Voted the world’s most stunning landing spot, Barra Airport is the only airport in the world to have scheduled flights landing on a beach! Located in the shallow bay of Traigh Mhor beach on Barra Island in Scotland, the three runways are underwater during high tide – flight times vary with the tide. This almost always allows the Twin Otters that serve the airport to land into the wind. At high tide these runways are under the sea: flight times vary with the tide. Emergency flights occasionally operate at night from the airport, with vehicle lights used to illuminate the runway and reflective strips laid on to the beach.
Barra Airport also has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorized by the licensee. The aerodrome is not licensed for night use.
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