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Tiree Airport

Tiree Airport

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Tiree Airport (Scottish Gaelic: Port-adhair Thiriodh) (IATA: TRE, ICAO: EGPU) is located 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) north northeast of Balemartine on the island of Tiree in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. It is owned and maintained by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited.

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The airport is served by a scheduled service from Glasgow, operated by a Loganair Twin Otter.

History

The airfield is the former Royal Air Force Tiree which was requisitioned in 1940 and became operational in April 1942 before being transferred to Ministry of Civil Aviation in 1947.[2]

The following units were based at RAF Tiree at some point:

Airlines and destinations

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Statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at TRE airport. See Wikidata query.

References

Citations

  1. [1]
    Tiree - EGPU
  2. [2]
    "RAF Tiree airfield". Control Towers. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  3. [3]
    Jefford 1988, p. 73.
  4. [4]
    Jefford 1988, p. 83.
  5. [5]
    Jefford 1988, p. 85.
  6. [6]
    Jefford 1988, p. 95.
  7. [7]
    "Tiree (Reef)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  8. [8]
    Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 223.
  9. [9]
    "Airport Data 2022". UK Civil Aviation Authority. 21 March 2023. Tables 12.1(XLS) and 12.2 (XLS). Retrieved 25 March 2023.

Bibliography

  • Jefford, C.G. RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988. ISBN 1-84037-141-2.
  • Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.
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