WELCOME TO
THE SCOTTISH AERO CLUB
Scotland's Oldest and Largest Aero Club
Flying in the Heart of Scotland
The Scottish Aero Club is a vibrant and active club based at Perth Airport and is Scotland’s original and largest flying club.
The amalgamation of The Scottish Flying Club, founded in 1927, which was based in Renfrew and The Strathtay Aero Club, founded in 1936, which was based at Perth, the two clubs merged in 1956 to form The Scottish Aero Club. Over the years, the Club has gone from strength to strength.
Perth Airport is centrally located between Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Glasgow and has three runways; two tarmac and one grass. Consequently, there are very few times when wind direction prevents flying. The airport also features an operational tower, modern clubrooms, an onsite lodge and a cafe.
The location of the airport means it is the perfect location for flying around and exploring Scotland – one of the most spectacular countries in the world to fly!
Discover more about the Club, opportunities to learn to fly, aircraft hire and flying into Perth within these pages.
Happy Flying!
Events at the Scottish Aero Club
Mark Hillier - Spitfire 90*
Thursday 16th July, 19.00h
Upstairs Room at the Clubhouse
* note change from previously advertised Silver Spitfire Talk
On March 5th 1936 at around 4.43 p.m., Captain Mark ‘Mutt’ Summers climbed into the cockpit of K5054, a Supermarine Type 300, the prototype of the now world-famous Spitfire. The flight lasted just 8 minutes and on landing, Summers simply said “Don’t change a thing”.
To commemorate the the occasion Spitfires.com painted their 2-seat Spitfire BS410 in the colours of K5054 and working with the Royal Air Force flew on a tour of Great Britain in 9 legs to commemorate every decade of the 90 years being commemorated.
Mark Hillier, the Operations Manager for the team, is a well-respected and deeply knowledgeable aviation historian and author. Mark was part of the team that made this fabulous tour happen. Come along and get the insider information. Thursday 16th July at 19.00h in the upstairs clubroom. Anyone lucky enough to hear Mark’s impromptu talk last year will know that he is not to be missed!
If you wish to discover more about Mark, please visit his website, www.markhillier.net.
SAC Annual Fly-In - 25th July 2026
*Save the date!
To find out more, please go to our Events page by clicking the link below
Hangar Tours & Non-Member Visitors to the Scottish Aero Club
The Scottish Aero Club is a private flying club operated by and for its members. While anyone with an interest in aviation is welcome to apply for membership, the Club is not routinely open to the general public, except for invited guests.
Access to the hangar is restricted to Club members who base their aircraft there. However, we may be able to accommodate requests from individual aviation enthusiasts or small groups of up to six people who would like to visit the Club and take a guided tour of the hangar.
As these visits are dependent on the availability of Club staff or members to act as guides, reasonable advance notice is required. Anyone wishing to arrange a visit should contact us in advance by emailing office@scottishaeroclub.org.uk to discuss availability and make the necessary arrangements.
