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{{Infobox airport
{{Infobox airport
| name = Stornoway Airport
| name = Stornoway Airport
| nativename = Port-adhair Steòrnabhaigh
| nativename = Port-adhair Steòrnabhaigh
| nativename-a =
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| image = SYY logo-01.svg
| image = SYY logo-01.svg
| image-width = 250
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| image2 = Stornoway Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 1236096.jpg
| image2 = Stornoway Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 1236096.jpg
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| caption =
| caption =
| IATA = SYY
| IATA = SYY
| ICAO = EGPO
| ICAO = EGPO
| type = Domestic
| type = Domestic
| owner-oper = [[Highlands and Islands Airports|HIAL]]
| owner-oper = [[Highlands and Islands Airports|HIAL]]
| city-served = [[Stornoway]], [[Outer Hebrides]]
| city-served = [[Stornoway]], [[Outer Hebrides]]
| location = [[Isle of Lewis]]
| location = [[Isle of Lewis]]
| elevation-f = 26
| elevation-f = 26
| elevation-m = 8
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| coordinates = {{coord|58|12|56|N|006|19|52|W|type:airport_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|58|12|56|N|006|19|52|W|type:airport_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Scotland Outer Hebrides
| pushpin_map = Scotland Outer Hebrides
| pushpin_label = SYY
| pushpin_label = SYY
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Outer Hebrides
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Outer Hebrides
| website = [http://www.hial.co.uk/stornoway-airport/ Stornoway Airport]
| website = [http://www.hial.co.uk/stornoway-airport/ Stornoway Airport]
| metric-rwy = Y
| metric-rwy = Y
| r1-number = 06/24<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/eadbasic/pamslight-0603C4E7B79DEBED0AFB2010F1E561C2/7FE5QZZF3FXUS/EN/Charts/AD/AIRAC/EG_AD_2_EGPO_2-1_en_2014-07-24.pdf|title=EUROCONTROL - the European AIS Database: Introduction to EAD Basic - Home}}</ref>
| r1-number = 06/24<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/eadbasic/pamslight-0603C4E7B79DEBED0AFB2010F1E561C2/7FE5QZZF3FXUS/EN/Charts/AD/AIRAC/EG_AD_2_EGPO_2-1_en_2014-07-24.pdf|title=EUROCONTROL - the European AIS Database: Introduction to EAD Basic - Home}}</ref>
| r1-length-f = 3,281
| r1-length-f = 3,281
| r1-length-m = 1,000
| r1-length-m = 1,000
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| r2-number = 18/36
| r2-number = 18/36
| r2-length-f = {{Convert|2315|m|disp=output number only|0}}
| r2-length-f = 6850
| r2-length-m = 2,315
| r2-length-m = 2088
| r2-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| r2-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| stat-year = 2022
| stat-year = 2022
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 102,331
| stat1-data = 102,331
| stat2-header = Passenger Change 21-22
| stat2-header = Passenger Change 21-22
| stat2-data = {{increase}}63%
| stat2-data = {{increase}}63%
| stat3-header = Aircraft Movements (2022)
| stat3-header = Aircraft Movements (2022)
| stat3-data = 4,516
| stat3-data = 4,516
| stat4-header = {{nowrap|Movements Change 21-22}}
| stat4-header = {{nowrap|Movements Change 21-22}}
| stat4-data = {{increase}}40%
| stat4-data = {{increase}}40%
| footnotes = Sources: UK [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]] at [[National Air Traffic Services|NATS]]<ref name="aip">[http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/index.php%3Foption=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=139&Itemid=188.html Stornoway - EGPO]</ref><br />Statistics from the [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|UK Civil Aviation Authority]]<ref name="stats">[http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?catid=80&pagetype=88&pageid=3&sglid=3 UK Annual Airport Statistics]</ref>
| footnotes = Sources: UK [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]] at [[National Air Traffic Services|NATS]]<ref name="aip">[http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/index.php%3Foption=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=139&Itemid=188.html Stornoway - EGPO]</ref><br />Statistics from the [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|UK Civil Aviation Authority]]<ref name="stats">[http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?catid=80&pagetype=88&pageid=3&sglid=3 UK Annual Airport Statistics]</ref>
}}
}}


