Kirkwall Airport

Kirkwall Airport Port-adhair Bhaile na h-Eaglais
IATA: KOI ICAO: EGPA
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Highlands and Islands Airports Limited
Serves	Mainland, Orkney
Location	Kirkwall
Hub for	Loganair
Elevation AMSL	58 ft / 18 m
Coordinates	58°57′29″N 002°54′02″W / 58.95806°N 2.90056°W / 58.95806; -2.90056Coordinates: 58°57′29″N 002°54′02″W / 58.95806°N 2.90056°W / 58.95806; -2.90056
Website	Kirkwall Airport
Map
EGPA Location in Orkney
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 1,428 4,685 Grooved asphalt 14/32 680 2,231 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passengers 63,113 Passenger change 2019-20 63.2% Aircraft movements 9,498 Movements change 2019-20 33.3%
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1] Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority[2]

Kirkwall Airport (IATA: KOI, ICAO: EGPA) is the main airport serving Orkney in Scotland. It is located 2.5 NM (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) southeast of Kirkwall^[1] and is owned by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited. The airport is used by Loganair.

History[]

The airport was built and commissioned in 1940 as RAF Grimsetter for the defence of the Scapa Flow naval base. In 1943 the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm took over, as RNAS Kirkwall then HMS Robin. Control passed in 1948 to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and in 1986 to Highlands and Islands Airports.^[3]

Airlines and destinations[]

Passenger[]

Cargo[]

Statistics and traffic[]

Annual traffic statistics[]

Traffic statistics at Kirkwall^[4]

Year	Passengers handled		Aircraft movements
	No.	% change	No.	% change
2015	160,234		10,701
2016	163,029	1.7%	11,045	3.2%
2017	177,248	9%	14,754	8.7%
2018	181,562	2.4%	14,771	0.1%
2019	171,603	5.9%	14,247	3.5%
2020	63,113	63.2%	9,498	33.3%

Busiest routes[]

Busiest routes to and from Kirkwall (2020)^[5]

Rank	Airport	Passengers handled	Change 2019–2020
1	Aberdeen	21,806	55.9%
2	Edinburgh	13,436	72.2%
3	Glasgow	5,734	71.6%
4	Sumburgh	5,650	40.1%
5	Inverness	4,466	78.4%
6	North Ronaldsay	3,204	43.4%
7	Papa Westray	2,670	44.8%
8	Westray	1,999	42.5%
9	Stronsay	1,957	41.6%
10	Sanday	1,834	38%
11	Eday	357	31.9%

Green energy[]

Hydrogen production by electrolysis of water was well under way in late 2020 in Orkney, where clean energy sources (wind, waves, tides) were generating excess electricity that could be used to produce hydrogen gas (H₂).^[6] A plan was under way at Kirkwall Airport to add a hydrogen combustion engine system to the heating system in order to reduce the significant emissions that were created with older technology that heated buildings and water. This was part of the plan formulated by the Scottish government for the Highlands and Islands "to become the world’s first net zero aviation region by 2040".^[7]

Accidents and incidents[]

• 25 October 1979 - A Vickers Viscount G-BFYZ of Alidair was damaged beyond economic repair when the aircraft departed the runway after #4 propeller struck the runway. The nosewheel collapsed when the aircraft reached an intersecting runway.^[8]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website

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