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Aircraft Spotting at Aberdeenshire's Airfields and Airports

Spotting locations, viewing areas and advice on access for airports and airfields in Aberdeenshire. Use the hotlinks above or scroll down for spotting information on spotting locations, airfield hangar access, aviation museums, preserved aircraft. Plus all the information has been plotted as Points of Interest and can be downloaded to your SatNavs and Google Earth to make planning your spotting trips abroad so much easier and helping you log many more


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PRESERVED & STORED AIRCRAFT IN ABERDEENSHIRE - their locations are marked in the Spotting in the UK download

  • K7376 Audax frame and wreckage lies on the Hill of Edendocher since crashing in May 1939. Inaccessible by road, you'll need on or near the B974 near the Bridge of Dye or Glendye Lodge and begin the long walk up to it. It's visible from the path and you can walk to it for photographs.

  • N-315 Hunter is preserved alongside the B979 at Alba Power in Mill of Monquich between Peterculter and Stonehaven.

  • XR749 Lightning is preserved at the Score Energy plant training centre, southwest of Peterhead off the A90. It is visible from the public track, but you'll need to climb the mound to see it.
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    ABOYNE AIRFIELD

    Spotting Info
    On the A93 west of Aberdeen past Banchory. Go through Aboyne village and the airfield is on the left after about a mile. Friendly airstrip, ask for access. G-BAHP VJ-22 Amphibian is stored in a hut behind the maintenance hangar on long-term rebuild.





    ABOYNE-DEESIDE ACTIVITY PARK STORED

    Spotting Info
    G-OANN CH601 Zodiac is stored here in a crashed pose as part of a team building exercise offered by the Deeside Activity Park. North of the A93 at Dess and signposted.




    INSCH AIRFIELD - TWR 129.825

    Spotting Info
    Insch village is on B9002, south of the A96 between Inverurie and Huntly. Head south on B992 to Auchleven, turn right here heading to Leslie (possibly signposted to Kennethmont). Airstrip is on left before Leslie Castle. Friendly, ask in clubhouse for access but take care as you have to cross the runway threshold to get there. Stored here are are bare frames of G-AISS L-4 (in the roof of far west hangar) and G-BALK Stampe, and the Monnett Sonerai being built is c/n PFA 015-10596.
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    KINTORE HELIPAD

    Spotting Info
    Head north on the A96 past Kintore village, follow the sign for industrial estate at the next roundabout, double back towards Aberdeen and take a left at the graded junction. The heliport is along a rough track to the left of a mini roundabout. Very friendly, ask for access, though out of hours the barrier is usually down. Not usually open at weekends.





    MINTLAW-EASTER NETHER CABRA FARM AIRFIELD

    Spotting Info
    Not an easy strip to find so take care with these directions. Head west through Fetterangus village along the main road, Ferguson Street. At the end, turn right at the crossroads. The road will bend round to the left, ignore the two right turns here, go past a third right turn that leads to a house and take the next (fourth) right turn. The road bends right before straightening out and leading you to the farm. The road bends round the farm, and the track then continues on to the strip on the right. This is a very private strip and the owner does not welcome visitors.
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    PETERHEAD-LONGSIDE AIRFIELD

    Spotting Info
    Heading west away from Peterhead town, along the A950 a bit over a mile from the roundabout with the A90, turn right onto Tortorston Road and at the T-junction turn left. The airfield and hangars are about a half a mile along on the left. Very friendly, ask for access to hangars. Normally closed up during the week, best to visit at weekends though it'll only be open if someone's flying. The incomplete, unmarked wooden fuselage of Jungster G-BLDC is on top of the offices in the hangar. If the hangars are locked, there are gaps to look through.




    WHITERASHES-PITRICHIE FARM AIRFIELD

    Spotting Info
    Head north out of Whiterashes village on the A947 and through Hattoncrook hamlet, over the brow of a hill. As you go down the hill there are 2 cottages on the right with a minor road between them. Go past them and take the next right, signposted Tarves. This takes you along the western perimeter of the strip. You'll find Pittrichie Farm along here and the track runs past it to the strip and hangar.
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