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Kirkwall Airport
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Code IATA: KOI, ICAO: EGPA
County Orkney
Island [[Mainland]]
Public
Operator Highlands and Islands Airports Limited
Location HY48200818
58°57’29"N, 2°54’2"W
Runway(s) 4,685 feet (Grooved Asphalt)
2,231 feet (Asphalt)
Website Kirkwall Airport

Kirkwall Airport (IATA: KOI, ICAO: EGPA) is the main airport serving Orkney. It is lies 2.5 nautical miles south-east of Kirkwall and is owned by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited. The airport is used by Loganair.

History

The airport was built and commissioned in 1940 as RAF Grimsetter for the defence of the Scapa Flow naval base. In 1943 the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm took over, as RNAS Kirkwall then HMS Robin. Control passed in 1948 to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and in 1986 to Highlands and Islands Airports.[1]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Loganair:

Aberdeen, Eday, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, North Ronaldsay, Papa Westray, Sanday, Stronsay, Sumburgh, Westray
Seasonal:Bergen (Norway), Fair Isle, Manchester[2]

Cargo

Royal Mail:

Aberdeen, Sumburgh, Inverness

Outside links

References

  1. Kirkwall Airport: Highlands and Islands Airports
  2. Visiting Fair Isle Became Easier: Press and Journal