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North Ronaldsay Airport is a small island airstrip at the northern tip of the Orkney archipelago, serving the tiny community of North Ronaldsay with Loganair Islander flights to and from Kirkwall and neighbouring isles. For the visiting sim pilot it offers a genuinely remote, short-runway grass-and-hardcore field experience with no instrument approach and purely visual operations.
North Ronaldsay Airport is a small public aerodrome on North Ronaldsay, the most northerly of the Orkney Islands, operated by Orkney Islands Council. It exists to keep the island connected to the rest of Orkney, hosting short Loganair Islander flights to Eday, Kirkwall, Papa Westray and Sanday. For a simulator pilot it is a classic short-strip island hop: a compact grass-and-hardcore field with limited length, no lighting for night use, and a strong sense of remoteness that makes it a rewarding VFR destination in the Northern Isles.
The airfield lies on North Ronaldsay island, about 28 nautical miles northeast by north of Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland, and sits within the wider Scottish airspace structure serving the Northern Isles. There are no other aerodromes or significant controlled airspace in the immediate vicinity, reflecting the isolated nature of the island.
North Ronaldsay Airport has three physical runways. Runway 10/28 is the longest, at 1,520 ft with a hard surface. Runway 03/21 is 1,072 ft, also hard-surfaced. Runway 13/31 is a grass runway of 988 ft. All are relatively short strips typical of a small island airfield, and the aerodrome is not licensed for night use.
North Ronaldsay's radio service operates as RAD/APP on 118.3 MHz, using the callsign 'North Ronaldsay RAD/APP'. There is no ILS or other instrument approach available, so all arrivals and departures are conducted visually.
No specific published circuit heights, joining procedures or noise-abatement restrictions for North Ronaldsay are available from the sources consulted; pilots should expect standard visual joining appropriate to a small, unlit, uncontrolled island strip and coordinate with the RAD/APP service on 118.3 MHz.
No published Visual Reference Points for North Ronaldsay are given in the sources consulted. The island itself, at the northern extremity of the Orkney group, is a clear landmark from the air, with the airstrip located on its relatively flat, low-lying terrain.
North Ronaldsay Airport holds a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P538), permitting flights for the public transport of passengers and for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee, Orkney Islands Council. The aerodrome is not licensed for night use, underlining its role as a small, daylight-only island airstrip rather than a major facility.
Today the airfield continues to serve North Ronaldsay's island community, with Loganair operating scheduled Islander services connecting the island to Eday, Kirkwall, Papa Westray and Sanday. It remains a small, council-operated public aerodrome without night-flying capability or instrument approach facilities, geared toward short inter-island hops rather than general aviation traffic.
