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Fair Isle Airport

Coordinates: 59°32′05″N 001°37′43″W / 59.53472°N 1.62861°W / 59.53472; -1.62861
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Fair Isle Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
Owner/OperatorNational Trust for Scotland
LocationFair Isle, Shetland, Scotland
Elevation AMSL237 ft / 72 m
Coordinates59°32′05″N 001°37′43″W / 59.53472°N 1.62861°W / 59.53472; -1.62861
Websitefairisle.org.uk/travel
Map
EGEF is located in Shetland
EGEF
EGEF
Location on Fair Isle
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 537 1,762 Gravel
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1]

Fair Isle Airport (IATA: FIE, ICAO: EGEF), is a small airport located in Fair Isle, Shetland, Scotland. It is owned by the National Trust for Scotland.

Licensing

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Fair Isle Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P610) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (The National Trust For Scotland). The aerodrome is not licensed for night use.[2] Fixed wing aircraft, in particular Britten-Norman Islander aircraft, and helicopters use the airport regularly.

Facilities

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The airport has a single runway aligned northeast–southwest, designated 06/24. Passenger facilities are very limited, and there are no hangars available, although visiting aircraft can be stabled (open air) overnight for a small fee. There is no airport fire service, but the Fair Isle fire engine is on call for airport incidents, and can be requested in advance by incoming flights with at least 30 minutes' notice.[3]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Directflight[4] Lerwick
Loganair[5] Seasonal: Kirkwall[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Fair Isle – EGEF". Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Civil Aviation Authority Aerodrome Ordinary Licences" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2009.
  3. ^ Fire service requests tabled on the airport webpage Archived 24 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ "Passenger Transport". Airtask Group.
  5. ^ "Up to date flight times". Loganair. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  6. ^ https://www.loganair.co.uk/our-story/latest-news/2023/loganair-relaunches-kirkwall-to-fair-isle-flights-as-part-of-summer-2024-schedule/#:~:text=2024-,Loganair%20relaunches%20Kirkwall%20to%20Fair%20Isle%20flights%20as%20part%20of,from%20leisure%20and%20business%20travellers. [bare URL]
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