Your FBO Partner in St Andrews, Scotland

Leuchars Base, St Andrews   

Kohler Company has successfully partnered with the Royal Air Force, Army and Ministry of Defence since 2016 to re-open EGQL (Leuchars airfield) to business jet traffic during the event.  

Kohler Air is the name of our handling service and since RAF Leuchars closed in 2014, Kohler has provided the manpower, fuel and services needed to allow business jet usage of the airport on a Prior Permission Required basis.  As such, RAF Leuchars remains manned by the RAF for ground, Air Traffic Control and other flight services with Kohler providing ground handling and fueling services.  

Through this partnership, Leuchars accepts private aircraft worldwide from 10 to 45.5Mt (45000kg). Amended UK CAA regulations now allow the operating MTOW of an aircraft to be varied by the aircraft operator provided the relevant Service Bulletin and documentation are declared. This will allow the aircraft to operate from Leuchars LDA where the aircraft is classified as below 45,500kg notwithstanding the manufacturers declared MTOW figure. 

The aircraft are permitted to offer carriage of own staff or non-fare paying passengers and must sign a declaration stating so. Please note, there are no chartered aircraft allowed to land at Leuchars.

International arrivals and departures are approved and supervised by UK Border Force Customs and Immigration Officers on site.

The services of Kohler Air extend to offer:

• Meet and greet services

• Aircraft Jet Fuel 

• Aircraft toilet refresh facility

• Flight planning print out and airfield information 

• Expeditious high quality transportation from airside to your chosen destination 

• Bespoke 5-star catering by the renowned Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa

• Accommodation can also be booked through the Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa if required 

Ministry of Defence Opening Hours;

Monday to Friday:  09:00 to 17:00 local time

Weekend availability for major St Andrews golfing events

Notwithstanding the above, some dates may be unavailable due to primary commitments of the Leuchars Base but we will endeavor to communicate this at an early stage of your application.

We look forward to being of service to you and making your visit to Leuchars seamless.

The team at Kohler Air

From 8am - 10pm please contact:

Steve Norrie – stephen.norrie@oldcoursehotel.co.uk or call +44 (0) 7801975815

Alan Whyte – alan.whyte@oldcoursehotel.co.uk or call +44 (0) 7764132703 

Alan Clitherow – alan.clitherow@oldcoursehotel.co.uk or call +44 (0) 7795515462

Outwith these hours please contact our Concierge Team on +44 (0) 1334 474371