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Stornoway Airport

FieldValue
nameStornoway Airport
nativenamePort-adhair Steòrnabhaigh
imageSYY logo-01.svg
image-width250
image2Stornoway Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 1236096.jpg
image2-width250
IATASYY
ICAOEGPO
typeDomestic
owner-operHIAL
city-servedStornoway, Outer Hebrides
locationIsle of Lewis, Scotland
elevation-f26
elevation-m8
coordinates
pushpin_mapScotland Outer Hebrides
pushpin_labelSYY
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Outer Hebrides
metric-rwyY
r1-number06/24
r1-length-f3,281
r1-length-m1,000
r1-surfaceAsphalt
r2-number18/36
r2-length-f6850
r2-length-m2088
r2-surfaceAsphalt
stat-year2022
stat1-headerPassengers
stat1-data102,331
stat2-headerPassenger change 21-22
stat2-data63%
stat3-headerAircraft movements (2022)
stat3-data4,516
stat4-headerMovements change 21-22
stat4-data40%
website
footnotesSources: UK AIP at NATS
Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority

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Stornoway Airport () is an airfield located 2 NM east of the town of Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis, in Scotland.

History

The airfield was opened in 1937, and was then used mainly for military purposes. The Royal Air Force had an air base (RAF Stornoway) 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.

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 His Majesty's Coastguard. There are privately owned light aircraft based at the airport. The airport also has been used for cross-wind training of large jets, including the Airbus A350.

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

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

|Hebridean Air Services | Benbecula |Loganair | Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Manchester, Southampton

Cargo

| Loganair | Benbecula,

Statistics

RankAirportTotal
passengersChange
2021 / 22
1
2
3
4

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.

References

Notes

Citations

References

  1. "Eurocontrol – the European AIS Database: Introduction to EAD Basic – Home".
  2. [http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/index.php%3Foption=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=139&Itemid=188.html Stornoway - EGPO]
  3. [http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?catid=80&pagetype=88&pageid=3&sglid=3 UK Annual Airport Statistics]
  4. "Airbus A350 in training exercise at Stornoway Airport". BBC News.
  5. "Highlands and Islands airports". Transport Scotland.
  6. "New airline Hebridean Air Services taking off with improved Stornoway - Benbecula timetable". Hebrides News.
  7. . (November 2023). "Stornoway". *OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited*.
  8. "Loganair Moves Derry / Dundee – London Service to Heathrow From May 2023".
  9. "Enhanced connectivity from Stornoway to Southampton".
  10. (21 September 2023). "Airline offering cheaper flights in Southampton Airport sale".
  11. (31 January 2017). "Loganair secures new Royal Mail contract". BBC News.
  12. (21 March 2023). "Airport Data 2022". UK Civil Aviation Authority.
  13. "ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 500 Citation I G-UESS Stornoway Airport (SYY)".
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