Papa Westray Airport

Papa Westray Airport
Luggage being loaded onto an early morning flight to Kirkwall from the airstrip
IATA: PPW – ICAO: EGEP
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Orkney Islands Council
Serves		Papa Westray
Elevation AMSL		91 ft / 28 m
Coordinates		59°21′06″N 002°54′01″W
Map
EGEP Location in Orkney
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
04/22	467	1,532	Graded hardcore
07/25	334	1,096	Graded hardcore
18/36	343	1,125	Grass
Sources: UK AIP at NATS

Papa Westray Airport (IATA: PPW, ICAO: EGEP) is located 22 NM (41 km; 25 mi) north of Kirkwall Airport on Papa Westray, Orkney Islands, Scotland. It is best known for being one of the two airports joined by the shortest scheduled flight in the world, a leg of Loganair's inter-island service, to Westray Airport. The distance is 2.8 km (1.7 mi), the scheduled flight time, including taxiing, is two minutes.

Papa Westray Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P542) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Orkney Islands Council). The aerodrome is not licensed for night use.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Loganair	Kirkwall, North Ronaldsay, Westray

External links

• Orkney Islands Council
• Shortest Flight Video on YouTube