Highlands & Islands Airports Ltd.

Wick Airport

Date: 09 July 2008
Last updated: 12/06/2008 12:12:37

Wick Airport

Description Located on the northern edge of the town, Wick airport supports vital business and leisure travel for the Caithness community. It regularly attracts oil-related helicopter operations and a large number of ferry flights which use Wick as a stop-over en route to and from Europe via Iceland. Aircraft operations are supported by an Air Traffic Control Service while on call services to air ambulance and search and rescue flights are assisted by a Flight Information Service Officer. An Airport Fire Service is provided on the basis of a Rescue and Fire Fighting Service category 4 airport as detailed in Civil Aviation Publication 168. Café Lil's Cafe serves light meals, tea, coffee, home baking, newspapers, stamps and cigarettes with a drinks licence available from 11.00 o'clock. Disabled Facilities There are two designated car park spaces for disabled parking and one drop off bay.  There is a disabled toilet with an alert fitted to attract assistance if necessary. Nursing Room There is a nappy changing unit, nappy disposal unit, a bottle warmer and wash hand basin available at the terminal building. Post Box There is a post box at the airport with mail collected once daily. View map of area Airport Information Flights The following destinations are served by scheduled flights from Wick airport.  Please contact the airline direct for timetable and fare information. Destination Airline Aberdeen UK Eastern Airways www.easternairways.com Edinburgh UK British Airways www.ba.com Norwich via Aberdeen Eastern Airways Teesside via Aberdeen Eastern Airways East Midlands via Aberdeen Eastern Airways Humberside via Aberdeen Eastern Airways Leeds Bradford via Aberdeen Eastern Airways Bristol via Aberdeen Eastern Airways Southampton via Aberdeen Eastern Airways Stornoway via Aberdeen Eastern Airways Cardiff via Aberdeen Eastern Airways Local Transport Information Car Park Provision A free of charge car park is available at the airport. Car Hire There is currently no airport based car hire facility. A number of local garages do provide car hire and will meet clients on arrival. Details are available from Airport Administration on 01955 602215 or via the local business link on the www.caithness.org website. Taxi Providers Taxis are plentiful and meet all scheduled flights.   Public Transportation The bus station and train station are situated near Wick town centre, approximately 1.5 miles from the airport. Trains are available to Thurso and Inverness (and all intermediate stations). Buses are available to most towns and villages in Caithness as well as Scottish Citylink services to Inverness.   Hours of Operation Mon-Fri: 0700 - 1830   1900 - 2045 Saturday:  0845 - 1024   1100 - 1445 Sunday: Closed   In addition to the standard opening hours above, the airport can provide special openings by arrangement. For further information contact Far North Aviation in the first instance on 01955 602201 (24 hrs). Aircraft of less than 5,700 kgs MTOW can qualify to operate under HIAL's out of hours indeminity permit scheme. For further information contact Far North Aviation or click here.  Refueling Services Far North Aviation +44 (0) 1955 602201 Air Charters Tayflite Executive Air Charter www.tayflite.co.uk Tel 01738 550088 Fax 01738 553542   Information and Helpful Phone Numbers Highlands & Islands Airports Ltd +44 (0) 1955 602215 Loganair +44(0) 1955 602294 Eastern Airways +44(0) 1652 680600 Northern Constabulary, Wick +44(0) 1955 603551 /2/3/4/5 Caithness General Hospital +44(0) 1955 605050 Useful Links VisitScotland - Scotland's tourism web portal Caithness Local Information - Award-winning community web site Caithness Business Pages Eastern Airways Caithness Castles - Fascinating guide to the many castles in the area including the Castle of Mey, now open to the public Caithness and Sutherland Business Directory Wick Heritage Centre - Museum of the town's history Waterlines - Maritime visitor centre at Lybster, a picturesque fishing port 12 miles south of Wick Far North Aviation - Aircraft handling, flight training, suppliers of aviation fuels Caithness Community Website - Photos of aircraft that have visited Wick Airport Far North Community Health Development Site - Supplies relevant information to the Far North community

Air Discount Scheme The Scottish Executive's Air Discount Scheme (ADS) will provide a 40 per cent reduction on air fares between Scotland's remotest communities and Scottish cities. ADS applies to people whose main residence is any of the following: Western Isles, Orkney, Shetland, Islay and Jura, Caithness and North-west Sutherland. It includes students from these areas who are studying away from home. For more information on ADS, eligibility criteria and application information please visit the www.airdiscountscheme.com website.

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