port ▁serving ▁the ▁Is les ▁of ▁Sc illy , ▁handling ▁all ▁air ▁traffic ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁Islands . ▁The ▁air port ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Corn wall ▁and ▁currently ▁is ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Is les ▁of ▁Sc illy . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁Ol ley ▁Air ▁Service ' s ▁subs idi ary ▁Channel ▁Air ▁Fer ries ▁started ▁the ▁first ▁scheduled ▁service ▁between ▁Land ' s ▁End ▁and ▁St ▁Mary ' s , ▁flying ▁de ▁Hav ill and ▁Drag ons . ▁Initial ly , ▁however , ▁the ▁plan es ▁land ed ▁on ▁the ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁golf ▁course . ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁Airport ▁was ▁first ▁opened ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁after ▁being ▁converted ▁from ▁High ▁Cross ▁Farm . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁Great ▁Western ▁and ▁Southern ▁Airlines ▁took ▁over ▁Ol ley ▁Air ▁Service ▁and ▁Channel ▁Air ▁Fer ries . ▁It ▁continued ▁the ▁service ▁throughout ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁during ▁which ▁it ▁replaced ▁the ▁Drag ons ▁with ▁de ▁Hav ill and ▁Dragon ▁Rap ides . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁this ▁operation ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁British ▁European ▁Air ways ▁( BE A ). ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁a ▁control ▁tower ▁and ▁a ▁passenger ▁waiting ▁room ▁were ▁completed ▁at ▁St ▁Mary ' s . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁BE A ▁replaced ▁its ▁Dragon ▁Rap