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FSX EGPA Departure

FSX EGPA Departure

Piper Cub J3 from A2A simulations

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Playsims Horizon

 

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Kirkwall Airport

Kirkwall EGPA is the main airport serving Orkney in Scotland. It is located 2.5 NM (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) southeast of and is owned by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited. The airport is used by Flybe franchise service, operated by Loganair.

 

History

The airport was built and commissioned in 1940 as RAF Grimsetter for the defence of the Scapa Flow naval base. In 1943 the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm took over, as RNAS Kirkwall then HMS Robin. Control passed in 1948 to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and in 1986 to Highlands and Islands Airports.

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Uploaded on August 21, 2017