| 1931 | Land in Dyce, near Aberdeen, was purchased to become a public aerodrome. The intention was to shuttle between Scottish islands and London.
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| 1934 | Official opening of Aberdeen Airport |
| During World War II | The RAF used this airfield as a military base, largely as a photographic reconnaissance base. |
| 1947 | Aberdeen Airport became a part of BAA, the British Airports Authority through nationalization. It was mainly used for civil aviation.
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| 1965 | When oil was discovered in the North Sea, helicopter operations began at Aberdeen Airport in order to serve a growing number of oil rigs.
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| 1987 | The airport was privatised. |
| 1988 | This airport became the world’s largest commercial heliport since Aberdeen had become the biggest oil-related centre in Europe.
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| 2005 | The city council overturned a ban on landing of aircraft at Aberdeen Airport between the hours of 22:30 and 6:00 because of the noise associated with such air traffic. Now the airport is open 24 hours daily.
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