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Encyclopedia > Benbecula Airport
Benbecula Airport
Port-adhair Beinn na Fadha
IATA: BEB – ICAO: EGPL
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Highlands and Islands Airports Limited
Serves Benbecula
Location Balivanich
Elevation AMSL 19 ft / 6 m
Coordinates 57°28′52″N 007°21′46″W / 57.48111, -7.36278
Website Benbecula Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 1,836 6,023 Asphalt
17/35 1,220 4,003 Asphalt
Source: UK AIP at NATS

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. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Corporate Logo 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. ... Benbecula (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn na Faoghla, meaning the mountain of the ford) is an island of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. ... Balivanich (Baile a Mhanaich) is the main administrative centre for the Uists. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The term asphalt is often used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete. ... Aeronautical Information Publication (or AIP) is defined by ICAO as a publication issued by or with the authority of a state and containing aeronautical information of a lasting character essential to air navigation. ... National Air Traffic Services Ltd. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Benbecula (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn na Faoghla, meaning the mountain of the ford) is an island of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. ... Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) redirects here. ... This article is about the country. ... Corporate Logo 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 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. Location of North Uist Landsat image of North Uist North Uist (Scottish Gaelic: Uibhist a Tuath) is an island of the Outer Hebrides. ... Location of South Uist South Uist (Scottish Gaelic: Uibhist a Deas) is an island of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. ...


Airlines and Destinations

For the 1930s airline of similar name, see British Airways Ltd. ... Loganair is an airline based at Glasgow International Airport (GLA) in Scotland. ... Flybe is a British airline based at Exeter Airport, England. ... Loganair is an airline based at Glasgow International Airport (GLA) in Scotland. ... Highland Airways is an airline based in Inverness, Scotland. ...

