Tiree Airport
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| Tiree Airport Gaelic: Port-adhair Thiriodh | |||
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| Code | IATA: TRE, ICAO: EGPU | ||
| County | Argyllshire | ||
| Island | Tiree | ||
| Public airfield | |||
| Operator | Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd | ||
| Location | Crossapol NM00484475 56°29’57"N, 6°52’9"W | ||
| Website | hial.co.uk/tiree-airport | ||
Tiree Airport (IATA: TRE, ICAO: EGPU) is an airfield laid out on the Isle of Tiree in the Inner Hebrides, and within Argyllshire, 2.5 nautical miles north-north-east of Balemartine. It is owned and maintained by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited.
The airport is served by a scheduled service from Glasgow, operated by a Loganair Twin Otter.
History
The airfield is the former 'RAF Tiree' which was requisitioned in 1940 and became operational in April 1942 before being transferred to Ministry of Civil Aviation in 1947.[1]
Destinations
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Tiree Airport) |
References
- ↑ "RAF Tiree airfield". Control Towers. http://www.controltowers.co.uk/T-V/Tiree.htm. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- Jefford, C.G.: 'RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912' (Airlife Publishing, 1988) ISBN 1-84037-141-2