Scottish Heliports

If you are travelling offshore from the UK to a platform or rig, then you will be travelling by helicopter. Boat transfers are rare. Your departure will be from one of a handful of offshore heliports dotted around the UK set up specifically to serve the oil and gas, and offshore renewables industry.
The majority of these heliports are in Scotland, or to be more precise, in Dyce, beside Aberdeen Airport. There are also a few in England.
The guide below will help you get to an Aberdeen heliport, and let you know what to expect when you get there. If you are flying offshore from Blackpool or Humberside, then see our guide to English Heliports. And of course, don't forget your Vantage Card.

Aberdeen Heliports

Aberdeen has one of the world's busiest commercial heliports transporting more than 400,000 helicopter passengers per year. Dyce heliport is at Aberdeen Airport, located about 5 miles north of the city centre, from where daily flights to the North Sea depart and arrive.
There are 3 Aberdeen heliport terminals, each operated by a different helicopter company. Do not go to the main airport building hoping to check-in. Instead go directly to the terminal operated by the helicopter company with which you are flying. See below for heliport contact details including adresses, and phone numbers.
Each of the heliports mentioned below provide car parking, though spaces are limited, and you will have to pay. Aberdeen Airport long stay car park on Montrose Road is an option, though, disappointingly, there are no shuttle transfers to the heliport terminals. APH often offer discounts on the standard Airport parking charges, so it is worth looking at them for parking deals.

Bristow Heliport Aberdeen Terminal

Bristows Helicopters operate form their terminal located about a 15 minute walk from the main airport terminal.
Clients served include BP, Chrysaor, Enquest, Hurricane Energy, Repsol Sinopec, Taqa.
Helicopters in use - AS 350BB; Bell 206B; Bell 206 L Series; Bell 407; BK-117; H135; AW139; Bell 212; Bell 412; H155; Sikorsky S-76 C/C++; Sikorsky S-76D; AW189; H225; Mil MI 8; Sikorsky S-92. Bristow Helicopter fleet.
The Bristow Heliport has a cafe - ideal for a snack before your flight to the north sea.
They have a live schedule of helicopter arrivals and departures - Bristow Helicopter Flight Times
Address - Forties Road, Dyce, Aberdeen. AB21 0NT
Bristows Telephone - 01224 723151

CHC Heliport Terminal (Scotia)

The CHC Helicopter Corporation, often called Scotia, operate form a terminal located about a 20 minute walk from the main airport terminal.
Clients served include Apache, Equinor, Petrofac, Shell, Spirit.
Helicopters in use - Airbus: AS332 Series (L, L1, L2); AS365 N series; EC155; H225, Sikorsky: S76 (A++, C+, C++); S92, AgustaWestland AW139 - CHC Helicopter fleet.
Facilities at the CHC heliport include a cafe serving breakfasts, snacks, tea, coffee, etc and also selling newspapers. A couple of TVs broadcasting Sky.
Arrivals/Departures board - CHC Helicopter Flight Times.
Address - Buchan Road, Dyce, Aberdeen. AB21 0PD
Phone - 01224 846000

NHV Heliport Terminal

A relatively new player on the Aberdeen helicopter scene, NHV operate from their terminal in Kirton Drive, in the village of Dyce on the opposite side of the airport from the main airport terminal building.
Clients served include Ineos, Apache.
Helicopters in use - Airbus H175, also known as the Eurocopter EC175.
NHV helicopter departaures and arrivals - NHV Flight Schedule.
Address - Kirkton Drive, Dyce, Aberdeen. AB21 0BG
NHV phone number - 01224 459378

Offshore Helicopter Services (OHS) Heliport Terminal
Offshore Helicopter Services (OHS), previously known as Babcock MCS Offshore and Bond Offshore Helicopters operate from a terminal, known as Terminal 2, on the edge of the village of Dyce. The heliport is a 5 minute walk from the train station, on the opposite side of the airport from the main terminal building and the other heliports.
Clients served include BP, EnQuest, Nexen, Serica and Premier.
Helicopters in use - Eurocopter EC225; Eurocopter AS332L2 Super Puma Mk2 (2 in Search and Rescue configuration); Eurocopter AS365N3 Dauphin; AgustaWestland AW139 (2 in Search and Rescue configuration); and Sikorsky S-92.
Parking - They have a small busy carpark which you may have difficulty in getting into. Charges apply for parking. If this is full, then alternatives can be found at the airport - but be aware you will need a taxi or No 80 bus to get back to the OHS heliport.
OHS Aberdeen flights departures - OHS Flight Departures Arrivals
Address - Farburn Terrace, Dyce, Aberdeen
Phone - 01224 779007

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