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Barra Airport Outer Hebrides (Scotland) Barra Airport Port-adhair Bharraigh Summary Airport type Public Operator Highlands and Islands Airports Limited Location Barra Outer Hebrides Na h-...

Barra Airport Outer Hebrides (Scotland) Barra Airport Port-adhair Bharraigh Summary Airport type Public Operator Highlands and Islands Airports Limited Location Barra Outer Hebrides Na h-Eileanan Siar Elevation AMSL 1-4 ft / 0–1 m Coordinates 57°01'22?N 07°26'35?WCoordinates: 57°01'22?N 07°26'35?W Website Barra Airport Map EGPR is located in Outer Hebrides EGPREGPR Location of airport in Scotland Runways Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 799 2,621 Sand 11/29 680 2,231 Sand 15/33 846 2,776 Sand Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority Barra Airport (Scottish Gaelic: Port-adhair Bharraigh) (IATA: BRR, ICAO: EGPR) (also known as Barra Eoligarry Airport) is a short-runway airport (or STOLport) situated in the wide shallow bay of Traigh Mhòr at the northern tip of the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The airport is unique, being the only one in the world where scheduled flights use a beach as the runway. The airport is operated by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited, which owns most of the regional airports in mainland Scotland and the outlying islands. Barra Airport opened in 1936. The beach is set out with three runways in a triangle, marked by permanent wooden poles at their ends, in directions 07/25, 11/29, 15/33. This almost always allows the Twin Otters that serve the airport to land into the wind. At high tide these runways are under the sea: flight times vary with the tide. Emergency flights occasionally operate at night from the airport, with vehicle lights used to illuminate the runway and reflective strips laid on to the beach. Barra Airport also has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P792) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Highlands & Islands Airports Limited). The aerodrome is not licensed for night use. Trivia The beach is also popular with visitors and cockle pickers, who are asked to observe the windsock to see if the airport is in operation. In 2011, Barra Airport was voted No.1 in the world's top airport approaches by a poll conducted by PrivateFly.com. The previous year, Barra took 10th place.

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