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Sanday Airport

Sanday Airport is located 20 NM north northeast of on , , Scotland. Sanday Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “EGES” and “NDY”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sanday and Quoyness chambered cairn.

Photo: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is one of the , northeast of Orkney Mainland. It's a thin low-lying strap, about 12 miles long but seldom reaching a mile wide, flanked by sandy beaches.

Archaeological site
Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a Neolithic burial monument located on the island of Sanday in Orkney, Scotland. Similar to in design, the tomb was probably built around 3000 BC.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kettletoft.

Village
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a settlement on the island of in , Scotland. The B9068 road runs from to Scar and the B9069 from to Northwall.

Sanday Airport

Latitude
59.25027° or 59° 15′ 1″ north
Longitude
-2.57647° or 2° 34′ 35″ west
Elevation
49 feet (15 metres)
Operator
Orkney Islands Council
IATA airport code
NDY
ICAO airport code
EGES
Open location code
9CFV7C2F+4C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 275608334
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
7668201
Wiki­data ID
Q2607603
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Satellite Map

Discover Sanday Airport from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Sanday Airport” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Sanday Airport”
  • French: “aérodrome de Sanday”
  • French: “Aérodrome de Sanday”
  • German: “Sanday Airport”
  • Indonesian: “EGES”
  • Indonesian: “NDY”
  • Japanese: “サンデー空港”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Sanday”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه سندی”
  • Piemontese: “Sanday Airport”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Sanday”
  • Russian: “Сандей”
  • Russian: “Сендей”
  • Swedish: “Sanday Airport”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи санад”
  • Turkish: “Sanday Havalimanı”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lady and Wheelan Banks.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Peedie Putters and Heilsa Fjold.

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