Sumburgh airport's role in aviation history past and present is the focus of an article recently published in The Airport Operator.
The mgazine which is produced for the aviation industry by Airports UK (formerly known as the Association of Airport Operators).
It highlights the fact that Sumburgh is the only airport in the world to have a runway with a road crossing it, managed by a barrier control. This title used to be shared with Gibraltar airport, but thanks to a new road tunnel built to divert traffic there, this has left the Scottish airport with this unique challenge.
It also looks at the airport's early days when the aviation pioneer Captain EE Fresson, made an inaugural flight from Aberdeen and his instrumental role in developing the airfield in the years that followed as well as the investment made at the airport to cater for the growth in the oil and gas industry in the 1970's onwards.
Read more interesting facts about this Shetland airport in the magazine, which is available online starting on page 26, which was also distributed at the recent Airports UK annual conference in London.