Papa Westray Airport

Papa Westray Airport
Luggage being loaded onto an early morning flight to Kirkwall from the airstrip
IATA: PPW – ICAO: EGEP
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Orkney Islands Council
Serves Papa Westray
Elevation AMSL 91 ft / 28 m
Coordinates
Map
EGEP
Location in Orkney
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 467 1,532 Graded hardcore
07/25 334 1,096 Graded hardcore
18/36 343 1,125 Grass
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1]

Papa Westray Airport (IATA: PPW, ICAO: EGEP) is located 22 NM (41 km; 25 mi) north of Kirkwall Airport[1] on Papa Westray, Orkney Islands, Scotland. It is best known for being one of the two airports joined by the shortest scheduled flight in the world, a leg of Loganair's inter-island service, to Westray Airport. The distance is 2.8 km (1.7 mi), the scheduled flight time, including taxiing, is two minutes.[2]

Papa Westray Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P542) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Orkney Islands Council). The aerodrome is not licensed for night use.[3]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Loganair Kirkwall, North Ronaldsay, Westray

References

  1. ^ a b Papa Westray - EGEP
  2. ^ Westray and Papa Westray Getting here
  3. ^ Civil Aviation Authority Aerodrome Ordinary Licences

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