Airport type Public Serves Papa Westray 04/22 527 Code PPW | Operator Orkney Islands Council Elevation AMSL 91 ft / 28 m 527 1,729 Elevation 28 m | |
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Address Papa Westray, Orkney KW17 2BU, UK Similar Westray Airport, Knap of Howar, Kirkwall Airport, Eday Airport, North Ronaldsay Airport | ||
Papa Westray Airport (IATA: PPW, ICAO: EGEP) is located 22 NM (41 km; 25 mi) north of Kirkwall Airport on Papa Westray, Orkney Islands, Scotland. The facility 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 Westray Airport. The distance is 2.8 km (1.7 mi) and the scheduled flight time, including taxiing, is two minutes.
Papa Westray Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P542) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers and for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Orkney Islands Council). The aerodrome is not licensed for night use.
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