What is Islay Airport?

Information about Islay Airport

Islay Airport
IATA: ILY – ICAO: EGPI
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Highlands and Islands Airports Limited
Serves Islay
Elevation AMSL 56 ft / 17 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31Asphalt
08/26Asphalt
Islay Airport (IATA: ILY, ICAO: EGPI) (also known as Glenegedale Airport) is located 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km) north northwest of Port Ellen on the island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides, off the West Coast of Scotland. It is a small rural airport owned and maintained by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited.

History

The first airports appeared in Islay in the 1930s. However these were just grass stripped airports. In 1940, during World War II, the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill ordered military airports to be constructed in the Western Islands of Scotland, both to defend against a German assault on the Scottish mainland, and also the provide reconnaissance planes a base to fly missions over the Atlantic Ocean. The present Islay airport was constructed in 1940, and received a concrete runway in 1942. During World War II, over 1,500 Royal Air Force personnel were stationed at Islay Airport.

On June 29, 1994, The Prince of Wales made headlines when he overshot the runway while landing a BAe 146 of No. 32 (The Royal) Squadron of the RAF on the runway of the airport. No one was injured, however the plane was badly damaged.

Present day

Today the airport is used for scheduled services to the Scottish mainland, and for air ambulances. Loganair fly a service from Glasgow International Airport, twice daily on weekdays, and once daily on Saturdays.

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Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) is the company that owns and operates 10 airports in the Scottish Highlands, the Northern Isles and the Western Isles. The company is wholly owned by the Scottish Ministers, and is funded by the Scottish Executive's Enterprise,
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Port Ellen is a small town in Argyll, Scotland. It is the second largest town on the island of Islay, after Bowmore.

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Islay

Location

OS grid reference: NR370598

Names

Gaelic name: ÃŒle
Norse name: Yula-Oy/Il
Meaning of name: Old Norse for 'Yula's isle'

Area and Summit
Area: 61,956 ha
Area rank (Scottish islands): 5
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The Inner Hebrides (Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan a-staigh - the inner isles) is an archipelago off the west coast of Scotland, to the south east of the Outer Hebrides. They are part of the Hebrides.
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Islay

Location

OS grid reference: NR370598

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Gaelic name: ÃŒle
Norse name: Yula-Oy/Il
Meaning of name: Old Norse for 'Yula's isle'

Area and Summit
Area: 61,956 ha
Area rank (Scottish islands): 5
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