One of the most surreal experiences of my first year at university has been making use of Dundee Airport. Over the years I have racked up my fair share of airmiles but the airport at Dundee has to be one of the most intriguing I have ever flown into or out of.
The airport was opened in 1961 on reclaimed land on the banks of the Tay. Originally it operated with a grass runway and offered services to Glasgow. In the 1970s the grass runway was replaced with tarmac and further services added. In 2007 services to Belfast were added which over the past year I have made great use of. Currently services are operated to Birmingham, London, Belfast and Jersey.
Dundee airport is what may be best described as a large two roomed waiting area. From check in to plane can take less than 10 minutes. The planes, which I have been on leaving Dundee airport, are the smallest that I have ever been on seating no more than 30 people. As the airport building is so small you already know everyone by the time you board the plane!
The take-off and landing at Dundee is breathtaking due to its location on a promontory jutting into the Firth of Tay spectacular views over Angus and Fife are on offer combined with an approach coming over the highlands and flying along the silvery water of the Tay it creates a surreal experience and has to be one of the most beautiful airports I have flown from.
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