Fife Airport
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Fife Airport is located 2 NM west of Glenrothes
, Fife
, Scotland
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Fife (Glenrothes) Aerodrome has a CAA
Ordinary Licence (Number P802) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Fife Airport Limited).
The airfield is used by Tayside Aviation
to train pilots. In 1998 it was voted the best airfield in the United Kingdom by 'Flyer' magazine. The airport also contains the well-renowned 'Tipsy Nipper' restaurant.
Fife Flying Club is based at Fife Airport.
Skydive St Andrews is based at Fife Airport.
Glenrothes
Glenrothes is a large town situated in the heart of Fife, in east-central Scotland. It is located approximately from both Edinburgh, which lies to the south and Dundee to the north. The town had an estimated population of 38,750 in 2008, making Glenrothes the third largest settlement in Fife...
, Fife
Fife
Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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Fife (Glenrothes) Aerodrome has a CAA
United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority
The Civil Aviation Authority is the public corporation which oversees and regulates all aspects of aviation in the United Kingdom. The CAA head office is located in the CAA House on Kingsway in Holborn, London Borough of Camden...
Ordinary Licence (Number P802) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Fife Airport Limited).
The airfield is used by Tayside Aviation
Tayside Aviation
Tayside Aviation Limited 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...
to train pilots. In 1998 it was voted the best airfield in the United Kingdom by 'Flyer' magazine. The airport also contains the well-renowned 'Tipsy Nipper' restaurant.
Fife Flying Club is based at Fife Airport.
Skydive St Andrews is based at Fife Airport.