Saxa Vord Spaceport

Name: Saxa Vord Spaceport
Address: Holsens Road, Saxa Vord, Scotland, ZE2 9EF, GB

Skaw

1940-

Lamba Ness, Unst, Highlands and Islands, Scotland

60.817222, -0.772361 · 70 feet

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Location

Holsens Road, Braehead, Unst, Saxa Vord, Shetland, Scotland, ZE2 9EF, United Kingdom

Nearby Locations

		Km
Saxa Vord	SXV	4.0	285°
NLB Muckle Flugga Lighthouse helipad	SCO-139	7.5	305°
Baltasound Airport	EGPW	9.0	210°
Fetlar Airfield	FEA	24.4	193°
Out Skerries		43.6	178°
Whalsay	EGEH	49.7	190°

The spaceport was initially built c 2022, on the site of the former Chain Home radar station at RAF Skaw - an earlier Advance Chain Home system had been constructed c 600m further east, while the main CH station was being set up.

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