External links

  • Benbecula Airport - Official website

References

London City Airport (IATA: LCY, ICAO: EGLC) is a single-runway airport, intended for use by STOL (Short Take Off and Landing) airliners, and principally serving the financial districts of London. ... Gatwick Airport (IATA: LGW, ICAO: EGKK) is Londons second largest airport and the second busiest airport in the United Kingdom after Heathrow. ... Heathrow redirects here. ... , London Luton Airport (IATA: LTN, ICAO: EGGW) (previously called Luton International Airport)[3] is an international airport located on the edge of the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of London. ... London Stansted Airport (IATA: STN, ICAO: EGSS) is a large passenger airport located in the Uttlesford District of the English county of Essex about 30 miles (48 km) north-east of London. ... For the airport in Southend, Saskatchewan, Canada, see Southend Airport (Saskatchewan). ... London Biggin Hill Airport (IATA: BQH, ICAO: EGKB), formerly RAF Biggin Hill, is an airport at Biggin Hill in London Borough of Bromley, England. ... London Ashford Airport or Lydd Airport (IATA: LYX, ICAO: EGMD) is located 1. ... Kent International Airport (IATA: MSE, ICAO: EGMH) is an airport in Kent, England. ... For the Birmingham, Alabama, United States airport, see Birmingham International Airport (U.S.). Birmingham International Airport (IATA: BHX, ICAO: EGBB) is an international airport located 5. ... Blackpool International Airport (IATA: BLK, ICAO: EGNH) is a small international airport, 2. ... Shown within Dorset. ... Shoreham Airport (IATA: ESH, ICAO: EGKA), also known as Shoreham (Brighton City) Airport, or Brighton, Hove and Worthing Municipal Airport is an airport located 1 nautical mile (1. ... Bristol International Airport (IATA: BRS, ICAO: EGGD) is the commercial airport serving the city of Bristol and the south west of England. ... Coventry Airport (IATA: CVT, ICAO: EGBE) is located about 7 km south of Coventry city centre, in the village of Baginton, Warwickshire, England, and about 1 km outside Coventry boundaries. ... Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (IATA: DSA, ICAO: EGCN) is an international airport located at the former RAF Finningley airbase in Finningley, South Yorkshire, England. ... Durham Tees Valley Airport (IATA: MME, ICAO: EGNV) is an airport in North East England, located approximately 10 km (6 miles) east of Darlington, about 16 km (10 miles) south west of Middlesbrough and 39 km (24 miles) south of Durham. ... East Midlands Airport[1] (IATA: EMA, ICAO: EGNX) is an airport in the East Midlands of England, near Castle Donington in Leicestershire. ... Exeter International Airport (IATA: EXT, ICAO: EGTE) is an international airport close to the city of Exeter in the county of Devon, England. ... Humberside Airport (IATA: HUY, ICAO: EGNJ) is situated in North Lincolnshire, England, 10 nautical miles (18. ... Leeds Bradford International Airport (IATA: LBA, ICAO: EGNM) is located between the cities of Leeds and Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. ... Liverpool John Lennon Airport (IATA: LPL, ICAO: EGGP) is an airport serving the English city of Liverpool. ... For City Airport Manchester, UK, see City Airport Manchester. ... This article is about the airport in England, for other airports with this name, see Newcastle Airport (disambiguation). ... The control tower at Norwich International Airport Norwich International Airport (IATA: NWI, ICAO: EGSH) also just Norwich Airport, is an airport 2. ... This article is about an airport in Plymouth, Devon, England. ... This airport is located in the United Kingdom, for the airport in Canada, see Southampton Airport (Ontario) Southampton Airport (IATA: SOU, ICAO: EGHI) is the 20th largest airport in the UK, located in Eastleigh near Southampton. ... Gloucestershire Airport (formerly Staverton Airport) is Gloucestershires largest general aviation airfield. ... Lands End Airport (IATA: LEQ, ICAO: EGHC), situated in St Just, Cornwall, is the most south westerly airport of mainland Britain. ... St. ... For the airport in Aberdeen, South Dakota, see Aberdeen Regional Airport. ... Edinburgh Airport (IATA: EDI, ICAO: EGPH) is located in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was the busiest airport in Scotland in 2007, handling 9,037,200 passengers. ... Glasgow Airport redirects here. ... Glasgow Prestwick Airport from the air Glasgow Prestwick Airport (Scottish Gaelic: ) (IATA: PIK, ICAO: EGPK) is an international airport serving Glasgow, situated north of the town of Prestwick in South Ayrshire, Scotland. ... Inverness Airport (IATA: INV, ICAO: EGPE) is situated at Dalcross, 9 miles (15 km) east of the city of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. ... Sumburgh Airport is the main airport serving Shetland in Scotland. ... Campbeltown Airport (IATA: CAL, ICAO: EGEC) is located 3 nautical miles (5. ... Gate 4 of the Airport Dundee Airport (IATA: DND, ICAO: EGPN) is located 3 km from the centre of Dundee, Scotland or, for navigation purposes, 0. ... Eday Airport (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EGED) is located on Eday, Orkney Islands, Scotland. ... Fair Isle Airport (IATA: FIE), is a small airport located on Fair Isle between Orkney and Shetland. ... Islay Airport, located in the island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides, off the West Coast of Scotland is a small rural airport owned and maintained by Highlands and Islands Airports. ... Kirkwall Airport (IATA: KOI, ICAO: EGPA) is the main airport serving the Orkney Islands in Scotland. ... Tingwall Airport (IATA: LWK, ICAO: EGET), also known as Lerwick/Tingwall Airport, is located in Gott, 4 nautical miles (7. ... Oban Airport (IATA: OBN, ICAO: EGEO) is located at North Connel, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. ... Scatsta Airport (IATA: SCS, ICAO: EGPM), is a commercial airport on Shetland in Scotland. ... Stornoway Airport is an airfield outside the town of Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis, off the coast of Scotland. ... Tiree Airport (IATA: TRE, ICAO: EGPU) is located on the island of Tiree in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. ... Westray Airport (WRY) is an airport located in Aikerness, Orkney Islands. ... Wick Airport (IATA: WIC, ICAO: EGPC) is located near the town of Wick in Caithness at the northern extremity of the mainland of Scotland. ... Cardiff International Airport (Welsh: Maes Awyr Rhyngwladol Caerdydd) (IATA: CWL, ICAO: EGFF) is a major British airport located in the town of Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan, approximately 12 miles (19 km) south-west of the Welsh capital, Cardiff, serving all of South and Mid Wales. ... Anglesey Airport (Maes Awyr Mon or RAF Valley) (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EGOV) is an airport owned Royal Air Force (RAF). ... Belfast City Tower George Best Belfast City Airport (IATA: BHD, ICAO: EGAC) is an airport in Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... BFS redirects here. ... City of Derry Airport Entrance. ... Alderney Airport (IATA: ACI, ICAO: EGJA) is the only airport in the island of Alderney. ...

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Benbecula Airport Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland (389 words)
Benbecula Airport is open from Monday to Friday from 9.00am to 4.15pm; on Saturday from 11.00am to 12.30pm; normally closed on Sunday, but can be opened by arrangement.
The airport is located on a spit of machair, grassy dune land, at the north west corner of Benbecula, adjacent to the main village of Balivanich (Baile Mhanaich).
Benbecula Airport is operated by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL), which in total operates 10 airports throughout the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
Benbecula - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (127 words)
Benbecula (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn na Faoghla, meaning "the mountain of the ford") is an island of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Benbecula's main settlement is Balivanich in the northwest.
It is the main administrative centre for the Uists and has the council offices and the admin centre for the artillery deep sea firing range on South Uist.
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