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Revision as of 10:20, 15 January 2008
Stornoway Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Highlands and Islands Airports Limited | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Stornoway, Outer Hebrides | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Isle of Lewis | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 26 ft / 8 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 58°12′56″N 06°19′52″W / 58.21556°N 6.33111°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | http://www.hial.co.uk/stornoway-airport.html | ||||||||||||||
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Stornoway Airport (IATA: SYY, ICAO: EGPO) is an airfield located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of the burgh of Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis, off the coast of Scotland. The Royal Air Force maintained an RAF airbase at the site of the airport until 1998.
Stornoway Airport is owned by 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.
Nowadays the airfield is mainly used for passenger services and Royal Mail. CHC Helicopter operate a Sikorsky S-92 helicopter, callsign G-CGMU, equipped for search and rescue on behalf of HM Coastguard. The helicopter crew have flown on over 2000 callouts since the establishment of the service in May 1987[1].
Airlines and destinations
- British Airways
- operated by Loganair (Edinburgh, Glasgow-International, Inverness) (ends 25 October)
- Eastern Airways (Aberdeen)
- Flybe
- operated by Loganair (Edinburgh, Glasgow-International, Inverness) (begins 26 October)
- Highland Airways (Benbecula, Inverness)
References
- ^ Maritime Coastguard Agency, 2006 Stornoway Coastguard Helicopter Passes 2000 Missions
External links
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