▁and ▁run way ▁res ur f acing , ▁together ▁with ▁run way ▁res ur f acing ▁at ▁Land ' s ▁End ▁Airport . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁European ▁Commission ▁gave ▁its ▁appro val . ▁The ▁up gr ades ▁at ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁cost ▁£ 6 . 5 mill ion . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁ ▁The ▁terminal ▁at ▁the ▁air port ▁is ▁open ▁all ▁year ▁round ▁whilst ▁the ▁air port ▁is ▁in ▁operation . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁buff et , ▁to ile ts , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁access ▁to ▁wheel ch airs ▁upon ▁request . ▁The ▁air port ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁landing ▁area ▁for ▁some ▁emer gency ▁services ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁H M ▁Coast guard ▁Search ▁and ▁Res cue ▁A ircraft ▁( based ▁out ▁of ▁New qu ay ▁Airport ) ▁and ▁the ▁Corn wall ▁Air ▁Am bul ance , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁being ▁the ▁administrative ▁base ▁for ▁the ▁Is les ▁of ▁Sc illy ▁Fire ▁and ▁Res cue ▁Service . ▁ ▁A ▁public ▁foot path ▁passes ▁within ▁a ▁few ▁metres ▁of ▁the ▁southern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁run way ; ▁it ▁is ▁closed ▁by ▁warning ▁lights ▁and ▁b ells ▁a ▁few ▁minutes ▁before ▁a ▁take - off ▁or ▁landing ▁is ▁due . ▁ ▁Airlines ▁and ▁destin ations ▁ ▁Inc idents ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁a ▁British ▁Air ways ▁Hel ic op ters ▁passenger ▁hel ic opter , ▁on ▁a ▁scheduled ▁flight ▁from ▁P enz ance ▁H eli port ,