Barra Airport (Scotland)

Barra Airport
Port-adhair Bharraigh

IATA: BRR – ICAO: EGPR

Summary

Airport type

Public

Operator

Highlands and Islands Airports Limited

Location

Barra
Na h-Eileanan Siar

Elevation AMSL

5 ft / 2 m

Coordinates

57°01′22″N 07°26′35″W / 57.02278°N 7.44306°WCoordinates: 57°01′22″N 07°26′35″W / 57.02278°N 7.44306°W

Website

Barra Airport

Map

EGPR

Location of airport in Scotland

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
07/25	799	2,621	Sand
11/29	680	2,231	Sand
15/33	846	2,776	Sand

Statistics (2015)

Passengers	10,658
Passenger change 14–15	1.3%
Aircraft Movements	1,034
Movements change 14–15	4.7%

Sources: UK AIP at NATS^[1]
Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority^[2]

Barra Airport (Scottish Gaelic: Port-adhair Bharraigh) (IATA: BRR, ICAO: EGPR) (also known as Barra Eoligarry Airport) is a short-runway airport (or 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 unique, being the only one in the world where scheduled flights use a beach as the runway.^[3] The airport is operated by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited, which owns most of the regional airports in mainland Scotland and the outlying islands. Barra Airport opened in 1936.

Infrastructure

The beach is set out with three runways in a triangle, marked by permanent wooden poles at their ends, in directions 07/25, 11/29, 15/33. This almost always allows the Twin Otters that serve the airport to 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 used to illuminate the runway and reflective strips laid on to the beach.^[4]

Barra Airport also 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.^[5]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Flybe operated by Loganair	Glasgow (ends 31 August 2017)
Loganair	Glasgow (begins 1 September 2017) ^[6]

Trivia

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.
In 2011, Barra Airport was voted No.1 in the world's top airport approaches by a poll conducted by PrivateFly.com.^[7] The previous year, Barra took 10th place.

Gallery

Airport Sands
Barra Airport
Twin Otter landing at Barra Airport

References

↑ Wick - EGPC
↑
↑ "Barra Airport". Highlands and Islands Airports Limited. Archived from the original on 22 March 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
↑ Khan, Stephen (2002-11-10). "Dogfight over Barra to keep air link open". The Observer. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
↑ Civil Aviation Authority Aerodrome Ordinary Licences Archived 28 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-38055208
↑ "Top 10 Airport Approaches 2011". PrivateFly.com. November 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

External links

Airports of Scotland

Primary	Aberdeen Edinburgh Dundee Glasgow International Glasgow Prestwick Inverness Kirkwall Sumburgh

Regional	Barra Benbecula Campbeltown Coll Colonsay Eday Fair Isle Foula Islay Lerwick North Ronaldsay Oban Papa Westray Sanday Stornoway Stronsay Tiree Westray Wick

Unscheduled	Broadford Cumbernauld Fife Glasgow Seaplane Terminal Glasgow City Heliport RAF Kinloss RAF Leuchars RAF Lossiemouth Perth Scatsta

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Scotland

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Smaller	Barra Benbecula Campbeltown Coll Colonsay Dundee Eday Fair Isle Islay Kirkwall Lerwick North Ronaldsay Oban Papa Westray Sanday Scatsta Stornoway Stronsay Sumburgh Tiree Westray Wick

Wales

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Northern Ireland

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Overseas Territories

Smaller airports handle domestic, charter or private services only

Barra

Settlements	Castlebay Allasdale Ardmore Northbay

Mountains and hills	Heaval

History, culture and economy	Castlebay Community School Clan MacNeil Compton Mackenzie Eriskay Pony Isle of Barra distillery Kisimul Castle Whisky Galore!

Transport	Barra Airport MV Loch Alainn MV Isle of Lewis Loganair

Surrounding islands: Sound of Barra	Fiaraidh Flodday Fuday Fuiay Gighay Hellisay Orosay

Surrounding islands: Barra Isles	Flodaigh Lingeigh Mingulay Muldoanich Pabbay Sandray Uineasan Vatersay

Settlements and places of interest in the Outer Hebrides (Na h-Eileanan Siar)

on Lewis and Harris	Stornoway Aird Back Balallan Barvas Bayble Bragar Breaclete (Great Bernera) Brenish Carloway Garrabost Ness Portnaguran Portvoller Shawbost Skigersta Shulishader Tong Valtos/Uig Tarbert Leverburgh Luskentyre Northton Rodel

on North Uist, Benbecula and South Uist	Lochmaddy Sollas Balivanich Linaclate Lochboisdale Balla (Eriskay) Daliburgh Geirinis Howmore Stoneybridge

on Barra	Castlebay Northbay

Places of interest	Amhuinnsuidhe Castle An Lanntair Arnol Blackhouse Barra Airport Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Garenin Golden Road Kisimul Castle Lewis Loom Centre Lews Castle St. Clement's Church St Moluag's Church

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