Stornoway Airport

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Stornoway Airport Port-Adhair Steòrnabhagh
IATA: SYY ICAO: EGPO
Summary
Airport type	Domestic
Operator	Highlands and Islands Airports Limited
Serves	Stornoway, Outer Hebrides
Location	Isle of Lewis
Elevation AMSL	26 ft / 8 m
Coordinates	58°12′56″N 006°19′52″W / 58.21556°N 6.33111°W / 58.21556; -6.33111Coordinates: 58°12′56″N 006°19′52″W / 58.21556°N 6.33111°W / 58.21556; -6.33111
Website	Stornoway Airport
Map
SYY Location in Outer Hebrides
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 06/24 [1] 1,000 3,281 Asphalt 18/36 2,315 7,595 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers 135,700 Passenger Change 17–18 1.2% Aircraft Movements (2018) 10,570 Movements Change 17–18 3.2%
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[2] Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority[3]

Stornoway Airport (IATA: SYY, ICAO: EGPO) is an airfield located 2 NM (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) east of the town of Stornoway^[2] on the Isle of Lewis, in Scotland. The airfield was opened in 1937, and was then used mainly for military purposes. The Royal Air Force had an air base there during the Second World War and also from 1972 until 1998, when it was a NATO forward operating base. During the Cold War, from 1960 to 1983, the airfield was the home of 112 Signals Unit Stornoway (RAF). NATO aircraft used the airport for missions over the North Atlantic and for stopovers en route to Greenland and the United States.

Stornoway Airport is owned by HIAL, a company controlled by the Scottish Government.^{[citation needed]}

Nowadays the airfield is mainly used for domestic passenger services. The Royal Mail have a daily mail flight. Bristow Helicopters operate helicopters equipped for search and rescue, on behalf of Her Majesty's Coastguard. There are privately owned light aircraft based at the airport.

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See source Wikidata query and sources.

Busiest routes to and from Stornoway (2018)^[6]

Rank	Airport	Total passengers	Change 2017 / 18
1	Glasgow	75,862	1.2%
2	Inverness	27,574	5.6%
3	Edinburgh	17,861	5.5%
4	Benbecula	9,259	2.4%
5	Aberdeen	5,961	24.1%
6	Manchester	778	88.2%

Accident and incidents[]

• On 8 December 1983, a Cessna Citation I (G-UESS) crashed into the sea on approach to Stornoway Airport, killing all 10 passengers and crew.^[7]

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stornoway Airport.

• Stornoway Airport - Official website