Tiree Airport
Airport in Argyll and Bute, Scotland
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Tiree Airport (Scottish Gaelic: Port-adhair Thiriodh) (IATA: TRE, ICAO: EGPU) is located 3 miles (5 km) north–northeast of Balemartine on the island of Tiree in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. It is owned and maintained by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited.
Tiree Airport Port-adhair Thiriodh | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | HIAL | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Isle of Tiree, Argyll and Bute, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 38 ft (12 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°29′57″N 006°52′09″W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | hial.co.uk | ||||||||||||||
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  EGPU Location in Coll and Tiree  EGPU Location in Argyll and Bute  EGPU Location in Scotland | |||||||||||||||
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| Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1][2] | |||||||||||||||
History
The airfield is the former Royal Air Force Tiree which was requisitioned in 1940 and became operational in April 1942 before being transferred to Ministry of Civil Aviation in 1947.[3]
The following units were based at RAF Tiree at some point:
- No. 224 Squadron RAF[4]
- No. 281 Squadron RAF[5]
- No. 304 Polish Bomber Squadron[6]
- No. 518 Squadron RAF[7]
- 819 Naval Air Squadron[8]
- 845 Naval Air Squadron[8]
- 1840 Naval Air Squadron[8]
- No. 2842 Squadron RAF Regiment[8]
- Meteorological Conversion Unit RAF (October 1943 - February 1944)[9]
Since 2017, passengers departing from Tiree, as well as Barra and Campbeltown, have not been subject to security checks, instead declaring that they do not have any prohibited items. Upon arrival at Glasgow, passengers connecting to other flights must go through security there.[10][11]
