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| image = Loganair Viking Air DHC-6-400 Twin Otter at Tiree Airport.jpg
| image = TRE logo-01.svg
| image-width = 200
| image2 = Loganair Viking Air DHC-6-400 Twin Otter at Tiree Airport.jpg
| image-width = 200
| image2-width = 250
| caption =
| caption = [[Highlands and Islands Airports Limited|HIAL]] [[Twin Otter|Viking DHC-6-400 Twin Otter]], operated by [[Loganair]], at Tiree Airport (2015)
| IATA = TRE
| IATA = TRE
| ICAO = EGPU
| ICAO = EGPU
| type = Public
| type = Public
| owner =
| owner-oper = [[Highlands and Islands Airports|HIAL]]
| operator = [[Highlands and Islands Airports Limited]]
| city-served =
| city-served =
| location = Crossapol [[Argyll and Bute]]
| location = Crossapol [[Argyll and Bute]]
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| r1-number = 05/23
| r1-number = 05/23
| r1-length-m = 1,472
| r1-length-m = 1,472
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| r2-number = 11/29
| r2-number = 11/29
| r2-length-m = 799
| r2-length-m = 799
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| 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=145&Itemid=194.html Tiree - EGPU]</ref>
| footnotes = Sources: UK [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]] at [[NATS Holdings|NATS]]<ref name="aip">[http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/index.php%3Foption=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=145&Itemid=194.html Tiree - EGPU]</ref>
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'''Tiree Airport''' ({{lang-gd|Port-adhair Thiriodh}}) {{Airport codes|TRE|EGPU}} is located {{Convert|2.5|NM|lk=in}} 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''' ({{langx|gd|Port-adhair Thiriodh}}) {{Airport codes|TRE|EGPU}} is located {{Convert|2.5|NM|lk=in}} 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|Highlands and Islands Airports Limited]].

The airport is served by a scheduled service from [[Glasgow International Airport|Glasgow]], operated by a [[Loganair]] [[De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter|Twin Otter]].


==History==
==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.controltowers.co.uk/T-V/Tiree.htm |title=RAF Tiree airfield |publisher=Control Towers|accessdate=26 July 2012}}</ref>
The airfield is the former '''Royal Air Force Tiree''' which was requisitioned in 1940 and became operational in April 1942 before being transferred to Ministry of Civil Aviation in 1947.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.controltowers.co.uk/T-V/Tiree.htm |title=RAF Tiree airfield |publisher=Control Towers|access-date=26 July 2012}}</ref>


The following units were based at '''RAF Tiree''' at some point:
The following units were based at '''RAF Tiree''' at some point:
* [[No. 224 Squadron RAF]].<ref name="Jefford1988p73">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=73.}}</ref>
* [[No. 224 Squadron RAF]]<ref name="Jefford1988p73">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=73.}}</ref>
* [[No. 281 Squadron RAF]].<ref name="Jefford1988p83">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=83.}}</ref>
* [[No. 281 Squadron RAF]]<ref name="Jefford1988p83">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=83.}}</ref>
* [[No. 304 Polish Bomber Squadron]].<ref name="Jefford1988p85">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=85.}}</ref>
* [[No. 304 Polish Bomber Squadron]]<ref name="Jefford1988p85">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=85.}}</ref>
* [[No. 518 Squadron RAF]].<ref name="Jefford1988p95">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=95.}}</ref>
* [[No. 518 Squadron RAF]]<ref name="Jefford1988p95">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=95.}}</ref>
* [[819 Naval Air Squadron]].<ref name="ABCT">{{cite web|url=http://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/tiree-reef |title=Tiree (Reef) |publisher=[[Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust]]|accessdate=18 October 2013}}</ref>
* [[819 Naval Air Squadron]]<ref name="ABCT">{{cite web|url=http://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/tiree-reef |title=Tiree (Reef) |publisher=[[Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust]]|access-date=18 October 2013}}</ref>
* [[845 Naval Air Squadron]].<ref name="ABCT"/>
* [[845 Naval Air Squadron]]<ref name="ABCT"/>
* [[1840 Naval Air Squadron]].<ref name="ABCT"/>
* [[1840 Naval Air Squadron]]<ref name="ABCT"/>
* No. 2842 Squadron RAF Regiment<ref name="ABCT"/>
* Meteorological Conversion Unit RAF (October 1943 - February 1944){{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|Halley|1997|p=223}}


==Airlines and destinations==
==Airlines and destinations==
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== Statistics ==
== Statistics ==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 87.5%"
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 87.5%"
|+ '''Busiest routes to and from Tiree (2017)<ref name="routestats">{{cite web |url=http://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/UK-aviation-market/Airports/Datasets/UK-Airport-data/Airport-data-2016/ |title=Airport Data 2017 |date=3 March 2017 |publisher=UK Civil Aviation Authority |at=Tables 12.1(XLS) and 12.2 (XLS) |access-date=16 March 2017}}</ref>
|+ '''Busiest routes to and from Tiree (2022)'''<ref name="routestats">{{cite web |url=http://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>
|-
|-
! Rank || Airport || Total <br>passengers || Change<br/>2016 / 17
! Rank || Airport || Total <br>passengers || Change<br/>2021 / 22
|-
|-
|1|| [[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]] ||align='right'| 11,266||{{increase}} 20.8
|1||[[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]] ||align='right'| 10,558||{{increase}} 34.7%
|}
|}

{{Airport-Statistics|iata=TRE}}


==References==
==References==
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===Bibliography===
===Bibliography===
*{{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Jefford|1988}}|reference=Jefford, C.G, [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]], BA, RAF (Retd). ''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}}.}}
*{{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Jefford|1988}}|reference=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}}.}}
*{{cite book |last1=Sturtivant|first1=R|last2=Hamlin|first2=J|last3=Halley|first3=J|title=Royal Air Force flying training and support units |year=1997 |publisher= Air-Britain (Historians)|location= UK|isbn=0-85130-252-1}}


==External links==
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Tiree Airport

Port-adhair Thiriodh
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorHIAL
LocationCrossapol Argyll and Bute
Elevation AMSL38 ft / 12 m
Coordinates56°29′57″N 006°52′09″W / 56.49917°N 6.86917°W / 56.49917; -6.86917
Websitewww.hial.co.uk/tiree-airport/
Map
EGPU is located in Argyll and Bute
EGPU
EGPU
Location in Argyll and Bute
Map
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]

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.

History

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The airfield is the former Royal Air Force 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

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AirlinesDestinations
Hebridean Air ServicesColl, Oban
Loganair Glasgow

Statistics

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Busiest routes to and from Tiree (2022)[9]
Rank Airport Total
passengers		 Change
2021 / 22
1 Glasgow 10,558 Increase 34.7%


Annual passenger traffic at TRE airport. See Wikidata query.

References

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Citations

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  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. ^ a b c d "Tiree (Reef)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  8. ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 223.
  9. ^ "Airport Data 2022". UK Civil Aviation Authority. 21 March 2023. Tables 12.1(XLS) and 12.2 (XLS). Retrieved 25 March 2023.

Bibliography

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  • 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.
  • Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.
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