Tresco Heliport
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| Tresco Heliport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: N/A - ICAO: EGHT | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Tresco Estates | ||
| Serves | Tresco | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 20 ft (6 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 08/26 | 1,188 x 148 | 362 x 45 | Grass |
Tresco Heliport (ICAO: EGHT) is a heliport located on the island of Tresco, in the Isles of Scilly off the south-west coast of England, UK.[1]
Tresco's principal industry is tourism, and the heliport supports this by enabling scheduled helicopter service to and from the mainland. Without the presence of the heliport, visitors to the island from the mainland would need to transfer to the inter-island boat service from the main island of St. Mary's. The heliport is owned and operated by Tresco Estates, who lease the island from the Duchy of Cornwall.
On summer weekdays the heliport receives up to six flights a day from Penzance Heliport on the mainland, declining to two services a day in winter. Passengers are conveyed from the heliport to their resort or destination on a passenger carrying trailer drawn by a farm tractor.[2]
[edit] Services
[edit] References
- ^ United Kingdom, AIP
- ^ British International Isle of Scilly Helicopters. British International Ltd. Retrieved on January 18, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Tresco Heliport page, at Tresco Estates website
- Tresco Heliport page, at helis.com
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