Barra Airport (Scotland)
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| Barra Airport Port-adhair Barraigh |
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| IATA: BRR – ICAO: EGPR | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Highlands and Islands Airports Limited | ||
| Serves | Barra | ||
| Location | Eoligarry, Barra Island, Outer Hebrides | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 5 ft / 2 m | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 07/25 | 799 | 2,621 | Sand |
| 11/29 | 680 | 2,231 | Sand |
| 15/33 | 846 | 2,776 | Sand |
| Source: UK AIP at NATS | |||
Barra Airport (IATA: BRR, ICAO: EGPR) (also known as Barra Eoligarry Airport) is a STOLport situated in the wide shallow bay of Traigh Mhòr at the north tip of the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The airport is almost unique - one of only two in the world where scheduled flights use the beach as the runway (The other being on Fraser Island,Australia. The airport is operated by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited who own most of the regional airports in mainland Scotland and the outlying islands.
The beach is set out with three runways, marked by wooden poles at their ends. This allows the Twin Otters that serve the airport to almost always land into the wind. At high tide these runways are under the sea - flight times vary with the tide. Emergency flights occasionally operate at night from the airport, with vehicle lights indicating the centre line of the runway and reflective strips laid on to the beach.
The beach is also popular with visitors and cockle pickers, who are asked to observe the windsock to see if the airport is in operation.
Barra Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P792) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Highlands & Islands Airports Limited). The aerodrome is not licensed for night use.[1]
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[edit] Destinations
- British Airways
- operated by Loganair (Benbecula, Glasgow) [ends 25 October]
- Flybe
- operated by Loganair (Benbecula, Glasgow) [begins 26 October]
[edit] Pictures
 An arrival on the runway |
 Runway |
 Terminal & control tower |
 Landing, sign & tower from the road |
 More Runway |
 Barra Airport runway underwater |
 Barra Airport runway operational with G-BZFP ready for takeoff |
[edit] External links
[edit] References
[edit] Further reading
- Times subject to Tides - The Story of Barra Airport, Roy Calderwood, Kea Publishing 1999 ISBN 9780951895832
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