Originally Posted by
chevvron
Pedant Mode!
To be accurate it's the 'new' Tingwall airport which replaced the old grass strip in, I think, the '80s.
I flew into the old strip in Sep 1972 courtesy of Loganair; a patch of stinging nettles marked the northern end of the strip and there was a substantial stone barn just off centreline at the southern end but I don't know exactly where it was! There was a dry stone wall next to the barn which extended across the centreline; a visiting Aztec tried to demolish this while landing during my 'tour of duty' at Sumburgh.
Didn't know that this place was a replacement for a previous strip. Thanks for your recollections and the info. I paid a quick visit while driving around Mainland earlier this year; I visited on a Saturday so no activity unfortunately!