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Unst (Baltasound)

Major
Also known as: Baltasound Airport / Baltasound Airstrip / Ordale
County: Shetland
Current Status: Unknown
Date: August 1968 - 1996
Current Use: Disused
Used By: Civil
Aircraft Roles: Airliner / General aviation

The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013): 

  • Unst Community Council

Main unit(s) present:

  • Bristow Helicopters
  • Brymon Airways
  • Loganair
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The control tower at Unst, March 1992.

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Bristow Helicopters at Unst, March 1992.

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Buildings at Unst, 14 January 2007.

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Houses built to accommodate Bristow Helicopter pilots at Unst, 20 September 2008.

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Buildings at Unst, 24 April 2009.

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Looking across Unst, 29 January 2010.

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Aircraft at Unst, 24 October 2013.

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A hangar at Unst, 6 May 2014.

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The runway at Unst, 17 June 2014.

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Unst from the summit of Virda Field, 24 May 2015.

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A hangar at Unst, 8 October 2020.

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