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Stornoway Airport
Also known as: Port-adhair Steòrnabhaigh
Stornoway Airport in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–12 h
About
Stornoway 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
Stornoway Airport (IATA: SYY, ICAO: EGPO) (Scottish Gaelic: Port-adhair Steòrnabhaigh) is an airfield located 2 NM (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) east of the town of Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis, in Scotland.
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Background
History
The airfield was opened in 1937, and was then used mainly for military purposes. The Royal Air Force had an air base (RAF Stornoway) there during the Second World War and also from 1972 until 1998, when it was a NATO forward operating base. During the Cold War, from 1960 to 1983, the airfield was the home of 112 Signals Unit Stornoway (RAF). NATO aircraft used the airport for missions over the North Atlantic and for stopovers en route to Greenland and the United States. Nowadays the airfield is mainly used for domestic passenger services. The Royal Mail have a daily mail flight. Bristow Helicopters operate helicopters equipped for search and rescue, on behalf of His Majesty's Coastguard.…
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- Coordinates
- 58.2156, -6.3311
- Address
- Isle of Lewis, Scotland
Sources
- wikidata: Q2667407 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Stornoway Airport (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stornoway Airport?
- Stornoway Airport is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 58.2156°, -6.3311°.