Stornoway Airport

Coordinates: 58°12′56″N 006°19′52″W / 58.21556°N 6.33111°W / 58.21556; -6.33111
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Stornoway Airport

Port-adhair Steòrnabhaigh
AMSL
26 ft / 8 m
Coordinates58°12′56″N 006°19′52″W / 58.21556°N 6.33111°W / 58.21556; -6.33111
WebsiteStornoway Airport
Map
SYY is located in Outer Hebrides
SYY
SYY
Location in Outer Hebrides
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24[1] 1,000 3,281 Asphalt
18/36 2,315 7,595 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers102,331
Passenger Change 21-22Increase63%
Aircraft Movements (2022)4,516
Movements Change 21-22Increase40%
Sources: UK
NATS[2]
Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority[3]

Stornoway Airport (

North Atlantic and for stopovers en route to Greenland and the United States
.

Stornoway Airport is owned by

HIAL, a company controlled by the Scottish Government.[4]

Nowadays the airfield is mainly used for domestic passenger services. The Royal Mail have a daily mail flight. Bristow Helicopters operate helicopters equipped for search and rescue, on behalf of His Majesty's Coastguard. There are privately owned light aircraft based at the airport.

The airport has been used for cross-wind training of large jets, including the Airbus A350.[5] It was also visited in 2008 by future President of the United States Donald Trump, using a private Boeing 727.[6]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Hebridean Air Services Benbecula[7]
Loganair Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Manchester,[a] Southampton,[b][8][9][10]

Statistics

Busiest routes to and from Stornoway (2022)[11]
Rank Airport Total
passengers		 Change
2021 / 22
1 Glasgow 61,736 Increase 86.9%
2 Inverness 17,769 Increase 40.2%
3 Edinburgh 16,566 Increase 115.8%
4 Benbecula 5,009 Decrease 31.5%

Accident and incidents

  • On 8 December 1983, a Cessna Citation I (G-UESS) crashed into the sea on approach to Stornoway Airport, killing all 10 passengers and crew.[12]

Notes

  1. ^ Manchester service is a continuation of the Inverness service as the same flight number
  2. ^ Southampton service is a continuation of the Edinburgh service as the same flight number

References

  1. ^ "EUROCONTROL - the European AIS Database: Introduction to EAD Basic - Home" (PDF).
  2. ^ a b Stornoway - EGPO
  3. ^ UK Annual Airport Statistics
  4. ^ "Highlands and Islands airports". transport.gov.scot. Transport Scotland. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Airbus A350 in training exercise at Stornoway Airport". BBC News. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Donald Trump pays visit to ancestral home". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  7. ^ "New airline Hebridean Air Services taking off with improved Stornoway - Benbecula timetable". Hebrides News. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Enhanced connectivity from Stornoway to Southampton".
  9. ^ "Why Loganair is Unhappy with easyJet's New Southampton-Glasgow Route". 30 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Airline offering cheaper flights in Southampton Airport sale". 21 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Airport Data 2022". UK Civil Aviation Authority. 21 March 2023. Tables 12.1(XLS) and 12.2 (XLS). Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  12. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 500 Citation I G-UESS Stornoway Airport (SYY)".

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