Tiree Airport
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Airport in Crossapol Argyll and Bute
Tiree Airport Port-adhair Thiriodh | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | HIAL | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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°W / 56.49917; -6.86917 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | hial.co.uk | ||||||||||||||||||
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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.
History
[edit ]The airfield is the former Royal Air Force 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:
- No. 224 Squadron RAF [3]
- No. 281 Squadron RAF [4]
- No. 304 Polish Bomber Squadron [5]
- No. 518 Squadron RAF [6]
- 819 Naval Air Squadron [7]
- 845 Naval Air Squadron [7]
- 1840 Naval Air Squadron [7]
- No. 2842 Squadron RAF Regiment[7]
- Meteorological Conversion Unit RAF (October 1943 - February 1944)[8]
Airlines and destinations
[edit ]| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Hebridean Air Services | Coll,[9] Oban [9] |
| Loganair | Glasgow [9] |
Statistics
[edit ]| Rank | Airport | Total passengers |
Change 2021 / 22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasgow | 10,558 | Increase 34.7% |
References
[edit ]Citations
[edit ]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "Tiree (Reef)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 223.
- ^ a b c hial.co.uk - Destinations from Tiree retrieved 2 February 2025
- ^ "Airport Data 2022". UK Civil Aviation Authority. 21 March 2023. Tables 12.1(XLS) and 12.2 (XLS). Retrieved 25 March 2023.
Bibliography
[edit ]- Jefford, C.G. RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988. ISBN 1-84037-141-2.
- Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.
External links
[edit ]Media related to Tiree Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Map sources for Tiree Airport
- Official website