Grimsetter (Kirkwall)
Major
| Also known as: | Grimsetter Airport / HMS Robin / Kirkwall Airport / RAF Grimsetter / RAF Station, Grimsetter / RN Air Station, Grimsetter / RNAS Grimsetter |
| County: | Orkney |
| Current Status: | Aviation |
| Date: | Opened 1931 |
| Current Use: | Active |
| Used By: | RAF / FAA / Civil |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved, later paved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Airliner (main role) / Fighter / General aviation / Naval aviation (main role) |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- Deb's Cafe
- Highlands and Islands Airports Limited - operator
- Kirkwall Community Council
- W R Tullock - car rental company
Main unit(s) present:
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No 118 Sqn
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No 129 Sqn
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No 132 Sqn
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No 234 Sqn
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No 236 Sqn
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No 602 Sqn
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No 800 Sqn
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No 801 Sqn
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No 807 Sqn
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No 824 Sqn
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No 825 Sqn
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No 825X Sqn
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No 826 Sqn
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No 841 Sqn
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No 842 Sqn
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No 846 Sqn
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No 848 Sqn
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No 849 Sqn
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No 880 Sqn
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No 881 Sqn
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No 882 Sqn
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No 884 Sqn
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No 887 Sqn
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No 894 Sqn
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No 899 Sqn
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No 1770 Sqn
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No 1834 Sqn
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No 1840 Sqn
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No 2704 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2766 Sqn RAF Regiment
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BEA
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British Airways
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Flybe
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Loganair
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Orkney Flying Club
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Scottish Airways
An aircraft taking off at Grimsetter, 25 June 2007.
The control tower at Grimsetter, 12 May 2017.
Footage of Orkney Airshow at Grimsetter in 1979. Courtesy of Jackie Shearer
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