Westray Airport

Westray Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Westray Airport
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IATA = WRY
ICAO = EGEW
type = Public
owner =
operator = Orkney Islands Council
city-served = Aikerness
location =
elevation-f = 29
elevation-m = 9
coordinates = Coord|59|21|01|N|02|57|00|W|type:airport
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r1-number = 01/19
r1-length-f = 954
r1-length-m = 291
r1-surface = Grass
r2-number = 09/27
r2-length-f = 1,532
r2-length-m = 467
r2-surface = Gravel
r3-number = 13/31
r3-length-f = 1,381
r3-length-m = 421
r3-surface = Grass
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Westray Airport airport codes|WRY|EGEW is an airport located at Aikerness, on Westray in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. It is best known for being one of the two airports joined by the shortest scheduled flight in the world, a leg of Loganair's inter-island service, to Papa Westray Airport. [ [http://news.cheapflights.co.uk/flights/2006/12/orkney_hop_shor.html www.cheapflights.co.uk] Orkney hop shortest scheduled flight in world] As well as the Papa Westray flights, services to the main Orkney town Kirkwall are offered.

Westray Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P539) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Orkney Islands Council). The aerodrome is not licensed for night use [ [http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/375/srg_asd_ordinarylicences.pdf Civil Aviation Authority Aerodrome Ordinary Licences] ] .

Airlines and Destinations

*Loganair (Kirkwall, Papa Westray)

External links

* [http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/features/featurefirst1251.html Overview of Westray Airport]

References

*United Kingdom AIP


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