AirportsStronsay Airport is a small airport serving Stronsay, in Scotland, United Kingdom. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SOY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SOY
- ICAO code
- EGER
- City
- Stronsay
- State or region
- Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 59.1553° N, 2.6414° W
- Elevation
- 12 m (39 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 515 m (1,689 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SOY means Stronsay Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EGER. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 59.1553° N, 2.6414° W. It stands 12 metres (39 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Elgin, about 172 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
Stronsay Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 515 metres (1,689 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 49.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 515 m 1,689 ft | 18 m | Graded Hardcore | not listed |
| 06/24 | 411 m 1,348 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eday AirportEday | EOI | 8 km |
| Sanday AirportSanday | NDY | 11 km |
| Papa Westray AirportPapa Westray, Orkney Islands | PPW | 26 km |
| North Ronaldsay AirportNorth Ronaldsay | NRL | 26 km |
| Kirkwall AirportKirkwall, Orkney Islands | KOI | 27 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,740 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,372 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,813 km | 7 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 865 km | 1 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,200 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,103 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,816 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,929 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,617 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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