Tiree Airport
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 Tiree Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Highlands and Islands Airports Limited | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Balemartine, Argyll and Bute | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 38 ft / 12 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Tiree Airport | ||||||||||||||||||
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Tiree Airport (Template:Lang-gd) (IATA: TRE, ICAO: EGPU) is located 2.5 NM (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 Station Tiree which was requisitioned in 1940 and became operational in April 1942 before being transferred to Ministry of Civil Aviation in 1947.[2]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Flybe operated by Loganair | Glasgow-International |
| Hebridean Air Services | Oban, Coll |
References
- ^ Tiree - EGPU
- ^ "RAF Tiree airfield". Control Towers. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
External links
- Tiree Airport - Official website
- Map sources for Tiree Airport
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| Regional | |
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