Airport type Public Location Kirkwall Website Kirkwall Airport Code KOI Phone +44 1856 872421 | Serves Mainland, Orkney Elevation AMSL 58 ft / 18 m Address Orkney KW15 1TH, UK Elevation 18 m Passenger count 149,724 | |
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Operator Highlands and Islands Airports Limited Similar NorthLink Ferries, Orkney Car Hire, Europcar Kirkwall ‑ Car Hire, W R Tullock & Sons Ltd, Orkney Ferries Ltd | ||
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Kirkwall Airport (IATA: KOI, ICAO: EGPA) is the main airport serving Orkney in Scotland. It is located 2.5 NM (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) southeast of Kirkwall and is owned by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited. The airport is used by Flybe franchise service, operated by Loganair.
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History
The airport was built and commissioned in 1940 as RAF Grimsetter for the defence of the Scapa Flow naval base. In 1943 the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm took over, as RNAS Kirkwall then HMS Robin. Control passed in 1948 to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and in 1986 to Highlands and Islands Airports.
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Kirkwall Airport Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA