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Westray Airport (IATA: WRY, ICAO: EGEW) is an airport at Aikerness, on Westray in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. It is best known for being one of the two airports joined by the shortest scheduled flight in the world, a leg of Loganair's inter-island service to Papa Westray Airport. The distance is 2.8 km (1.7 mi) and the scheduled flight time, including taxiing, is two minutes.[2] As well as the Papa Westray flights, services to the main Orkney town of Kirkwall are offered.

Westray Airport
Terminal at Westray Airport, Orkney
IATA: WRY ICAO: EGEW
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Orkney Islands Council
Location	Aikerness, Orkney
Elevation AMSL	29 ft / 9 m
Coordinates	59°21′01″N 002°57′00″W
Map
EGEW Location in Orkney Show map of Orkney Islands EGEW EGEW (the United Kingdom) Show map of the United Kingdom
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 01/19 291 955 Grass 09/27 527 1,729 Graded hardcore 13/31 421 1,381 Grass
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1]

Westray Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P539) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Orkney Islands Council). It is also the start point for the European teams of the Greenland Air Trophy. The aerodrome is not licensed for night use.[3]

Westray Airport has a strong case as the shortest commercial runway in the world with runway 01/19 having a declared LDA distance of just 234 m.[4]

Airline and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Loganair	Kirkwall, Papa Westray

References

External links

• Overview of Westray Airport

На других языках

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[de] Westray Airport

Westray Airport (IATA-Code: WRY, ICAO-Code: EGEW) befindet sich auf der Insel Westray in Orkney, Schottland. Bekanntheit erlangte er, dass der Flug zum Papa Westray Airport, der kürzeste Linienflug der Welt ist. Die Strecke beträgt 2,8 km und die Flugzeit, inklusive ausrollen, beträgt zwei Minuten. Es wird auch noch der Flughafen Kirkwall angeflogen.

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- [en] Westray Airport

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[fr] Aérodrome de Westray

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[it] Aeroporto di Westray

L'Aeroporto di Westray (IATA: WRY, ICAO: EGEW) è un piccolo aeroporto britannico situato nel versante settentrionale dell'isola di Westray, parte dell'arcipelago delle Isole Orcadi, Scozia.

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[ru] Уэстрей (аэропорт)

Аэропорт Уэстрей (англ. Westray Airport, гэльск. Port-adhair Bheastraigh) (ИАТА: WRY, ИКАО: EGEW) — аэропорт, расположенный в Айкернессе, на севере острова Уэстрей в архипелаге Оркнейских островов, Шотландия. Это более известный из двух аэропортов, между которыми существует кратчайший в мире регулярный маршрут (второй — Папа-Уэстрей)[1]. Кроме рейсов на Папа-Уэстрей, существует регулярный рейс в крупнейший город Оркнейских островов — Керкуолл.

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