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'''Stornoway Airport''' {{Airport codes|SYY|EGPO}} is an airfield outside the [[burgh]] of [[Stornoway, Outer Hebrides|Stornoway]] on the Isle of [[Lewis]], off the coast of [[Scotland]]. The [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] maintained a base at the [[airport]] until 1998.
{{Use British English|date=May 2013}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Stornoway Airport
| nativename = Port-adhair Steòrnabhaigh
| nativename-a =
| nativename-r =
| image = SYY logo-01.svg
| image-width = 250
| image2 = Stornoway Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 1236096.jpg
| image2-width = 250
| caption =
| IATA = SYY
| ICAO = EGPO
| type = Domestic
| owner-oper = [[Highlands and Islands Airports|HIAL]]
| city-served = [[Stornoway]], [[Outer Hebrides]]
| location = [[Isle of Lewis]]
| elevation-f = 26
| elevation-m = 8
| coordinates = {{coord|58|12|56|N|006|19|52|W|type:airport_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Scotland Outer Hebrides
| pushpin_label = SYY
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Outer Hebrides
| website = [http://www.hial.co.uk/stornoway-airport/ Stornoway Airport]
| 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-length-f = 3,281
| r1-length-m = 1,000
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| r2-number = 18/36
| r2-length-f = 6850
| r2-length-m = 2088
| r2-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| stat-year = 2022
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 102,331
| stat2-header = Passenger Change 21-22
| stat2-data = {{increase}}63%
| stat3-header = Aircraft Movements (2022)
| stat3-data = 4,516
| stat4-header = {{nowrap|Movements Change 21-22}}
| 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>
}}


Stornoway Airport is owned by [[Highlands and Islands Airports Limited|HIAL]], a company controlled by the [[Scottish Executive]]. The airfield was first opened in 1937, and used mainly for military purposes. [[NATO]] aircraft used the airport for missions over the [[North Atlantic]] and for stop overs 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>
Nowadays the airfield is mainly used for passenger services, [[Her Majesty's Coastguard|HM Coastguard]], and [[Royal Mail]].


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.
Scheduled Services fly to the following destinations:


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>
*[[Glasgow International Airport|Glasgow]]- [[British Airways Citiexpress]]
<!--DO NOT MARK THE CORONA SUSPENSIONS INDIVIDUALLY-->
*[[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]]- [[bmi (airline)|bmi]], [[Loganair]]
*[[Inverness Airport|Inverness]]- [[Loganair]], [[Highland Airways]]
*[[Barra Airport|Barra]]- Highland Airways
*[[Benbecula Airport|Benbecula]]- Highland Airways


===Passenger===
== External links ==
<!-- Please use only independent sources. The airport and the airline itself are not independent sources. -->
*[http://www.hial.co.uk/stornoway-airport.html Official website] of Stornoway Airport
{{Airport-dest-list
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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]] | [[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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}}


===Cargo===
{{UKAirports}}
{{Airport destination list
<!-- -->
| [[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]]
}}


== Statistics ==
[[Category:Airports in Scotland]]
<!-- {{Airport-Statistics|iata=SYY}} -->
[[Category:Transport in the Western Isles]]
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+ '''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>
|-
! Rank || Airport || Total <br />passengers || Change<br />2021 / 22
|-
|1||[[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]] ||align='right'| 61,736||{{increase}} 86.9%
|-
|2||[[Inverness Airport|Inverness]] ||align='right'| 17,769||{{increase}} 40.2%
|-
|3||[[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]] ||align='right'| 16,566||{{increase}} 115.8%
|-
|4||[[Benbecula Airport|Benbecula]] ||align='right'| 5,009||{{decrease}} 31.5%
|}


==Accident and incidents==
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* 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>
{{Scotland-stub}}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Stornoway Airport}}
*[http://www.hial.co.uk/stornoway-airport/ Stornoway Airport - Official website]

{{Airports in Scotland}}
{{Airports in the United Kingdom}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:1937 establishments in Scotland]]
[[Category:Airports in Scotland]]
[[Category:Highlands and Islands Airports]]
[[Category:Transport in the Outer Hebrides]]
[[Category:Airports established in 1937]]

Latest revision as of 10:27, 1 January 2025

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]

Passenger

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AirlinesDestinations
Hebridean Air Services Benbecula[6]
Loganair Edinburgh, Glasgow,[7] Inverness,[7] Manchester[a], Southampton[b][8][9]

Cargo

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AirlinesDestinations
Royal Mail[10] Glasgow

Statistics

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Busiest routes to and from Stornoway (2022)[11]
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

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  • 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.[12]

Notes

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  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

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  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. ^ "New airline Hebridean Air Services taking off with improved Stornoway - Benbecula timetable". Hebrides News. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  7. ^ a b Liu, Jim. "Loganair Moves Derry / Dundee – London Service to Heathrow From May 2023". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Enhanced connectivity from Stornoway to Southampton".
  9. ^ "Airline offering cheaper flights in Southampton Airport sale". 21 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Loganair secures new Royal Mail contract". BBC News. 31 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Airport Data 2022". UK Civil Aviation Authority. 21 March 2023. Tables 12.1(XLS) and 12.2 (XLS). Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  12. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 500 Citation I G-UESS Stornoway Airport (SYY)".
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