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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.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | HIAL | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Crossapol Argyll and Bute | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 38 ft / 12 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°29′57″N 006°52′09″W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||
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The airport is served by a scheduled service from Glasgow, operated by a Loganair Twin Otter.
History
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:
- No. 224 Squadron RAF[3]
- No. 281 Squadron RAF[4]
- No. 304 Polish Bomber Squadron[5]
- No. 518 Squadron RAF[6]
- 819 Naval Air Squadron[7]
- 845 Naval Air Squadron[7]
- 1840 Naval Air Squadron[7]
- No. 2842 Squadron RAF Regiment[7]
- Meteorological Conversion Unit RAF (October 1943 - February 1944)[8]
Airlines and destinations
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| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Hebridean Air Services | Coll, Oban |
| Loganair | Glasgow |
Statistics
| Rank | Airport | Total passengers | Change 2016 / 17 |
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| 1 | Glasgow | 11,266 |  20.8 |
Annual passenger traffic at TRE airport.
See Wikidata query.
References
Citations
- Tiree - EGPU
- "RAF Tiree airfield". Control Towers. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- Jefford 1988, p. 73.
- Jefford 1988, p. 83.
- Jefford 1988, p. 85.
- Jefford 1988, p. 95.
- "Tiree (Reef)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 223.
- "Airport Data 2017". UK Civil Aviation Authority. 3 March 2017. Tables 12.1(XLS) and 12.2 (XLS). Retrieved 16 March 2017.
Bibliography
- 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.
External links
- Map sources for Tiree Airport
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На других языках
[de] Tiree Airport
Tiree Airport (IATA-Code: TRE, ICAO-Code: EGPU) befindet sich auf der Hebrideninsel Tiree in der Council Area Argyll and Bute vor der Westküste Schottlands. Betreiber und Besitzer ist die Highlands und Islands Airports Limited.- [en] Tiree Airport
[fr] Aérodrome de Tiree
L'aérodrome de Tiree (en gaélique écossais : Port-adhair Thiriodh) (code IATA : TRE • code OACI : EGPU) est situé 3 km au nord au nord-est de Balemartine sur l'île de Tiree, dans les Hébrides intérieures, au large de la côte ouest de l'Écosse. Il est la propriété de Highlands and Isles Airports Limited.[ru] Тайри (аэропорт)
Аэропорт Тайри (англ. Tiree Airport, гэльск. Port-adhair Thiriodh) (ИАТА: TRE, ИКАО: EGPU) расположен в 4.6 км к северо-северо-востоку от города Бейлмартин на острове Тайри в архипелаге Внутренние Гебриды к западу от побережья Шотландии. Принадлежит и управляется компанией Highlands and Islands Airports Limited.Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.
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