Tiree Airport Port-adhair Thiriodh
IATA: TRE ICAO: EGPU
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	HIAL
Location	Crossapol Argyll and Bute
Elevation AMSL	38 ft / 12 m
Coordinates	56°29′57″N 006°52′09″W / 56.49917°N 6.86917°W / 56.49917; -6.86917
Website	www.hial.co.uk/tiree-airport/
Map
EGPU Location in Argyll and Bute
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 1,472 4,829 Asphalt 11/29 799 2,621 Asphalt 17/35 792 2,598 Concrete
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1]

Tiree Airport (Scottish Gaelic: Port-adhair Thiriodh) (IATA: TRE, ICAO: EGPU) is located 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) north northeast of Balemartine on the island of Tiree in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. It is owned and maintained by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited.

The airport is served by a scheduled service from Glasgow, operated by a Loganair Twin Otter.

History

The airfield is the former Royal Air Force Tiree which was requisitioned in 1940 and became operational in April 1942 before being transferred to Ministry of Civil Aviation in 1947.^[2]

The following units were based at RAF Tiree at some point:

• No. 224 Squadron RAF^[3]
• No. 281 Squadron RAF^[4]
• No. 304 Polish Bomber Squadron^[5]
• No. 518 Squadron RAF^[6]
• 819 Naval Air Squadron^[7]
• 845 Naval Air Squadron^[7]
• 1840 Naval Air Squadron^[7]
• No. 2842 Squadron RAF Regiment^[7]
• Meteorological Conversion Unit RAF (October 1943 - February 1944)^[8]

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

Busiest routes to and from Tiree (2022)^[9]

Rank	Airport	Total passengers	Change 2021 / 22
1	Glasgow	10,558	34.7%