and Tiree. The airstrips on the Islands of Coll and Colonsay, also operated by Argyll and Bute council, have benefitted from extensive upgrading to enable them to attain CAA licensing in 2008 to allow for commercial traffic. Scheduled flights began in 2008.
In April 2007, three people were killed after their light aircraft crashed after take-off from the airport. Their destination was Andrewsfield Aerodrome,England.
There has been controversy about the running of the airport by Argyll and Bute Council, mainly in the letters and news pages of The Oban Times. It is claimed that costs have soared and the amount of traffic dropped since the takeover. In 2008, police looked into the possible sabotage of an airport fire appliance.
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