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Barra Airport

Also known as: Port-adhair Bharraigh

Barra Airport in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit
1 h–3 h
Best time of year
Summer (Jun–Aug)

About

Barra Airport is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

Barra Airport (Scottish Gaelic: Port-adhair Bharraigh) (IATA: BRR, ICAO: EGPR) (also known as Barra Eoligarry Airport) is a short-runway airport (or STOLport) situated in the wide shallow bay of Traigh Mhòr at the northern tip of the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The airport is unique, believed to be the only one in the world where scheduled flights use a tidal beach as the runway. The airport is operated by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited, which owns most of the regional airports in mainland Scotland and the outlying islands. Barra Airport opened in 1936 and the first airliner to use it was a de Havilland Dragon. The airport's only destination is Glasgow.

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Coordinates
57.0236, -7.4417
Address
Barra, Scotland, UK
Official site
www.hial.co.uk

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Where is Barra Airport?
Barra Airport is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 57.0236°, -7.4417°.