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Revision as of 01:58, 1 April 2008

Stornoway Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorHighlands and Islands Airports Limited
ServesStornoway, Outer Hebrides
LocationIsle of Lewis
Elevation AMSL26 ft / 8 m
Coordinates58°12′56″N 06°19′52″W / 58.21556°N 6.33111°W / 58.21556; -6.33111
WebsiteStornoway Airport
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
07/25 3,281 1,000 Asphalt
18/36 7,218 2,200 Asphalt

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].

Approxiamately 120,000 passengers used the airport in 2006. figures

Airlines and destinations

References

  1. ^ Maritime Coastguard Agency, 2006 Stornoway Coastguard Helicopter Passes 2000 Missions

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