AirportsTiree Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Balemartine, Argyll and Bute, in Scotland, United Kingdom. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TRE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TRE
- ICAO code
- EGPU
- City
- Balemartine, Argyll and Bute
- State or region
- Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 56.4992° N, 6.8692° W
- Elevation
- 12 m (38 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 1,402 m (4,600 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TRE means Tiree Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EGPU. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 56.4992° N, 6.8692° W. It stands 12 metres (38 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Glasgow, about 176 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
Tiree Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 1,402 metres (4,600 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 38.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 1,402 m 4,600 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 11/29 | 820 m 2,690 ft | 19 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 17/35 | 792 m 2,598 ft | 18 m | Concrete | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Coll AirportColl Island | COL | 19 km |
| Colonsay AirstripColonsay | CSA | 62 km |
| Barra AirportEoligarry | BRR | 68 km |
| Oban AirportNorth Connel | OBN | 90 km |
| Islay AirportIsle of Islay, Argyll and Bute | ILY | 98 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,037 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,623 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,001 km | 7 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 698 km | 1 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,002 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,083 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,140 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,307 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,003 km | 21 h 00 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.