Benbecula Airport
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| Benbecula Airport Gaelic: Port-adhair Bheinn na Faoghla | |||
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|---|---|---|---|
| Code | IATA: BEB, ICAO: EGPL | ||
| County | Inverness-shire | ||
| Island | Benbecula | ||
| Private | |||
| Owner | ship | ||
| Operator | Highlands and Islands Airports Limited | ||
| Location | Balivanich NF78705610 57°28’51"N, 7°21’47"W | ||
| Runway(s) | 6,023 feet (Asphalt) 4,003 feet (Asphalt) | ||
| Website | Benbecula Airport | ||
Benbecula Airport ((IATA: BEB, ICAO: EGPL)) is a small, rural airport on the island of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides, and within Inverness-shire. It is owned and maintained by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited.
Airlines and destinations
The airport provides scheduled services to the Scottish mainland and other Hebridean islands. In so doing it provides vital transport connections for the islands of Benbecula, North Uist and South Uist, which are interlinked by causeway but are over two hours from the mainland by sea. The airport is also used by emergency air ambulance flights and by flights supporting the nearby missile test range.