Stornoway Airport

Stornoway Airport (IATA: SYY, ICAO: EGPO) 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 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.

Stornoway Airport

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Runway 36 at Stornoway Airport
Summary
Airport typeDomestic
OperatorHighlands and Islands Airports Limited
ServesStornoway, Outer Hebrides
LocationIsle of Lewis
Elevation AMSL26 ft / 8 m
Coordinates58°12′56″N 006°19′52″W
WebsiteStornoway Airport
Map
SYY
Location in Outer Hebrides
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 [1] 1,000 3,281 Asphalt
18/36 2,315 7,595 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers135,700
Passenger Change 17–181.2%
Aircraft Movements (2018)10,570
Movements Change 17–183.2%
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[2]
Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority[3]

Stornoway Airport is owned by HIAL, a company controlled by the Scottish Government.

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 Her Majesty's Coastguard. There are privately owned light aircraft based at the airport.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
Loganair Benbecula, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Manchester[4]

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
Royal Mail Benbecula,[5] Inverness[5]

Statistics
Busiest routes to and from Stornoway (2018)[6]
RankAirportTotal
passengers		Change
2017 / 18
1Glasgow75,862 1.2%
2Inverness27,574 5.6%
3Edinburgh17,861 5.5%
4Benbecula9,259 2.4%
5Aberdeen5,961 24.1%
6Manchester778 88.2%

Accident and incidents
  • 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.[7]
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References
  1. http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/eadbasic/pamslight-0603C4E7B79DEBED0AFB2010F1E561C2/7FE5QZZF3FXUS/EN/Charts/AD/AIRAC/EG_AD_2_EGPO_2-1_en_2014-07-24.pdf
  2. Stornoway - EGPO
  3. UK Annual Airport Statistics
  4. https://www.loganair.co.uk/our-story/latest-news/2020/loganair-extends-summer-services-through-winter-for-2020
  5. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-38810648
  6. "Airport Data 2018". UK Civil Aviation Authority. 13 March 2019. Tables 12.1(XLS) and 12.2 (XLS). Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  7. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19831208-0
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