AirportsStornoway Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Stornoway, Western Isles, in Scotland, United Kingdom. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SYY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SYY
- ICAO code
- EGPO
- City
- Stornoway, Western Isles
- State or region
- Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 58.2156° N, 6.3311° W
- Elevation
- 8 m (26 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,200 m (7,218 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SYY means Stornoway Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EGPO. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 58.2156° N, 6.3311° W. It stands 8 metres (26 feet) above sea level.
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
Stornoway Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,200 metres (7,218 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 53 airports of United Kingdom on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 19.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,200 m 7,218 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 06/24 | 1,000 m 3,281 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Benbecula AirportBalivanich | BEB | 102 km |
| Barra AirportEoligarry | BRR | 148 km |
| Inverness AirportInverness, Highland | INV | 154 km |
| Coll AirportColl Island | COL | 180 km |
| Wick John O'Groats AirportWick | WIC | 191 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,967 km | 8 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,584 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,999 km | 7 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 838 km | 1 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,006 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,997 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,050 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,123 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,840 km | 20 h 45 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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