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Cheap Aberdeen Airport Parking » Airport Information>History History of Aberdeen AirportLand in Dyce, near Aberdeen, was purchased with the intention of building a public aerodrome, needed to shuttle people from the Scottish northern islands to London and back again. This was in 1931 and sponsored by Eric Gandar Dower. The official opening ceremonies for the airport were three years later.
As with many of Britain’s airports, Aberdeen Airport was used during World War II as a base for the RAF. There were fighter planes stationed there as protection from any threats from the north although the airport was used largely as a photographic reconnaissance base through the war.
As the war ended, the airport was no longer needed for wartime purposes. It became a part of the British Airports Authority (BAA) and was nationalised in 1947.
A significant change in activity occurred in 1967 when the first helicopter movements took place, putting Aberdeen Airport in the crucial place that it holds today. By 1988, this airport was recognised as the world’s busiest helicopter base. With Scotland’s North Sea oil activity, Aberdeen has become a hub for air service to the oil industry in the area. Even today, Aberdeen Airport is considered to be the world’s busiest heliport.
In spite of its helicopter flights, over 25 airlines fly from Aberdeen Airport to nearly forty destinations, carrying nearly three million passengers. A significant positive event in March of 2005 was the lifting of a ban on incoming and outgoing flights from 22:30 to 6:00. Now, the airport is always open.
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