Islay Airport

Islay Airport

Port-adhair Ìle
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorHIAL
ServesIslay
LocationIslay, Argyll and Bute
OpenedMay 1, 1933 (1933-05-01)
Elevation AMSL56 ft / 17 m
Coordinates55°41′00″N 006°15′35″W / 55.68333°N 6.25972°W / 55.68333; -6.25972
Websitewww.hial.co.uk/islay-airport
Map
EGPI is located in Argyll and Bute
EGPI
EGPI
Location in Scotland
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 1,545 5,069 Asphalt
07/25 635 2,083 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers26,268
Passenger change 21-22Increase102%
Aircraft Movements1,397
Movements change 21-22Increase11%
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1]
Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority[2]

Islay Airport (IATA: ILY, ICAO: EGPI) (also known as Glenegedale Airport) (Scottish Gaelic: Port-adhair Ìle) is located 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 kilometres; 5.2 statute miles) north-northwest of Port Ellen[1] on the island of Islay in Argyll and Bute, off the west coast of Scotland. It is a small rural airport owned and maintained by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited. Today the airport is used for scheduled services to the Scottish mainland, and for air ambulances.

  1. ^ a b "Islay – EGPI". Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Annual airport data 2022 | Civil Aviation Authority".