Islay Airport

Islay Airport

Port-adhair Ìle
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorHIAL
ServesIslay
LocationIslay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
OpenedMay 1, 1933 (1933-05-01)
Elevation AMSL56 ft / 17 m
Coordinates55°41′00″N 006°15′35″W / 55.68333°N 6.25972°W / 55.68333; -6.25972
Websitewww.hial.co.uk/islay-airport
Map
EGPI
Location in Scotland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 1,545 5,069 Asphalt
07/25 635 2,083 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers26,268
Passenger change 21-22102%
Aircraft movements1,397
Movements change 21-2211%
Sources: UK AIP at NATS
Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority

Islay Airport (IATA: ILY, ICAO: EGPI) (also known as Glenegedale Airport) (Scottish Gaelic: Port-adhair Ìle) is located 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 kilometres; 5.2 statute miles) north-northwest of Port Ellen on the island of Islay in Argyll and Bute, off the west coast of Scotland. It is a small rural airport owned and maintained by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited. Today the airport is used for scheduled services to the Scottish mainland, and for air ambulances.