Coll & Colonsay Aerodrome ATS Radio Frequencies Update

Oban & the Isles Airport
Pilots planning to visit or contact either Coll or Colonsay Airports please note that from 1st Aug 2018 their VHF frequencies are changing to ensure 8.33khz compliance. The new frequency for Coll Radio will be 125.005MHz. The New frequency for Colonsay Radio will be 123.805 MHz A permanent NOTAM will be issued to reflect the
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Oban Airport Newsletter Early 2018

Oban & the Isles Airport
The latest Oban Airport ‘Touchdown’ newsletter is now available Touchdown Newsletter Early 2018
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Argyll and Bute Council Employee Excellence and Recognition Awards

Oban & the Isles Airport
Oban Airport Fire and Rescue Service were surprised and elated to have been nominated in the recent Argyll and Bute Council Employee Excellence and Recognition Awards. At the ceremony we were delighted to collect the gold award for ‘Team of the Year’ in a well contested category. We were then further honoured to receive the overall ‘Chief Executive’s Award’   The Chief Executive, Clelland Sneddon, commented
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Oban Airport Winter Opening Hours

Oban & the Isles Airport
Just a reminder that as from 29th October we are now operating our Winter Opening Hours and the Island scheduled air services are now operating their winter timetable. For details of the airport opening hours follow this link. Details of the scheduled island flights can be found here to book online visit Hebridean Air or contact them on
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Colonsay Aerodrome Runway Headings

Oban & the Isles Airport
Visiting pilots please note that the Runway designators at Colonsay Aerodrome have been changed to reflect the shift due to magnetic variation. Runway 11 is now designated Runway 10 and Runway 29 is now designated Runway 28. A permanent NOTAM has been issued to reflect until the AIP and chart are fully updated. For any further information
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Surprise Visitor

Oban Airport was delighted to welcome a surprise visitor on Saturday 6th May when Spitfire G-MKVB dropped in en-route to engagements at Loch Ewe over the weekend. Piloted by Charlie Brown from Historic Aircraft Collection,  it returned remaining overnight before returning to Duxford on Sunday afternoon.   It attracted quite an interest from local and visitors alike and the
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