Sumburgh Airport is the main airport serving Shetland in Scotland. It is sited on the southern tip of the mainland, just 31km south of Lerwick. The airport is owned by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited and served by Loganair and Highland Airways.
Unusually, the airport has a 1,804 ft helicopter runway as opposed to usual helipad.
On 1 April 1995, ownership of the Company transferred from the UK Civil Aviation Authority to the Secretary of State for Scotland and subsequently to the Scottish Ministers.
HIAL receives subsidies from the Scottish Ministers in accordance with Section 34 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 and is sponsored by the Scottish Executive Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Department’s Transport Group. Annual Reports and Accounts are submitted to the Scottish Ministers.
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