Barra Airport

Eoligarry, Scotland, United Kingdom

Also known as: Barra Eoligarry Airport Barra Island

Regional Airport ✓ Scheduled Service

Timezone Europe/London

Local Time —

Elevation 5 ft (2 m)

Coordinates 57.0228°N, 7.4431°W

Runways 6

Airlines 1

BRR is the IATA airport code for Barra Airport, located in Eoligarry, United Kingdom. Its ICAO code is EGPR. The airport is classified as a Regional Airport with scheduled commercial passenger service. It operates in the Europe/London timezone at an elevation of 5 ft (2 m) above sea level. It has 6 runways.

About Barra Airport

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Barra Airport is a short-runway airport situated in the wide shallow bay of Traigh Mhòr at the northern tip of the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The airport is unique, believed to be the only one in the world where scheduled flights use a tidal beach as the runway. The airport is operated by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited, which owns most of the regional airports in mainland Scotland and the outlying islands. Barra Airport opened in 1936 and the first airliner to use it was a de Havilland Dragon. The airport's only destination is Glasgow.

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Runways (6)

Designation	Length	Width	Surface	Lighted	Status
07/25	2,621 ft (799 m)	197 ft (60 m)	Sand	No	Open
11/29	2,231 ft (680 m)	151 ft (46 m)	Sand	No	Open
15/33	2,776 ft (846 m)	151 ft (46 m)	Sand	No	Open
07/25	2,621 ft (799 m)	197 ft (60 m)	Sand	No	Open
11/29	2,231 ft (680 m)	151 ft (46 m)	Sand	No	Open
15/33	2,776 ft (846 m)	151 ft (46 m)	Sand	No	Open