'''Stornoway Airport''' {{Airport codes|SYY|EGPO}} ({{lang-gd|Port-adhair Steòrnabhaigh}}) is an airfield located {{Convert|2|NM|abbr=on|lk=in}} east of the town of [[Stornoway, Outer Hebrides|Stornoway]]<ref name="aip"/> on the [[Isle of Lewis]], in [[Scotland]]. The airfield was opened in 1937, and was then used mainly for military purposes. The [[Royal Air Force]] had an air base ([[RAF Stornoway]]) there 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''' {{Airport codes|SYY|EGPO}} ({{langx|gd|Port-adhair Steòrnabhaigh}}) is an airfield located {{Convert|2|NM|abbr=on|lk=in}} east of the town of [[Stornoway, Outer Hebrides|Stornoway]]<ref name="aip"/> on the [[Isle of Lewis]], in [[Scotland]]. The airfield was opened in 1937, and was then used mainly for military purposes. The [[Royal Air Force]] had an air base ([[RAF Stornoway]]) there 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 is owned by [[Highlands and Islands Airports Limited|HIAL]], a company controlled by the [[Scottish Government]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Highlands and Islands airports |url=https://www.transport.gov.scot/public-transport/air-travel/highlands-and-islands-airports/ |website=transport.gov.scot |publisher=Transport Scotland |access-date=8 October 2022}}</ref>
Stornoway Airport is owned by [[Highlands and Islands Airports Limited|HIAL]], a company controlled by the [[Scottish Government]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Highlands and Islands airports |url=https://www.transport.gov.scot/public-transport/air-travel/highlands-and-islands-airports/ |website=transport.gov.scot |publisher=Transport Scotland |access-date=8 October 2022}}</ref>


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 [[His Majesty's Coastguard]]. There are privately owned light aircraft based at the airport.
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 [[His Majesty's Coastguard]]. There are privately owned light aircraft based at the airport.

The airport has been used for cross-wind training of large jets, including the [[Airbus A350]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-37998490| title=Airbus A350 in training exercise at Stornoway Airport| publisher=BBC News| accessdate=16 March 2024}}</ref> It was also visited in 2008 by future [[President of the United States]] [[Donald Trump]], using a private [[Boeing 727]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/gallery/2008/jun/09/scotland.donaldtrump| title=Donald Trump pays visit to ancestral home| publisher=The Guardian| accessdate=16 March 2024}}</ref>


==Airlines and destinations==
==Airlines and destinations==
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|[[Hebridean Air Services]] | [[Benbecula Airport|Benbecula]]<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hebrides-news.com/hebridean-air-services-takes-off-with-improved-stornoway-benbecula-timetable-11324.html| title=New airline Hebridean Air Services taking off with improved Stornoway - Benbecula timetable| publisher=Hebrides News| accessdate=16 March 2024}}</ref>
|[[Loganair]] | [[Benbecula Airport|Benbecula]], [[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]], [[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]], [[Inverness Airport|Inverness]], [[Southampton Airport|Southampton]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.loganair.co.uk/our-story/latest-news/2023/enhanced-connectivity-from-stornoway-to-southampton | title=Enhanced connectivity from Stornoway to Southampton }}</ref><ref>https://simpleflying.com/loganair-unhappy-easyjet-new-southampton-glasgow-route/?newsletter_popup=1</ref>
|[[Loganair]] | [[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]], [[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230419-lmlhr">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230419-lmlhr|title=Loganair Moves Derry / Dundee – London Service to Heathrow From May 2023|website=Aeroroutes.com|accessdate=2 November 2024|language=en-CA}}</ref> [[Inverness Airport|Inverness]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230419-lmlhr"/> [[Manchester Airport|Manchester]]{{efn|Manchester service is a continuation of the Inverness service as the same flight number}}, [[Southampton Airport|Southampton]]{{efn|Southampton service is a continuation of the Edinburgh service as the same flight number}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.loganair.co.uk/our-story/latest-news/2023/enhanced-connectivity-from-stornoway-to-southampton | title=Enhanced connectivity from Stornoway to Southampton }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/23802474.loganair-offers-cheaper-flights-southampton-airport-sale/ | title=Airline offering cheaper flights in Southampton Airport sale | date=21 September 2023 }}</ref>
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{{Airport destination list
{{Airport destination list
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| [[Royal Mail]] | [[Benbecula Airport|Benbecula]],<ref name="bbc.co.uk">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-38810648|title = Loganair secures new Royal Mail contract|publisher = BBC News|date = 31 January 2017}}</ref> [[Inverness Airport|Inverness]]<ref name="bbc.co.uk">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-38810648|title = Loganair secures new Royal Mail contract|publisher = BBC News|date = 31 January 2017}}</ref>
| [[Royal Mail]]<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-38810648 | title=Loganair secures new Royal Mail contract | work=BBC News | date=31 January 2017 }}</ref> | [[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]]
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== Statistics ==
== Statistics ==
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=SYY}}
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|+ '''Busiest routes to and from Stornoway (2022)'''<ref name="routestats">{{cite web |url=https://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/UK-aviation-market/Airports/Datasets/UK-Airport-data/Airport-data-2022/ |title=Airport Data 2022 |date=21 March 2023 |publisher=UK Civil Aviation Authority |at=Tables 12.1(XLS) and 12.2 (XLS) |access-date=25 March 2023}}</ref>
|+ '''Busiest routes to and from Stornoway (2022)'''<ref name="routestats">{{cite web |url=https://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/UK-aviation-market/Airports/Datasets/UK-Airport-data/Airport-data-2022/ |title=Airport Data 2022 |date=21 March 2023 |publisher=UK Civil Aviation Authority |at=Tables 12.1(XLS) and 12.2 (XLS) |access-date=25 March 2023}}</ref>
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! Rank || Airport || Total <br />passengers || Change<br />2021 / 22
! Rank || Airport || Total <br />passengers || Change<br />2021 / 22
|-
|-
|1||{{flagicon|UK}} [[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]] ||align='right'| 61,736||{{increase}} 86.9%
|1||[[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]] ||align='right'| 61,736||{{increase}} 86.9%
|-
|-
|2||{{flagicon|UK}} [[Inverness Airport|Inverness]] ||align='right'| 17,769||{{increase}} 40.2%
|2||[[Inverness Airport|Inverness]] ||align='right'| 17,769||{{increase}} 40.2%
|-
|-
|3||{{flagicon|UK}} [[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]] ||align='right'| 16,566||{{increase}} 115.8%
|3||[[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]] ||align='right'| 16,566||{{increase}} 115.8%
|-
|-
|4||{{flagicon|UK}} [[Benbecula Airport|Benbecula]] ||align='right'| 5,009||{{decrease}} 31.5%
|4||[[Benbecula Airport|Benbecula]] ||align='right'| 5,009||{{decrease}} 31.5%
|}
|}


