Papa Westray Airport
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Luggage being loaded onto an early morning flight to Kirkwall from the airstrip
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| IATA: PPW – ICAO: EGEP | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Orkney Islands Council | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Papa Westray | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 91 ft / 28 m | ||||||||||||||||||
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Papa Westray Airport (IATA: PPW, ICAO: EGEP) is located 22 NM (41 km; 25 mi) north of Kirkwall Airport on Papa Westray, Orkney Islands, Scotland.[1] The facility 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 Westray Airport. The distance is 2.8 km (1.7 mi) and the scheduled flight time, including taxiing, is two minutes.[2]
Papa Westray Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P542) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers and for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Orkney Islands Council). The aerodrome is not licensed for night use.[3]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Loganair | Kirkwall, North Ronaldsay, Westray |
References
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- ↑ Civil Aviation Authority Aerodrome Ordinary Licences
