Tingwall Airport

Tingwall Airport (IATA: LWK, ICAO: EGET), also known as Lerwick/Tingwall Airport, is located in the Tingwall valley, near the village of Gott, 4 NM (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) northwest of Lerwick in Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. Although it is the nearest airport to Lerwick, it is not Shetland's main airport, which is at Sumburgh. It is the one most used for inter-island flights within Shetland.

Tingwall Airport

Lerwick/Tingwall Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerShetland Islands Council
ServesLerwick
LocationGott, Shetland, Scotland
Elevation AMSL45 ft / 14 m
Coordinates60°11′31″N 001°14′37″W
Map
EGET
Location in Shetland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 764 2,507 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Movements2,050
Passengers5,059
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1]
Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority[2]

Tingwall Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P614) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Shetland Islands Council).[3]

It was opened in 1976.[4]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Directflight[5] Fair Isle, Foula, Papa Stour

Accidents and incidents

In 1996, an air ambulance lost altitude while turning to final approach for Runway 2 in strong and gusting winds, crashing 1.5 km short of the runway. The pilot was killed, and the doctor and nurse in the passenger cabin were injured. (Their patient had already been delivered to Inverness.) Lack of adequate ground lighting or other visual cues during the nighttime approach was a factor.[6]

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References
  1. Lerwick/Tingwall - EGET
  2. UK Airport Statistics: 2007 - annual
  3. Civil Aviation Authority Aerodrome Ordinary Licences
  4. https://www.shetland.gov.uk/news-advice/Tingwall-airport-turns-40.asp
  5. Directflight Ltd Archived 21 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Air Accidents Investigation Branch. "BN2A-26 Islander, G-BEDZ, 19 May 1996". GOV.UK. Department for Transport, Air Accidents Investigation Branch. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
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