Tiree Airport Port-adhair Thirioah |
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
Operator | Highlands and Islands Airports Limited | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Balemartine, Argyll and Bute | ||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 38 ft / 12 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 56°29′57″N 006°52′09″W / 56.49917°N 6.86917°WCoordinates: 56°29′57″N 006°52′09″W / 56.49917°N 6.86917°W | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | www |
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Location in Argyll and Bute | |||||||||||||||||||
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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.
The airport is served by a scheduled service from Glasgow, operated by a Loganair Twin Otter.
The airfield is the former Royal Air Force Station Tiree which was requisitioned in 1940 and became operational in April 1942 before being transferred to Ministry of Civil Aviation in 1947.
The following units were based at RAF Tiree at some point: