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Tiree Airport

Coordinates: 56°29′57″N 006°52′09″W / 56.49917°N 6.86917°W / 56.49917; -6.86917
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Tiree Airport

Port-adhair Thirioah
HIAL Viking DHC-6-400 Twin Otter, operated by Loganair, at Tiree Airport (2015)
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorHighlands and Islands Airports Limited
LocationBalemartine, Argyll and Bute
Elevation AMSL38 ft / 12 m
Coordinates56°29′57″N 006°52′09″W / 56.49917°N 6.86917°W / 56.49917; -6.86917
Websitewww.hial.co.uk/tiree-airport/
Map
EGPU is located in Argyll and Bute
EGPU
EGPU
Location in Argyll and Bute
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 1,472 4,829 Asphalt
11/29 799 2,621 Asphalt
17/35 792 2,598 Concrete
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1]

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 Station 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:

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Flybe
operated by Loganair		Glasgow (PSO)[8] (ends 31 August 2017)
Hebridean Air ServicesColl (PSO)[9], Oban (PSO)[10]
Loganair Glasgow (PSO)[11] (begins 1 September 2017)

References

Citations

  1. ^ Tiree - EGPU
  2. ^ "RAF Tiree airfield". Control Towers. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  3. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 73.
  4. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 83.
  5. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 85.
  6. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 95.
  7. ^ a b c "Tiree (Reef)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  8. ^ https://ec.europa.eu/transport/sites/transport/files/modes/air/internal_market/doc/pso_inventory_table.pdf
  9. ^ https://ec.europa.eu/transport/sites/transport/files/modes/air/internal_market/doc/pso_inventory_table.pdf
  10. ^ https://ec.europa.eu/transport/sites/transport/files/modes/air/internal_market/doc/pso_inventory_table.pdf
  11. ^ https://ec.europa.eu/transport/sites/transport/files/modes/air/internal_market/doc/pso_inventory_table.pdf

Bibliography

  • Jefford, C.G, MBE, BA, RAF (Retd). 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.
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