AirportsPapa Westray Airport is a small airport serving Papa Westray, Orkney Islands, in Scotland, United Kingdom. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PPW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PPW
- ICAO code
- EGEP
- City
- Papa Westray, Orkney Islands
- State or region
- Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 59.3510° N, 2.9004° W
- Elevation
- 28 m (91 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 527 m (1,729 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PPW means Papa Westray Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EGEP. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 59.3510° N, 2.9004° W. It stands 28 metres (91 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Elgin, about 191 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/London, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Papa Westray Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 527 metres (1,729 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 47.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 527 m 1,729 ft | 18 m | Graded Hardcore | not listed |
| 18/36 | 343 m 1,125 ft | 31 m | Grass | not listed |
| 07/25 | 334 m 1,096 ft | 18 m | Grass | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Westray AirportWestray, Orkney Islands | WRY | 3 km |
| Eday AirportEday | EOI | 19 km |
| Sanday AirportSanday | NDY | 22 km |
| Stronsay AirportStronsay | SOY | 26 km |
| North Ronaldsay AirportNorth Ronaldsay | NRL | 26 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,752 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,387 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,832 km | 7 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 890 km | 1 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,182 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,078 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,824 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,917 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,613 km | 20 h 30 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
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