Foula Airfield (IATA: FOA) is an airfield located on the remote island of Foula, part of the Shetland Islands in the north of Scotland.

Foula Airfield
IATA: FOA ICAO: none
Summary
Owner	Foula Airstrip Trust [1]
Serves	Foula, Shetland Islands
Elevation AMSL	150 ft / 46 m
Coordinates	60°07′18″N 2°03′12″W
Website	http://www.shetland.gov.uk/transport/internal_air.asp
Map
FOA Location in Shetland
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 18/36 1,252 382

History

The airstrip opened in the 1970s and is run by the Foula Airstrip Trust, Scottish charity number SC021728.[2] Foula is also served by a ferry service running three times a week but it is claimed that tourists prefer the short flight to the 135 minute ferry crossing.^{[citation needed]} Also, the ferry is based on Foula, so a day trip to the island is only possible by air. The flights are used to transport essentials such as prescriptions to the island, which has a population of 38.[1][3]

The airfield also provides the island's only public toilet and telephone.[4][5]

Airlines and destinations

This section needs to be updated. (January 2022)

Foula is served by a PSO service from Tingwall Airport run by Airtask Group and funded by Shetland Islands Council.[6][7] The service uses a Britten Norman Islander aircraft and runs 7 times a week in winter[8] and 13 times a week in summer,[9] with a flying time of 15 minutes.[3] Flights are heavily weather dependent due to fog and crosswind.[4]

Accidents and incidents

In June 2014 flights were suspended as it was believed that the airfield's insurance was not suitable following the closure of the island's fire station in 2012.[3][10] Flights have since resumed.

References

На других языках

[de] Flugplatz Foula

[fr] Piste aérienne de Foula