Stornoway Airport
| Stornoway Airport Gaelic: Port-Adhair Steòrnabhagh | |||
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| Code | IATA: SYY, ICAO: EGPO | ||
| County | Ross-shire | ||
| Island | Lewis | ||
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| Operator | Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd | ||
| Location | NB45733338 58°12’56"N, 6°19’52"W | ||
| Runway(s) | 3,281 feet (Asphalt) 7,595 feet (Asphalt) | ||
| Website | hial.co.uk/stornoway-airport/ | ||
Stornoway Airport (IATA: SYY, ICAO: EGPO) is an airfield on the Isle of Lewis in Ross-shire, located two nautical miles east of the island's only town, Stornoway.
The airfield was opened in 1937 and was then used mainly for military purposes. The Royal Air Force had an |air base there (RAF Stornoway) during the Second World War and also from 1972 until 1998, when it was a NATO forward operating base. During the Cold War, from 1960 to 1983, the airfield was the home of 112 Signals Unit Stornoway (RAF). NATO aircraft used the airport for missions over the North Atlantic and for stopovers en route to Greenland and the United States.
Stornoway Airport today owned by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited, a state-owned company.
Nowadays the airfield is mainly used for domestic passenger services. The Royal Mail have a daily mail flight. Bristow Helicopters operate helicopters equipped for search and rescue, on behalf of Her Majesty's Coastguard. There are privately owned light aircraft based at the airport.
Destinations
- Seasonal:
- Manchester via Inverness
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Stornoway Airport) |
