Inverness Airport facts for kids

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IATA: INV ICAO: EGPE
Summary
Airport type	Private
Owner/Operator	Highlands and Islands Airports Limited
Serves	Inverness
Location	Dalcross, Highland
Elevation AMSL	31 ft / 9 m
Coordinates	57°32′33″N 004°02′51″W / 57.54250°N 4.04750°W / 57.54250; -4.04750
Website	invernessairport.co.uk
Map
EGPE Location in Highland
Runway
Runway Length Surface m ft 05/23 1,887 6,191 Asphalt 12/30 700 2,297 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 783,017 Passenger change 15-16 17.0% Aircraft movements 30,450 Movements change 15-16 1.9%
Sources: UK AIP at NATS Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority

Inverness Airport is an international airport situated at Dalcross, north-east of the city of Inverness, Scotland. It is owned by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL). The airport is the main gateway for travellers to the north of Scotland with a range of scheduled services throughout the United Kingdom, and limited scheduled service to Continental Europe. Limited charter and freight flights operate throughout the UK and Europe. Around 780,000 passengers passed through the airport in 2016.

Like many of the airports in the Highlands and Islands, this airport was originally a RAF air base, and played a role in World War II. It was converted to civilian use in 1947.

Statistics

10 Busiest Current Routes out of Inverness Airport (2009)

Rank	Airport	Passengers handled	2008-2009 Change	Airlines that serve(d)
1	- London Gatwick Airport	224,872	7.5%	Easyjet, Flybe
2	- London Luton Airport	86,604	15.5%	Easyjet
3	- Bristol Airport	73,315	0.8%	Easyjet
4	- Manchester Airport	50,505		Flybe (First year of operation)
5	- Stornoway Airport	33,110		Loganair
6	- Birmingham Airport	30,348	21.6%	Flybe
7	- Kirkwall Airport	24,795	33.6%	Loganair
8	- East Midlands Airport	20,373	49.3%	Ryanair
9	- Belfast City Airport	19,320	14.5%	Flybe
10	- Southampton Airport	3,903	1.2 %	Flybe
Source: UK Civil Aviation Authority[1]

Images for kids

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  Inverness Airport

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  Check-in hall

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  Runway 05

See also

In Spanish: Aeropuerto de Inverness para niños