Aberdeen Airport (IATA: ABZ, ICAO: EGPD) is an international airport, located at Dyce in the City of Aberdeen, approximately 5 NM (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) northwest of Aberdeen city centre. 3.29 million passengers used Aberdeen Airport in 2008, a reduction of 3.6% compared with 2007, making it the 14th busiest airport in the UK. The airport was the second busiest airport in Scotland, and sixth busiest in the UK by number of flight movements in 2008.
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Aberdeen Airport (IATA: ABZ, ICAO: EGPD) is an international airport, located at Dyce in the City of Aberdeen, approximately 5 NM (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) northwest of Aberdeen city centre. 3.29 million passengers used Aberdeen Airport in 2008, a reduction of 3.6% compared with 2007, making it the 14th busiest airport in the UK. The airport was the second busiest airport in Scotland, and sixth busiest in the UK by number of flight movements in 2008.
The airport is owned and operated by BAA, which also owns and operates six other UK airports, and is itself owned by an international consortium led by the Spanish Ferrovial Group.
Aberdeen Airport is the hub of bmi Regional (a subsidiary of bmi) and Eastern Airways, as well as being a focus city of Flyglobespan. The Airport also serves as the main heliport for the United Kingdom's offshore oil industry. Installations serviced directly from Aberdeen stretch from the Argyll field (approx 56°N) to the Bruce field (60°N).
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