Airport type Public 05/23 1,472 Elevation 12 m | Elevation AMSL 38 ft / 12 m Code TRE Phone +44 1879 220456 | |
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Operator Highlands and Islands Airports Limited Website www.hial.co.uk/tiree-airport/ Similar Loganair Ltd, McLennan A, Scarinish Hotel, Tiree High School, Tiree Lodge Hotel | ||
Departure from tiree airport on 23 07 2014
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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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 Station Tiree which was requisitioned in 1940 and became operational in April 1942 before being transferred to Ministry of Civil Aviation in 1947.
The following units were based at RAF Tiree at some point:
References
Tiree Airport Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA