Fife Airport is an unlicensed aerodrome located west of
Glenrothes
Glenrothes (; , ; sco, Glenrothes; gd, Gleann Rathais) is a town situated in the heart of Fife, in east-central Scotland. It is about north of Edinburgh and south of Dundee. The town had a population of 39,277 in the 2011 census, making it ...
,
Fife,
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...
. The airport is owned by Fife Airport Ltd and operated by Fly With The Best Ltd. In 1998, it was voted the best airfield in the United Kingdom by ''Flyer'' magazine.
The airfield is used by
Tayside Aviation
Tayside Aviation is a flight training and aircraft service company based at Dundee Airport in Dundee, Scotland.
Tayside Aviation was established in 1968 with one aircraft at Riverside Airstrip in Dundee, built on land reclaimed from the River Tay ...
, Fife Flying Club, Skydive St Andrews, Skyhook Helicopters and Kingdom Helicopters.
In February 2021, Tayside Aviation took over the leasehold of Fife Airport under their subsidiary Fly With The Best Ltd and embarked on a major refurbishment of the airfield and its facilities. The former Tipsy Nipper restaurant was closed in late 2020 and re-opened as the Skyview café.
AVGAS 100LL and UL91 fuels are available at the airfield. 100LL is available to resident aircraft 24/7 via a self-service pump. Visitors and users of UL91 can purchase fuel during operational hours.
References
External links
Fife AirportTayside AviationFife Flying ClubSkydive St AndrewsSkyhook Helicopters
Airports in Scotland
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