Aboyne Airfield
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airport, gliding club
Aboyne Airfield, home of Deeside Gliding Club.
Deeside Gliding Club is situated near the town of Aboyne. The Club is the foremost Wave soaring site in the British Isles, with the U.K. altitude record of 38600 feet being set by a glider flown from the club.
The club fleet consists of three Puchacz twin seat training aircraft, and Junior, ASW19 and Discus single seat sailplanes. All the aircraft are fitted with oxygen to allow high altitude flying.
www.deesideglidingclub.co.uk/
Deeside Gliding Club is situated near the town of Aboyne. The Club is the foremost Wave soaring site in the British Isles, with the U.K. altitude record of 38600 feet being set by a glider flown from the club.
The club fleet consists of three Puchacz twin seat training aircraft, and Junior, ASW19 and Discus single seat sailplanes. All the aircraft are fitted with oxygen to allow high altitude flying.
www.deesideglidingclub.co.uk/
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 57°4'30"N 2°50'27"W
- RAF Leuchars 77 km
- RAF Lossiemouth 78 km
- RAF Kinloss 80 km
- Crimond Naval Air Station 83 km
- Inverness Airport 91 km
- Edinburgh Airport (IATA: EDI, ICAO: EGPH) 129 km
- Glasgow International Airport 166 km
- Stornoway Airport 245 km
- Benbecula Airport 277 km
- Saudárkrókur Airport 1307 km
- Davoch Wood 10 km
- Mount Keen 14 km
- Aberdeenshire Council 17 km
- Kildrummy Wind Farm 23 km
- Loch Muick 26 km
- Lochnagar 28 km
- Lecht Ski Centre 28 km
- Angus Council 39 km
- Moray Council 42 km
- Perth and Kinross Council 87 km