Benbecula Airport
| Benbecula Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: BEB – ICAO: EGPL | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Highlands and Islands Airports Limited | ||
| Serves | Benbecula | ||
| Location | Balivanich | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 19 ft / 6 m | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 06/24 | 1,836 | 6,023 | Asphalt |
| 17/35 | 1,220 | 4,003 | Asphalt |
| Source: UK AIP at NATS | |||
Benbecula Airport (IATA: BEB, ICAO: EGPL) is located on the island of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides, off the West Coast of Scotland. It is a small rural airport owned and maintained by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited.
The airport provides scheduled services to the Scottish mainland and other Hebridean islands. In so doing it provides vital transport connections for the islands of Benbecula, North Uist and South Uist, which are interlinked by causeway but are over two hours from the mainland by sea. The airport is also used by emergency air ambulance flights, and by flights supporting the nearby missile test range.
Airlines and Destinations
- British Airways
- operated by Loganair (Barra, Glasgow)
- Highland Airways (Stornoway)
External links
- Official website of Benbecula Airport
- Information about Benbecula Airport
- Benbecula Destinations
- Map sources for Benbecula Airport
References
| Airports of the United Kingdom |
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London: City · Gatwick · Heathrow · Luton · Stansted · Southend · Biggin Hill · Ashford |
Airports of Scotland  |
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| Aberdeen · Edinburgh · Glasgow International · Glasgow Prestwick · Inverness · Sumburgh Barra · Benbecula · Campbeltown · Colonsay · Cumbernauld · Dundee · Eday · Fair Isle · Fife · Islay · RAF Kinloss · Kirkwall · Lerwick · RAF Leuchars · RAF Lossiemouth · North Ronaldsay · Oban · Papa Westray · Perth · Sanday · Scatsta · Stornoway · Stronsay · Tiree · Westray · Wick |
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