Benbecula Airport
Benbecula Airport Port-adhair Bheinn na Faoghla | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Private | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Highlands and Islands Airports Limited | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Benbecula | ||||||||||||||
Location | Balivanich | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 19 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 57°28′52″N 007°21′46″W / 57.48111°N 7.36278°WCoordinates: 57°28′52″N 007°21′46″W / 57.48111°N 7.36278°W | ||||||||||||||
Website | Benbecula Airport | ||||||||||||||
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Benbecula Airport (Scottish Gaelic: Port-adhair Bheinn na Faoghla) (IATA: BEB, ICAO: EGPL) is located on the island of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides, off the West Coast of Scotland. It is a small rural airport owned and maintained by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited.
Airlines and destinations
The airport provides scheduled services to the Scottish mainland and other Hebridean islands. In so doing it provides vital transport connections for the islands of Benbecula, North Uist and South Uist, which are interlinked by causeway but are over two hours from the mainland by sea. The airport is also used by emergency air ambulance flights and by flights supporting the nearby missile test range.
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Loganair | Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Stornoway |
Cargo
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Royal Mail | Inverness[3], Stornoway [4] |
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