Tiree Airport

Tiree Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	EGPU
IATA code	TRE
Coordinates	56 ° 29 ′ 57 ″  N , 6 ° 52 ′ 9 ″  W Coordinates: 56 ° 29 ′ 57 ″  N , 6 ° 52 ′ 9 ″  W
Height above MSL	12 m (39  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	4.6 km northeast of Balemartine
Basic data
operator	Highlands and Islands Airports
Passengers	11,622 (2016)
Air freight	8 t (2016)
Flight movements	1,937 (2016)
Runways
05/23	1472 m × 30 m asphalt
11/29	799 m × 19 m asphalt
17/35	792 m × 18 m concrete

Tiree Airport ( IATA code : TRE , ICAO code : EGPU ) is located on the Hebridean island of Tiree in the Council Area Argyll and Bute off the west coast of Scotland . The operator and owner is Highlands and Islands Airports Limited .

The airport is the former Royal Air Force Station Tiree . The area was confiscated in 1940 and in April 1942 the base was put into operation. In the spring of 1944, the 518th Squadron was stationed here. Her job was to investigate the weather far out on the Atlantic, for which she used specially equipped Halifax bombers. The squadron's weather data also served to determine a suitable start for Operation Overlord and were therefore crucial for the successful Allied invasion of Normandy.

The airport was transferred to the Ministry of Civil Aviation in 1947. Nowadays it has scheduled flights to Coll , Oban and Glasgow .

Airlines and Destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter services at Tiree Airport:

airline	Destination
Hebridean Air Services	Coll , Oban
Loganair	Glasgow

Web links

Commons : Tiree Airport  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Passenger numbers at all airports in the United Kingdom. (PDF; 79 kB) In: caa.co.uk. Civil Aviation Authority , accessed July 30, 2017 . 
2. ↑ Freight figures from all UK airports. (PDF; 12 kB) In: caa.co.uk. Civil Aviation Authority , accessed July 30, 2017 . 
3. ↑ Aircraft movements at all UK airports. (PDF; 157 kB) In: caa.co.uk. Civil Aviation Authority , accessed July 30, 2017 . 
4. ↑ http://www.hial.co.uk/tiree-airport/destinations/