AirportsSumburgh Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Lerwick, Shetland, in Scotland, United Kingdom. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LSI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LSI
- ICAO code
- EGPB
- City
- Lerwick, Shetland
- State or region
- Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 59.8789° N, 1.2956° W
- Elevation
- 6 m (20 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 1,498 m (4,915 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LSI means Sumburgh Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EGPB. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 59.8789° N, 1.2956° W. It stands 6 metres (20 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Sumburgh Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 1,498 metres (4,915 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 53 airports of United Kingdom on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 35.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,498 m 4,915 ft | 44 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 15/33 | 1,424 m 4,672 ft | 43 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 06H/24H | 543 m 1,781 ft | 44 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lerwick / Tingwall AirportLerwick, Shetland Islands | LWK | 35 km |
| Fair Isle AirportFair Isle | FIE | 43 km |
| Foula AirfieldFoula | FOA | 50 km |
| North Ronaldsay AirportNorth Ronaldsay | NRL | 86 km |
| Sanday AirportSanday | NDY | 100 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,656 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,300 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,760 km | 7 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 936 km | 1 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,261 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,111 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,722 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,821 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,507 km | 20 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.