Hot property: Helicopter pads

▲ Finca, Santa Maria, Mallorca, Spain, €12m

Where North-east of Palma, about 8 miles from Palma International Airport.

What An equestrian estate set in 16.6 acres, with an eight-bedroom mansion, stables with dressage and jumping ring and the original finca in the grounds, which needs renovation. The main house has a guest wing with indoor pool, spa and fitness room, with views over the countryside and mountains.

Why Mallorca is now served by the Palma private jet terminal, where Fly Victor offers a seat on a four-seater jet from Madrid for around €1,000 (or €6,000 to charter the whole jet), so visitors can clear customs quickly, walk from the jet to the waiting helicopter and land on the villa’s lawn within 10 minutes.

Who MJC Associates with Savills, www.mjcassociates.net, tel: +34 971 57 99 57

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► Private Island, Lake Mälaren, Sweden, SKr75m (£6.84m)

Where Around 60km west of Stockholm Bromma International Airport. Helicopter flights to downtown Stockholm take under an hour.

What A 25-hectare private island, with 5km of coastline and two minor islands. The land includes a four-bedroom timber villa, a hunting lodge and stables surrounded by lawns. From the island’s raised 11th-century Viking fort, you can see wild deer, hare, beaver and elk.

Why Perfect for hunting, shooting and fishing, this large and varied island is well suited for helicopter travel and has four main landing spots. The lawns are also large enough to land propeller planes.

Who Vladi Private Islands, www.vladi-private-islands.de, tel: +49 40 33 89 89

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► Flying Ridge, 18 Platts Hill, Newtown, Connecticut, US, $4.995m

Where Fairfield County, about 70 miles north of New York City.

What A multiple-residence estate, tucked away in 33 acres. The main house has three-bedrooms and 2,594 sq ft of living space. Another property on the estate has four-bedrooms, an observation tower and a workshop.

Why The estate was deigned for under half-hour helicopter commutes to Manhattan, and its half-mile grass runway is suitable for fixed-wing, single-engine light aircraft, as well as helicopters. The property is owned by the family of the late Robert Edison Fulton Jr, who invented the Airphibian, an airplane that converted into a car, now on permanent display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.

Who Barbara Cleary’s Realty Guild, www.realty-guild.com, tel: +1 203 966 7772

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► Shangri-la, Martin’s River, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada C$2,499,999 (£1.575m)

Where Martin’s Point, between Chester and Mahone Bay in Nova Scotia, 22 miles from Halifax International Airport.

What A five-bedroom/4,500 sq ft home, built in 1990, and set in an 18-acre oceanfront estate. There is a helipad, tennis court, indoor pool and private quay.

Why Space to land a helicoptor means the current owner can fly from here to his home in Florida for the winter. And with Halifax Airport so close, guests can arrive there, be picked up and flown back to the house in less than 30 minutes.

Who Tradewinds Realty, www.tradewindsrealty.com, tel: +1 902 476 4663

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► Shuna Island, Loch Linnhe, Argyll, UK, £1.85m

Where On the west coast of Scotland, 98 miles north of Glasgow International Airport, and 99 miles south-west of Inverness Airport in the Scottish Highlands.

What A private island with a seven-bedroom, 18th century farmhouse, and a listed stone barn with consent for conversion, all set in 388 acres. The island is also home to the ruins of Castle Shuna. Included in the price are a sheep-handling shed and a boat shed on the island and a further two cottages and a paddock on the mainland.

Why Helicopter charter company PDG run flights from Glasgow Airport, with transfers to Shuna Island taking around 30 minutes.

Who Savills Glasgow, www.savills.com, tel: +44 (0)141 222 5875