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Tiree Airport

*Port-adhair Thiriodh*
Tiree Airport; Port-adhair Thiriodh
	HIAL Viking DHC-6-400 Twin Otter, operated by Loganair, at Tiree Airport (2015)
	IATA: TRE; ICAO: EGPU;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Highlands and Islands Airports Limited
Location	Crossapol Argyll and Bute
Elevation AMSL	38 ft / 12 m
Coordinates	56°29′57″N 006°52′09″W / 56.49917°N 6.86917°W
Website	www.hial.co.uk/tiree-airport/
Map
	EGPU Location in Argyll and Bute
Runways
	Sources: UK AIP at NATS

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Tiree Airport (Template:Lang-gd) (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.

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 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:

No. 224 Squadron RAF^[3]
No. 281 Squadron RAF^[4]
No. 304 Polish Bomber Squadron^[5]
No. 518 Squadron RAF^[6]
819 Naval Air Squadron^[7]
845 Naval Air Squadron^[7]
1840 Naval Air Squadron^[7]
No. 2842 Squadron RAF Regiment^[7]
Meteorological Conversion Unit RAF (October 1943 - February 1944)^[8]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Hebridean Air Services	Coll, Oban
Loganair	Glasgow

Statistics

**Busiest routes to and from Tiree (2017)**^[9]
Rank	Airport	Total passengers	Change 2016 / 17
1	Glasgow	11,266	20.8

Annual passenger traffic at TRE airport. See Wikidata query.

References

Citations

^ Tiree - EGPU
^ "RAF Tiree airfield". Control Towers. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
^ Jefford 1988, p. 73.
^ Jefford 1988, p. 83.
^ Jefford 1988, p. 85.
^ Jefford 1988, p. 95.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Tiree (Reef)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 223.
^ "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.
Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.

External links

Map sources for Tiree Airport

[aip-1] Tiree - EGPU

[2] "RAF Tiree airfield". Control Towers. Retrieved 26 July 2012.

[Jefford1988p73-3] Jefford 1988, p. 73.

[Jefford1988p83-4] Jefford 1988, p. 83.

[Jefford1988p85-5] Jefford 1988, p. 85.

[Jefford1988p95-6] Jefford 1988, p. 95.

[ABCT-7] "Tiree (Reef)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 18 October 2013.

[FOOTNOTESturtivantHamlinHalley1997223-8] Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 223.

[routestats-9] "Airport Data 2017". UK Civil Aviation Authority. 3 March 2017. Tables 12.1(XLS) and 12.2 (XLS). Retrieved 16 March 2017.

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 ==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|access-date=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:
-* [[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]]|access-date=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==
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 ===Bibliography===
 *{{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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