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Coll Airport
Coll Airport in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–12 h
About
Coll 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
Coll Island Airport (IATA: COL, ICAO: EGEL) is located 6 miles (10 km) west–southwest of Arinagour on the island of Coll in the Inner Hebrides.
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Background
History
Coll Airport was originally known as Ballard Farm, and opened in 1975, replacing the Totronald airfield. A brief closure in 1990, before re-opening the following year as an unlicensed air strip. In 2008, Coll Airport was formally opened with a hard surface runway. During the Covid-19 pandemic, and lockdown in the United Kingdom, Coll Airport was unable to utilise a fixed-wing air ambulance due to the length of runway. With no suitable helicopter landing pad, this meant the island had no access to Medivac. Highland Airways who originally operated the route to Oban went into administration in 2010,. Following the administration, Loganair operated the flights until 2023. Following a…
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- Coordinates
- 56.6019, -6.6178
- Address
- Coll, Inner Hebrides, Scotland
Sources
- wikidata: Q1654014 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Coll Airport (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Coll Airport?
- Coll Airport is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.6019°, -6.6178°.
- Who owns Coll Airport?
- Coll Airport is owned by | operator = Argyll and Bute Council.