Tiree Airport
Tiree Airport Port-adhair Thiriodh | |||||||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
Operator | Highlands and Islands Airports Limited | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Crossapol Argyll and Bute | ||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 38 ft / 12 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 56°29′57″N 006°52′09″W / 56.49917°N 6.86917°WCoordinates: 56°29′57″N 006°52′09″W / 56.49917°N 6.86917°W | ||||||||||||||||||
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EGPU Location in Argyll and Bute | |||||||||||||||||||
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Tiree Airport (Scottish Gaelic: Port-adhair Thiriodh) (IATA: TRE, ICAO: EGPU) is located 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) north northeast of Balemartine on the island of Tiree in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. It is owned and maintained by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited.
The airport is served by a scheduled service from Glasgow, operated by a Loganair Twin Otter.
History
The airfield is the former Royal Air Force Station Tiree which was requisitioned in 1940 and became operational in April 1942 before being transferred to Ministry of Civil Aviation in 1947.[2]
The following units were based at RAF Tiree at some point:
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Hebridean Air Services | Coll, Oban |
Loganair | Glasgow |
References
Citations
- ↑ Tiree - EGPU
- ↑ "RAF Tiree airfield". Control Towers. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 73.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 83.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 85.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 95.
- 1 2 3 "Tiree (Reef)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
Bibliography
External links
- Map sources for Tiree Airport
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