Sumburgh Airport

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Sumburgh Airport (2014)
IATA: LSI ICAO: EGPB
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL)
Serves	Shetland
Location	Sumburgh, Shetland, Scotland
Elevation AMSL	21 ft / 6 m
Coordinates	59°52′53″N 01°17′38″W / 59.88139°N 1.29389°W / 59.88139; -1.29389Coordinates: 59°52′53″N 01°17′38″W / 59.88139°N 1.29389°W / 59.88139; -1.29389
Website	Sumburgh Airport
Map
EGPB Location in Shetland
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 15/33 1,426 4,678 Asphalt 09/27 1,500 4,921 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface m ft 06/24 550 1,804 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 250,407 Passenger Change 15-16 7.9%
Sources: UK AIP at NATS

Passengers	250,407
Passenger Change 15-16	7.9%

Sumburgh Airport (IATA: LSI, ICAO: EGPB) is the main airport serving Shetland in Scotland. It is located on the southern tip of the mainland, in the parish of Dunrossness, 17 NM (31 km; 20 mi) south of Lerwick. The airport is owned by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) and served by Loganair (under franchise to Flybe).

The airport is unusual in that it has a 550 m (1,804 ft) helicopter runway as opposed to usual helipad. The western end of runway 09 crosses the A970 road between Sumburgh and the northern mainland; access is controlled by a level crossing with barriers closed whenever a flight is taking off or landing.

On 1 April 1995, ownership of the Company transferred from the UK Civil Aviation Authority to the Secretary of State for Scotland and subsequently to the Scottish Ministers.

HIAL receives subsidies from the Scottish Ministers in accordance with Section 34 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 and is sponsored by Transport Scotland which is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government and accountable to Scottish Ministers.