Stornoway Airport

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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2013}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Stornoway Airport
| nativename = Port-adhair Steòrnabhaigh
| nativename-a =
| nativename-r =
| image = SYY logo-01.svg
| image-width = 250
| image2 = Stornoway Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 1236096.jpg
| image2-width = 250
| caption =
| IATA = SYY
| ICAO = EGPO
| type = Domestic
| owner-oper = [[Highlands and Islands Airports|HIAL]]
| city-served = [[Stornoway]], [[Outer Hebrides]]
| location = [[Isle of Lewis]], Scotland
| elevation-f = 26
| elevation-m = 8
| coordinates = {{coord|58|12|56|N|006|19|52|W|type:airport_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Scotland Outer Hebrides
| pushpin_label = SYY
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Outer Hebrides
| metric-rwy = Y
| r1-number = 06/24<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/eadbasic/pamslight-0603C4E7B79DEBED0AFB2010F1E561C2/7FE5QZZF3FXUS/EN/Charts/AD/AIRAC/EG_AD_2_EGPO_2-1_en_2014-07-24.pdf|title=Eurocontrol – the European AIS Database: Introduction to EAD Basic – Home}}</ref>
| r1-length-f = 3,281
| r1-length-m = 1,000
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| r2-number = 18/36
| r2-length-f = 6850
| r2-length-m = 2088
| r2-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| stat-year = 2022
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 102,331
| stat2-header = Passenger change 21-22
| stat2-data = {{increase}}63%
| stat3-header = Aircraft movements (2022)
| stat3-data = 4,516
| stat4-header = {{nowrap|Movements change 21-22}}
| stat4-data = {{increase}}40%
| website = {{Official URL}}
| footnotes = Sources: UK [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]] at [[National Air Traffic Services|NATS]]<ref name="aip">[http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/index.php%3Foption=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=139&Itemid=188.html Stornoway - EGPO]</ref><br />Statistics from the [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|UK Civil Aviation Authority]]<ref name="stats">[http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?catid=80&pagetype=88&pageid=3&sglid=3 UK Annual Airport Statistics]</ref>
}}

'''Stornoway Airport''' {{Airport codes|SYY|EGPO}} ({{langx|gd|Port-adhair Steòrnabhaigh}}) is an airfield located {{Convert|2|NM|abbr=on|lk=in}} east of the town of [[Stornoway, Outer Hebrides|Stornoway]]<ref name="aip"/> on the [[Isle of Lewis]], in [[Scotland]].

==History==
The airfield was opened in 1937, and was then used mainly for military purposes. The [[Royal Air Force]] had an air base ([[RAF Stornoway]]) there during the Second World War and also from 1972 until 1998, when it was a [[NATO]] forward operating base. During the Cold War, from 1960 to 1983, the airfield was the home of [[112 Signals Unit Stornoway]] (RAF). NATO aircraft used the airport for missions over the [[North Atlantic]] and for stopovers en route to [[Greenland]] and the [[United States]].{{cn|date=February 2025}}

Nowadays the airfield is mainly used for domestic passenger services. The [[Royal Mail]] have a daily mail flight. [[Bristow Helicopters]] operate helicopters equipped for search and rescue, on behalf of [[HM Coastguard|His Majesty's Coastguard]]. There are privately owned light aircraft based at the airport. The airport also has been used for cross-wind training of large jets, including the [[Airbus A350]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-37998490| title=Airbus A350 in training exercise at Stornoway Airport| publisher=BBC News| accessdate=16 March 2024}}</ref>

Stornoway Airport is owned by [[Highlands and Islands Airports Limited|HIAL]], a company controlled by the [[Scottish Government]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Highlands and Islands airports |url=https://www.transport.gov.scot/public-transport/air-travel/highlands-and-islands-airports/ |website=transport.gov.scot |publisher=Transport Scotland |access-date=8 October 2022}}</ref>

==Airlines and destinations==
===Passenger===

{{Airport-dest-list

|{{nowrap|[[Hebridean Air Services]]}} | [[Benbecula Airport|Benbecula]]<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hebrides-news.com/hebridean-air-services-takes-off-with-improved-stornoway-benbecula-timetable-11324.html| title=New airline Hebridean Air Services taking off with improved Stornoway - Benbecula timetable| publisher=Hebrides News| accessdate=16 March 2024}}</ref>
|[[Loganair]] | [[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]],<ref>{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Stornoway|date=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=1011}}</ref> [[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230419-lmlhr">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230419-lmlhr|title=Loganair Moves Derry / Dundee – London Service to Heathrow From May 2023|website=Aeroroutes.com|accessdate=2 November 2024|language=en-CA}}</ref> [[Inverness Airport|Inverness]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230419-lmlhr"/> [[Manchester Airport|Manchester]],{{efn|Manchester service is a continuation of the Inverness service as the same flight number}} [[Southampton Airport|Southampton]]{{efn|Southampton service is a continuation of the Edinburgh service as the same flight number}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.loganair.co.uk/our-story/latest-news/2023/enhanced-connectivity-from-stornoway-to-southampton | title=Enhanced connectivity from Stornoway to Southampton }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/23802474.loganair-offers-cheaper-flights-southampton-airport-sale/ | title=Airline offering cheaper flights in Southampton Airport sale | date=21 September 2023 }}</ref>{{bsn|date=March 2025}}

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===Cargo===
{{Airport destination list

| [[Loganair]] | [[Benbecula Airport|Benbecula]],<ref name=BBC/> [[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]]<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-38810648 | title=Loganair secures new Royal Mail contract | work=BBC News | date=31 January 2017 }}</ref>
}}

== Statistics ==

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Busiest routes to and from Stornoway (2022)<ref name="routestats">{{cite web |url=https://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/UK-aviation-market/Airports/Datasets/UK-Airport-data/Airport-data-2022/ |title=Airport Data 2022 |date=21 March 2023 |publisher=UK Civil Aviation Authority |at=Tables 12.1(XLS) and 12.2 (XLS) |access-date=25 March 2023}}</ref>
|-
! Rank || Airport || Total <br />passengers || Change<br />2021 / 22
|-
|1||[[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]] ||align='right'| 61,736||{{increase}} 86.9%
|-
|2||[[Inverness Airport|Inverness]] ||align='right'| 17,769||{{increase}} 40.2%
|-
|3||[[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]] ||align='right'| 16,566||{{increase}} 115.8%
|-
|4||[[Benbecula Airport|Benbecula]] ||align='right'| 5,009||{{decrease}} 31.5%
|}

==Accident and incidents==
* On 8 December 1983, a [[Cessna Citation I]] (''G-UESS'') crashed into the sea on approach to Stornoway Airport, killing all 10 passengers and crew.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19831208-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 500 Citation I G-UESS Stornoway Airport (SYY)}}</ref>

==References==
===Notes===
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===Citations===
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==External links==
{{commons category inline|Stornoway Airport}}
*{{Official website}}

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[[Category:1937 establishments in Scotland]]
[[Category:Airports in Scotland]]
[[Category:Highlands and Islands Airports]]
[[Category:Transport in the Outer Hebrides]]
[[Category:Airports established in 1937]]

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