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Barra Airport (Scottish Gaelic: Port-adhair Bharraigh) (IATA: BRR, ICAO: EGPR) (also known as Barra Eoligarry Airport) is a short-runway airport (or STOLport) situated in the wide shallow bay of Traigh Mhòr at the northern tip of the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The airport is unique, believed to be the only one in the world where scheduled flights use a tidal beach as the runway.[3] The airport is operated by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited, which owns most of the regional airports in mainland Scotland and the outlying islands. Barra Airport opened in 1936.[4] The airport's only destination is Glasgow.[5]

For the airport in Brazil, see Barra Airport (Brazil).

Barra Airport

Port-adhair Bharraigh
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorHIAL
LocationBarra
Na h-Eileanan Siar
Elevation AMSL1−4 ft / 0–1 m
Coordinates57°01′22″N 07°26′35″W
WebsiteBarra Airport
Map
EGPR
Location of airport in Scotland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 799 2,621 Sand
11/29 680 2,231 Sand
15/33 846 2,776 Sand
Statistics (2015)
Passengers10,658
Passenger change 14–151.3%
Aircraft Movements1,034
Movements change 14–154.7%
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1]
Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority[2]

Infrastructure


The beach is set out with three runways in a triangle, marked by permanent wooden poles at their ends, in directions 07/25, 11/29, 15/33. This almost always allows the Twin Otters that serve the airport to land into the wind. At high tide these runways are under the sea; flight times vary with the tide. Emergency flights occasionally operate at night from the airport, with vehicle lights used to illuminate the runway and reflective strips laid on to the beach.[6]

Barra Airport also has a Civil Aviation Authority Ordinary Licence (Number P792) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Highlands & Islands Airports Limited). The aerodrome is not licensed for night use.[7]


Airline and destination


AirlinesDestinations
Loganair[4] Glasgow[4]

Statistics


Annual passenger traffic at BRR airport. See Wikidata query.

Trivia





References


  1. Wick - EGPC
  2. "Data and analysis | Civil Aviation Authority".
  3. "Barra Airport". Highlands and Islands Airports Limited. Archived from the original on 22 March 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
  4. Arnaud, Stan (21 July 2021). "£2 million makeover planned for Barra Airport – but 'bucket list' beach runways will stay". Press and Journal. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  5. "Barra airport destinations". Barra Airport - HIAL. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  6. Khan, Stephen (10 November 2002). "Dogfight over Barra to keep air link open". The Observer. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
  7. Civil Aviation Authority Aerodrome Ordinary Licences Archived 28 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  8. "Top 10 Airport Approaches 2011". PrivateFly.com. November 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2013.



Further reading



На других языках

[de] Barra Airport

Barra Airport (IATA-Code: BRR, ICAO-Code: EGPR; auch Barra Eoligarry Airport oder schottisch-gälisch Port-adhair Bharraigh) ist der einzige Flugplatz der schottischen Insel Barra, die zu den Äußeren Hebriden im Atlantik gehört.
- [en] Barra Airport

[es] Aeropuerto de Barra

El Aeropuerto de Barra (Código IATA:BRR - Código ICAO:EGPR) (también conocido como Barra Eoligarry Airport) es un aeropuerto STOL situado en la ancha bahía de Traigh Mhor en la punta norte de la isla de Barra, que forma parte de las Hébridas Exteriores (Escocia), en Reino Unido.

[fr] Aérodrome de Barra

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[it] Aeroporto di Barra

L'aeroporto di Barra (in gaelico scozzese: Port-adhair Bharraigh, (IATA: BRR, ICAO: EGPR) è un aeroporto a pista breve (STOLport, dall'inglese Short Take-Off and Landing) situato nella larga baia di Traigh Mhòr, nel lembo settentrionale dell'isola di Barra, nelle Ebridi Esterne, in Scozia. È il solo aeroporto al mondo la cui pista di atterraggio è costituita da una spiaggia.[3] Lo scalo è amministrato dalla Highlands and Islands Airports Limited, gestore della gran parte degli aeroporti regionali in Scozia e nelle isole della costa.

[ru] Барра (аэропорт)

Аэропорт Барра (англ. Barra Airport, гэльск. Port-adhair Bharraigh) (ИАТА: BRR, ИКАО: EGPR) — уникальный аэропорт с песчаными взлётно-посадочными полосами для самолётов с укороченными взлётно-посадочными характеристиками. Входит в десятку самых опасных аэропортов мира[1]. Расположен на берегу широкой бухты Трай Мор (гэльск. Traigh Mhòr) на северной оконечности острова Барра, Внешние Гебриды, Шотландия.


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