St Mary's Airport, Isles of Scilly
St Mary's Airport or Isles of Scilly Airport is an airport located 1 nautical mile 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.
St Mary's Airport, Isles of Scilly
British European Airways De Havilland Dragon Rapide at St Mary's airfield in 1958 before departure to Lands End airport.
The airport building (before the recent redevelopment); Old Town is seen just beyond the airport.
Hugh Town is the largest settlement on the Isles of Scilly and its administrative centre. The town is situated on the island of St Mary's, the largest and most populous island in the archipelago, and is located on a narrow isthmus which joins the peninsula known as the Garrison with the rest of the island.
View from Buzza Hill, across the isthmus town, towards The Garrison
View of the town from the quay, with Town Beach running between the harbour and the rear of buildings
The Scillonian III berthed at the (former Rat Island) end of the quay
A Photocrom picture of Hugh Town, circa 1900. This was the view from The Garrison, with Buzza Hill prominent on the other end of the town.
