2018

HU3872 : Scatsta Airfield

taken 6 years ago, near to Scatsta Airport, Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Scatsta Airfield
Scatsta Airfield
Scatsta Airfield is a commercial airport on Shetland, located 20 miles north of Lerwick and 5 miles to the southwest of Sullom Voe Terminal. The airport was first developed in 1940 as RAF Scatsta, a Royal Air Force fighter plane base to support Coastal Command flying boat operations at RAF Sullom Voe, and was the most northerly base in the British Isles.

After World War II Scatsta Aerodrome was abandoned, but it was reinstated as a civilian airport in 1978 to support the Shetland oil industry, and the Sullom Voe oil terminal in particular.

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Geographical Context: Air transport Camera: Panasonic Lumix TZ60 other tags: Shetland Airport Aerodrome Aircraft Runway Hangar Airfield Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Scatsta Airport [5] · Scatsta Airfield [4] · Terminal [3] · Reinstated as a Civilian Airport in 1978 [2] ·
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HU3872, 10 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 21 September, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 11 October, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HU 388 727 [100m precision]
WGS84: 60:26.2019N 1:17.7598W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HU 384 719
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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