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Airport in the Shetland Isles, Scotland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Foula Airfield (IATA: FOA) is an airfield located on the remote island of Foula, part of the Shetland Islands in the north of Scotland.
Foula Airfield | |||||||||||
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Owner | Foula Airstrip Trust [1] | ||||||||||
Serves | Foula, Shetland Islands | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 150 ft / 46 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 60°07′18″N 2°03′12″W | ||||||||||
Website | http://www.shetland.gov.uk/transport/internal_air.asp | ||||||||||
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The airstrip opened in the 1970s and is run by the Foula Airstrip Trust, Scottish charity number SC021728.[2] Foula is also served by a ferry service running three times a week but many tourists prefer the short flight to the 135 min crossing. Also, the ferry is based on Foula, so a day trip to the island is only possible by air. The flights are used to transport essentials such as medical prescriptions to the island, which has a population of 38.[1][3]
The airfield also provides the island's only public toilet and telephone.[4][5]
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Foula is served by a PSO service from Tingwall Airport run by Airtask Group and funded by Shetland Islands Council.[6][7] The service uses a Britten Norman Islander aircraft and runs 7 times a week in winter[8] and 13 times a week in summer,[9] with a flying time of 15 minutes.[3] Flights are heavily weather dependent due to fog and crosswind.[4]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Directflight | Lerwick |
In June 2014 flights were suspended as it was believed that the airfield's insurance was not suitable following the closure of the island's fire station in 2012.[3][10] Flights have since resumed.
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