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Aberdeen Airport is the third largest airport in Scotland.

Aberdeen Airport is located nine kilometers north west of Aberdeen City, in an area called Dyce. Currently it stands sixty six meters above sea level, it has one main runway and three helipads. There is one main passenger terminal, three terminals for the three helipads and a small terminal that is used for charter by an oil company. The three helipad terminals are also chartered on a permanent basis by three different heli-companies, Bristow Helicopters, CHC-Scotia and Bond Offshore Helicopters. As with most modern airports, Aberdeen Airport has all the typical facilities that are expected, along with the Dyce railway station in close proximity, which can directly link to the city of Aberdeen. There have been resource consent submissions to extend the current runway by one to three hundred meters.

Aberdeen Airport was established with the purpose of providing a link between northern Scotland and London. The airport was officially opened in 1934 and was almost immediately used the Royal Air Force as a base for air reconnaissance missions. Although it was released by the military in 1947 and came under the control of the British Aviation Authority
In 1967 when oil was found off-shore Aberdeen there was a great influx of passengers through Aberdeen Airport. The number of passengers has grown since that point, with roughly 3.16 million passengers coming through in the 2006 financial year.