St Mary's Airport (Isles of Scilly)

St Mary's Airport Isles of Scilly Airport Scilly Isles/St Mary's Airport
IATA: ISC ICAO: EGHE
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Council of the Isles of Scilly
Serves	Isles of Scilly
Location	St Mary's, Isles of Scilly
Elevation AMSL	116 ft / 35 m
Coordinates	49°54′48″N 006°17′30″W / 49.91333°N 6.29167°W / 49.91333; -6.29167Coordinates: 49°54′48″N 006°17′30″W / 49.91333°N 6.29167°W / 49.91333; -6.29167
Website	Isles of Scilly Airport
Map
EGHE Location in the Isles of Scilly
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 525 1,722 Asphalt/Grass 14/32 694 2,277 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface m ft 18/36 400 1,312 Grass
Statistics (2015 - provisional)
Passengers 94,718 Passenger change 14-15 4.1% Aircraft Movements (2014) 10,965 Movements change 13–14 10.4%
Sources: UK AIP at NATS Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority

Passengers	94,718
Passenger change 14-15	4.1%
Aircraft Movements (2014)	10,965
Movements change 13–14	10.4%

St Mary's Airport or Isles of Scilly Airport (IATA: ISC, ICAO: EGHE) is an airport located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) east of Hugh Town on St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, to the south west of Cornwall, UK. It is the only airport serving the Isles of Scilly, handling all air traffic to and from the Islands. The airport is owned by the Duchy of Cornwall and currently is operated by the Council of the Isles of Scilly.

On 15 September 1937, Olley Air Service's subsidiary Channel Air Ferries started the first scheduled service between Land's End and St Mary's, flying de Havilland Dragons. Initially, however, the planes landed on the St Mary's golf course. St Mary's Airport was first opened in August 1939, after being converted from High Cross Farm.

In 1938 Great Western and Southern Airlines took over Olley Air Service and Channel Air Ferries. It continued the service throughout World War II, during which it replaced the Dragons with de Havilland Dragon Rapides. On 1 February 1947 this operation was taken over by British European Airways (BEA). In August 1949 a control tower and a passenger waiting room were completed at St Mary's.

On 2 May 1964, BEA replaced its Dragon Rapides on the Land's End route with a single Sikorsky S-61 helicopter, operated by BEA Helicopters. From 1 September 1964 the route was to the new Penzance Heliport. BEA Helicopters later became British Airways Helicopters, and subsequently British International Helicopters. A second helicopter was eventually added to the service in the summers.