Inverness Airport
Inverness Airport [3] is an international airport at Dalcross, 7 nautical miles (~8 miles or 13 km) north east of the city of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands.
| Inverness Airport Port-adhair Inbhir Nis | |||
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| IATA: INV – ICAO: EGPE | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Private | ||
| Owner/Operator | Highlands and Islands Airports Limited | ||
| Serves | Inverness | ||
| Location | Dalcross, Highland | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 31 ft / 9 m | ||
| Coordinates | 57°32′33″N 004°02′51″W / 57.54250°N 4.04750°WCoordinates: 57°32′33″N 004°02′51″W / 57.54250°N 4.04750°W | ||
| Website | |||
| Map | |||
| Location in Highland Council Area | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 05/23 | 1,887 | 6,191 | Asphalt |
| 12/30 | 700 | 2,297 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2018) | |||
| Passengers | 894,360 | ||
| Passenger change 17-18 |  2.2%
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| Aircraft movements | 29,690 | ||
| Movements change 17-18 |  4.2%
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| Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1] Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority[2] | |||
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The airport is the main gateway for travellers to the Highlands and Islands. There are a wide range of scheduled services throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland; also there are limited charter and freight flights to continental Europe. 591,397 passengers passed through the airport in 2009.[2] It is owned by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) who own most of the regional airports in mainland Scotland and the outlying islands.
Like many of the airports in the Highlands and Islands, this airport was originally a RAF air base, and played a role in World War II. It was converted to civilian use in 1947.
Statistics
| Rank | Airport | Passengers handled | 2008-2009 Change | Airlines that serve(d) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23x15px - London Gatwick Airport | 224,872 | 7.5% |
Easyjet, Flybe |
| 2 | 23x15px - London Luton Airport | 86,604 | 15.5% |
Easyjet |
| 3 | 23x15px - Bristol Airport | 73,315 | 0.8% |
Easyjet |
| 4 | 23x15px - Manchester Airport | 50,505 | Flybe (First year of operation) | |
| 5 | 23x15px - Stornoway Airport | 33,110 | Loganair | |
| 6 | 23x15px - Birmingham Airport | 30,348 | 21.6% |
Flybe |
| 7 | 23x15px - Kirkwall Airport | 24,795 | 33.6% |
Loganair |
| 8 | 23x15px - East Midlands Airport | 20,373 | 49.3% |
Ryanair |
| 9 | 23x15px - Belfast City Airport | 19,320 | 14.5% |
Flybe |
| 10 | 23x15px - Southampton Airport | 3,903 | 1.2 % |
Flybe |
| Source: UK Civil Aviation Authority[1] Archived 2007-03-22 at the Wayback Machine | ||||
Inverness Airport Media
- Inverness Airport EGPE.jpg
Inverness Airport as viewed from Runway 23
- Inverness Airport Concourse.JPG
The concourse at Inverness Airport
- Control tower, Inverness Airport - geograph.org.uk - 4815828.jpg
Control tower, Inverness Airport
References
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- ↑ Scottish Gaelic: [Port-adhair Inbhir Nis] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (IATA: INV, ICAO: EGPE)