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Foula Airfield
Foula Airfield in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–12 h
About
Foula Airfield is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, 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
Foula Airfield (IATA: FOA) is an airfield located on the remote island of Foula, part of the Shetland Islands in the north of Scotland.
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Background
History
The airstrip opened in the 1970s and is run by the Foula Airstrip Trust, Scottish charity number SC021728. Foula is also served by a ferry service running three times a week but many tourists prefer the short flight to the 135 min crossing. Also, the ferry is based on Foula, so a day trip to the island is possible only by air. The flights are used to transport essentials, such as medical prescriptions, to the island, which has a population of 38. The airfield also provides the island's only public toilet and telephone.
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- Coordinates
- 60.1217, -2.0533
- Address
- Foula, Shetland, Scotland
- Official site
- www.shetland.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q19420821 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Foula Airfield (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Foula Airfield?
- Foula Airfield is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 60.1217°, -2.0533°.
- Who owns Foula Airfield?
- Foula Airfield is owned by Foula Airstrip Trust.