Stornoway Airport (IATA: SYY, ICAO: EGPO) (Scottish Gaelic: Port-adhair Steòrnabhaigh) is an airfield located 2 NM (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) east of the town of Stornoway[2] on the Isle of Lewis, in Scotland. The airfield was opened in 1937, and was then used mainly for military purposes. The Royal Air Force had an air base (RAF Stornoway) there during the Second World War and also from 1972 until 1998, when it was a NATO forward operating base. During the Cold War, from 1960 to 1983, the airfield was the home of 112 Signals Unit Stornoway (RAF). NATO aircraft used the airport for missions over the North Atlantic and for stopovers en route to Greenland and the United States.
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| Airport type | Domestic | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | HIAL | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Stornoway, Outer Hebrides | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Isle of Lewis | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 26 ft / 8 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 58°12′56″N 006°19′52″W / 58.21556°N 6.33111°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Stornoway Airport | ||||||||||||||
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Stornoway Airport is owned by HIAL, a company controlled by the Scottish Government.[4]
Nowadays the airfield is mainly used for domestic passenger services. The Royal Mail have a daily mail flight. Bristow Helicopters operate helicopters equipped for search and rescue, on behalf of His Majesty's Coastguard. There are privately owned light aircraft based at the airport.
The airport has been used for cross-wind training of large jets, including the Airbus A350.[5] It was also visited in 2008 by future President of the United States Donald Trump, using a private Boeing 727.[6]
Airlines and destinations
editPassenger
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Hebridean Air Services | Benbecula[7] |
| Loganair | Edinburgh, Glasgow,[8] Inverness,[8] Manchester[a], Southampton[b][9][10] |
Cargo
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Royal Mail[11] | Glasgow |
Statistics
edit| Rank | Airport | Total passengers |
Change 2021 / 22 |
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| 1 | Glasgow | 61,736 |  86.9%
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| 2 | Inverness | 17,769 | 40.2%
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| 3 | Edinburgh | 16,566 | 115.8%
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| 4 | Benbecula | 5,009 |  31.5%
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Accident and incidents
edit- On 8 December 1983, a Cessna Citation I (G-UESS) crashed into the sea on approach to Stornoway Airport, killing all 10 passengers and crew.[13]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "EUROCONTROL - the European AIS Database: Introduction to EAD Basic - Home" (PDF).
- ^ a b Stornoway - EGPO
- ^ UK Annual Airport Statistics
- ^ "Highlands and Islands airports". transport.gov.scot. Transport Scotland. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "Airbus A350 in training exercise at Stornoway Airport". BBC News. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Donald Trump pays visit to ancestral home". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "New airline Hebridean Air Services taking off with improved Stornoway - Benbecula timetable". Hebrides News. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ a b Liu, Jim. "Loganair Moves Derry / Dundee – London Service to Heathrow From May 2023". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Enhanced connectivity from Stornoway to Southampton".
- ^ "Airline offering cheaper flights in Southampton Airport sale". 21 September 2023.
- ^ "Loganair secures new Royal Mail contract". BBC News. 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Airport Data 2022". UK Civil Aviation Authority. 21 March 2023. Tables 12.1(XLS) and 12.2 (XLS). Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 500 Citation I G-UESS Stornoway Airport (SYY)".
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