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Tiree Airport

Coordinates: 56°29′57″N 006°52′09″W / 56.49917°N 6.86917°W / 56.49917; -6.86917
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Tiree Airport

Port-adhair Thiriodh
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorHIAL
LocationCrossapol Argyll and Bute
Elevation AMSL38 ft / 12 m
Coordinates56°29′57″N 006°52′09″W / 56.49917°N 6.86917°W / 56.49917; -6.86917
Websitehial.co.uk
Map
EGPU is located in Argyll and Bute
EGPU
EGPU
Location in Argyll and Bute
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 1,472 4,829 Asphalt
11/29 799 2,621 Asphalt
17/35 792 2,598 Concrete
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1]

Tiree Airport (Scottish Gaelic: Port-adhair Thiriodh) (IATA: TRE, ICAO: EGPU) is located 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) north northeast of Balemartine on the island of Tiree in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. It is owned and maintained by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited.

History

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The airfield is the former Royal Air Force Tiree which was requisitioned in 1940 and became operational in April 1942 before being transferred to Ministry of Civil Aviation in 1947.[2]

The following units were based at RAF Tiree at some point:

Since 2017, passengers departing from Tiree, as well as Barra and Campbeltown, have not been subject to security checks, instead declaring that they do not have any prohibited items. Upon arrival at Glasgow, passengers connecting to other flights must go through security there.[9][10]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Hebridean Air ServicesColl,[11] Oban[11]
Loganair Glasgow[11]

Statistics

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Busiest routes to and from Tiree (2022)[12]
Rank Airport Total
passengers		 Change
2021 / 22
1 Glasgow 10,558 Increase 34.7%

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Tiree - EGPU
  2. ^ "RAF Tiree airfield". Control Towers. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  3. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 73.
  4. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 83.
  5. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 85.
  6. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 95.
  7. ^ a b c d "Tiree (Reef)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  8. ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 223.
  9. ^ Calder, Simon. "Britain introduces flights without security checks for first time in almost 50 years". The Independent. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  10. ^ Calder, Simon (3 December 2024). "Liquids in hand luggage at UK airport – what's changing?". The Independent. Retrieved 17 February 2025. At some small Scottish airports including Barra, Campbeltown and Tiree there have been no security checks since 2017.
  11. ^ a b c hial.co.uk - Destinations from Tiree retrieved 2 February 2025
  12. ^ "Airport Data 2022". UK Civil Aviation Authority. 21 March 2023. Tables 12.1(XLS) and 12.2 (XLS). Retrieved 25 March 2023.

Bibliography

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  • Jefford, C.G. RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988. ISBN 1-84037-141-2.
  • Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.
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