Benbecula Airport
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| Benbecula Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: BEB - ICAO: EGPL | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Highlands and Islands Airports Limited | ||
| Serves | Balivanich | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 19 ft (6 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 06/24 | 6,023 | 1,836 | Asphalt |
| 17/35 | 4,003 | 1,220 | Asphalt |
Benbecula Airport (IATA: BEB, ICAO: EGPL) is located on the island of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides, off the West Coast of Scotland. It is a small rural airport owned and maintained by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited.
The airport provides scheduled services to the Scottish mainland and other Hebridean islands. In so doing it provides vital transport connections for the islands of Benbecula, North Uist and South Uist, which are interlinked by causeway but are over two hours from the mainland by sea. The airport is also used by emergency air ambulance flights, and by flights supporting the nearby missile test range.
[edit] Airlines and Destinations
- British Airways (Barra, Glasgow)
- Highland Airways (Inverness, Stornoway)
[edit] External links
- Official website of Benbecula Airport
- Benbecula Destinations
- Map sources for Benbecula Airport
[edit] References
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