Tiree Airport

Tiree Airport (Scottish Gaelic: Port-adhair Thiriodh) (IATA: TRE, ICAO: EGPU) is located 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) north northeast of Balemartine on the island of Tiree in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. It is owned and maintained by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited.

Tiree Airport

Port-adhair Thiriodh
HIAL Viking DHC-6-400 Twin Otter, operated by Loganair, at Tiree Airport (2015)
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorHighlands and Islands Airports Limited
LocationCrossapol Argyll and Bute
Elevation AMSL38 ft / 12 m
Coordinates56°29′57″N 006°52′09″W
Websitewww.hial.co.uk/tiree-airport/
Map
EGPU
Location in Argyll and Bute
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 1,472 4,829 Asphalt
11/29 799 2,621 Asphalt
17/35 792 2,598 Concrete
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1]

The airport is served by a scheduled service from Glasgow, operated by a Loganair Twin Otter.

History

The airfield is the former Royal Air Force Station Tiree which was requisitioned in 1940 and became operational in April 1942 before being transferred to Ministry of Civil Aviation in 1947.[2]

The following units were based at RAF Tiree at some point:

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Hebridean Air ServicesColl, Oban
Loganair Glasgow

Statistics
Busiest routes to and from Tiree (2017)[8]
RankAirportTotal
passengers		Change
2016 / 17
1Glasgow11,266 20.8

References

Citations
  1. Tiree - EGPU
  2. "RAF Tiree airfield". Control Towers. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  3. Jefford 1988, p. 73.
  4. Jefford 1988, p. 83.
  5. Jefford 1988, p. 85.
  6. Jefford 1988, p. 95.
  7. "Tiree (Reef)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  8. "Airport Data 2017". UK Civil Aviation Authority. 3 March 2017. Tables 12.1(XLS) and 12.2 (XLS). Retrieved 16 March 2017.

Bibliography
  • Jefford, C.G. RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988. ISBN 1-84037-141-2.
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