Stornoway Airport

Stornoway Airport
Port-adhair Steòrnabhaigh
Summary
Airport typeDomestic
Owner/OperatorHIAL
ServesStornoway, Outer Hebrides
LocationIsle of Lewis, Scotland
Elevation AMSL26 ft (7.9 m)
Coordinates58°12′56″N 006°19′52″W / 58.21556°N 6.33111°W / 58.21556; -6.33111
Websitewww.hial.co.uk/stornoway-airport/ Edit this at Wikidata
Map
SYY is located in Outer Hebrides
SYY
SYY
Location in Outer Hebrides
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24[1] 1,000 3,281 Asphalt
18/36 2,088 6,850 Asphalt
Statistics (2025)
Passengers104,554
Passenger change 2024–25Increase 4%
Aircraft movements5,310
Movements change 2024–25Increase 1%
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[2]
Statistics: UK Civil Aviation Authority[3][4]

Stornoway Airport (IATA: SYY, ICAO: EGPO) (Scottish Gaelic: Port-adhair Steòrnabhaigh) is an airfield located 2 miles (4 km) east of the town of Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis, in Scotland.[2]

History

The airfield was opened in 1937, and was then used mainly for military purposes. The Royal Air Force had an air base (RAF Stornoway) there during the Second World War and also from 1972 until 1998, when it was a NATO forward operating base. During the Cold War, from 1960 to 1983, the airfield was the home of 112 Signals Unit Stornoway (RAF). NATO aircraft used the airport for missions over the North Atlantic and for stopovers en route to Greenland and the United States.

Nowadays the airfield is mainly used for domestic passenger services. The Royal Mail have a daily mail flight. Bristow Helicopters operate helicopters equipped for search and rescue, on behalf of His Majesty's Coastguard. There are privately owned light aircraft based at the airport. The airport also has been used for cross-wind training of large jets, including the Airbus A350.[5]

Stornoway Airport is owned by HIAL, a company controlled by the Scottish Government.[6]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Hebridean Air Services Benbecula[7]
Loganair Edinburgh,[8] Glasgow,[9] Inverness,[9] Manchester,[a] Southampton[b][10][11]

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Loganair Benbecula,[12] Glasgow[12]

Statistics

Busiest routes to and from Stornoway (2025)[13]
RankAirportTotal
passengers		Change
2024 / 25
1Glasgow66,915Increase 3%
2Edinburgh16,509Increase 6%
3Inverness14,808Increase 7%
4Manchester5,019Increase 82%
5Benbecula1,124Decrease 47%

Accident and incidents

  • On 8 December 1983, a Cessna Citation I (G-UESS) crashed into the sea on approach to Stornoway Airport, killing all 10 passengers and crew.[14]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Manchester service is a continuation of the Inverness service as the same flight number
  2. ↑ Southampton service is a continuation of the Edinburgh service as the same flight number

Citations

  1. ↑ "Eurocontrol – the European AIS Database: Introduction to EAD Basic – Home" (PDF).
  2. 1 2 "EGPO Stornoway". NATS eAIS. 16 April 2026. pp. AD 2.2, AD 2.12. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "UK airport data 2025 / Annual / Table 09 Passengers". CAA.co.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "UK airport data 2025 / Annual / Table 04.1 Movements". CAA.co.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Airbus A350 in training exercise at Stornoway Airport". BBC News. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Highlands and Islands airports". transport.gov.scot. Transport Scotland. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "New airline Hebridean Air Services taking off with improved Stornoway - Benbecula timetable". Hebrides News. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Stornoway". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (5). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 1011. November 2023. ISSN 1466-8718.
  9. 1 2 Liu, Jim. "Loganair Moves Derry / Dundee – London Service to Heathrow From May 2023". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "Enhanced connectivity from Stornoway to Southampton".
  11. ↑ "Airline offering cheaper flights in Southampton Airport sale". 21 September 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Loganair secures new Royal Mail contract". BBC News. 31 January 2017.
  13. ↑ "Airport Data 2025". UK Civil Aviation Authority. 23 March 2026. Table 12.3 (PDF). Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 500 Citation I G-UESS Stornoway Airport (SYY)".

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