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Kirkwall Airport
Also known as: Port-adhair Bhaile na h-Eaglais
Kirkwall Airport in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Kirkwall Airport 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
Kirkwall Airport (IATA: KOI, ICAO: EGPA) is the main airport serving Orkney in Scotland. It is located 2.5 NM (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) southeast of Kirkwall and is owned by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited. The airport is used by Loganair.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The airport was built and commissioned in 1940 as Royal Air Force Grimsetter, or simply RAF Grimsetter, for the defence of the Scapa Flow naval base. It took its name from the farm of Grimsetter, which the airfield was built over. In 1943, the Royal Navy took over the airbase and it was known as Royal Naval Air Station Grimsetter, commonly referred to as RNAS Grimsetter, later commissioned as HMS Robin and used by the Fleet Air Arm. Control passed in 1948 to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and in 1986 to Highlands and Islands Airports.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 58.9581, -2.9006
- District
- Orkney Islands
- Postcode
- KW15 1TH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
- Official site
- www.hial.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1431732 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kirkwall Airport (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Memorials & monuments · Scottish Islands
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Inganess Bay
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📷 3Archaeological sites · Scottish Islands
Crowe Howe
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📷 3Archaeological sites · Scottish Islands
Hillocks of Garth
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Where to eat & stay near Kirkwall Airport
Places to stay
📷 5Hostels · Scottish Islands
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📷 5Hostels · Scottish Islands
Kirkwall Youth Hostel
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📷 7Places to eat & drink
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kirkwall Airport?
- Kirkwall Airport is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode KW15 1TH).
- What is Kirkwall Airport?
- Kirkwall Airport in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Kirkwall Airport?
- Drivers can use postcode KW15 1TH.
- How do I get to Kirkwall Airport?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KW15 1TH. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.