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RAF Tiree

Tiree Airport
Port-adhair Thirioah
Loganair Viking Air DHC-6-400 Twin Otter at Tiree Airport.jpg
HIAL Viking DHC-6-400 Twin Otter, operated by Loganair, at Tiree Airport (2015)
Summary
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°W / 56.49917; -6.86917Coordinates: 56°29′57″N 006°52′09″W / 56.49917°N 6.86917°W / 56.49917; -6.86917
Website www.hial.co.uk/tiree-airport/
Map
EGPU is located in Argyll and Bute
EGPU
EGPU
Location in Argyll and Bute
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

Tiree Airport (Scottish Gaelic: Port-adhair Thiriodh) (IATA: TREICAO: 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:


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