Barra Airport

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Barra Airport
IATA: BRR - ICAO: EGPR
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		HIAL
Serves		Barra
Elevation AMSL		5 ft (2 m)
Coordinates		57°01′22″N, 007°26′35″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
07/25	2,621	799	Sand
11/29	2,231	680	Sand
15/33	2,776	846	Sand

Barra Airport (IATA: BRR, ICAO: EGPR) (also known as Barra Eoligarry Airport) is a STOLport situated in the wide shallow bay of Traigh Mhor at the north tip of the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The airport is unique - it is the only airport in the world where scheduled services land on a beach. 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.

Contents 1 Destinations 2 Pictures 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Destinations

• British Airways
  • Loganair (Benbecula, Glasgow)

[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

• Barra Airport homepage
• Barra Airport, on Undiscovered Scotland
• Panorama of Barra Airport (QuickTime required)

[edit] References

• United Kingdom AIP