==Accident and incidents==
==Accident and incidents==
* On 8 December 1983, a [[Cessna Citation I]] (''G-UESS'') crashed into the sea on approach to Stornoway Airport, killing all 10 passengers and crew.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19831208-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 500 Citation I G-UESS Stornoway Airport (SYY)}}</ref>
* On 8 December 1983, a [[Cessna Citation I]] (''G-UESS'') crashed into the sea on approach to Stornoway Airport, killing all 10 passengers and crew.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19831208-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 500 Citation I G-UESS Stornoway Airport (SYY)}}</ref>

==Notes==
{{notelist}}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:55, 8 November 2024

Stornoway Airport

Port-adhair Steòrnabhaigh
Summary
Airport typeDomestic
Owner/OperatorHIAL
ServesStornoway, Outer Hebrides
LocationIsle of Lewis
Elevation AMSL26 ft / 8 m
Coordinates58°12′56″N 006°19′52″W / 58.21556°N 6.33111°W / 58.21556; -6.33111
WebsiteStornoway Airport
Map
SYY is located in Outer Hebrides
SYY
SYY
Location in Outer Hebrides
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24[1] 1,000 3,281 Asphalt
18/36 2,088 6,850 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers102,331
Passenger Change 21-22Increase63%
Aircraft Movements (2022)4,516
Movements Change 21-22Increase40%
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[2]
Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority[3]

Stornoway Airport (IATA: SYY, ICAO: EGPO) (Scottish Gaelic: Port-adhair Steòrnabhaigh) is an airfield located 2 NM (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) east of the town of Stornoway[2] on the Isle of Lewis, in Scotland. The airfield was opened in 1937, and was then used mainly for military purposes. The Royal Air Force had an air base (RAF Stornoway) there 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 is owned by HIAL, a company controlled by the Scottish Government.[4]

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 His Majesty's Coastguard. There are privately owned light aircraft based at the airport.

The airport has been used for cross-wind training of large jets, including the Airbus A350.[5] It was also visited in 2008 by future President of the United States Donald Trump, using a private Boeing 727.[6]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Hebridean Air Services Benbecula[7]
Loganair Edinburgh, Glasgow,[8] Inverness,[8] Manchester[a], Southampton[b][9][10]

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Royal Mail[11] Glasgow

Statistics

Busiest routes to and from Stornoway (2022)[12]
Rank Airport Total
passengers		 Change
2021 / 22
1 Glasgow 61,736 Increase 86.9%
2 Inverness 17,769 Increase 40.2%
3 Edinburgh 16,566 Increase 115.8%
4 Benbecula 5,009 Decrease 31.5%

Accident and incidents

  • On 8 December 1983, a Cessna Citation I (G-UESS) crashed into the sea on approach to Stornoway Airport, killing all 10 passengers and crew.[13]

Notes

  1. ^ Manchester service is a continuation of the Inverness service as the same flight number
  2. ^ Southampton service is a continuation of the Edinburgh service as the same flight number

References

  1. ^ "EUROCONTROL - the European AIS Database: Introduction to EAD Basic - Home" (PDF).
  2. ^ a b Stornoway - EGPO
  3. ^ UK Annual Airport Statistics
  4. ^ "Highlands and Islands airports". transport.gov.scot. Transport Scotland. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Airbus A350 in training exercise at Stornoway Airport". BBC News. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Donald Trump pays visit to ancestral home". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  7. ^ "New airline Hebridean Air Services taking off with improved Stornoway - Benbecula timetable". Hebrides News. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  8. ^ a b Liu, Jim. "Loganair Moves Derry / Dundee – London Service to Heathrow From May 2023". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Enhanced connectivity from Stornoway to Southampton".
  10. ^ "Airline offering cheaper flights in Southampton Airport sale". 21 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Loganair secures new Royal Mail contract". BBC News. 31 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Airport Data 2022". UK Civil Aviation Authority. 21 March 2023. Tables 12.1(XLS) and 12.2 (XLS). Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  13. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 500 Citation I G-UESS Stornoway Airport (SYY)".
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