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For military use of the airport, see RAF Machrihanish.

Airport in Machrihanish, Argyll and Bute
Campbeltown Airport
Port-adhair Cheann Loch Chille Chiarain
RAF Machrihanish
MoD Machrihanish
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMachrihanish Airbase Community Company (MACC)
OperatorHIAL (public airport)
MACC Developments Ltd. (former airbase)
ServesCampbeltown and Isle of Arran
LocationMachrihanish, Argyll and Bute
Elevation AMSL42 ft / 13 m
Coordinates55°26′15″N 005°41′17″W / 55.43750°N 5.68806°W / 55.43750; -5.68806
WebsiteCampbeltown Airport
Map
EGEC is located in Argyll and ButeEGECEGECLocation in Argyll and Bute
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 1,412 4,633 Grooved asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers6,112
Passenger change 21-22Increase86%
Aircraft Movements1,060
Movements change 21-22Increase16%
Sources: UK AIP at NATS
Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority

Campbeltown Airport (Scottish Gaelic: Port-adhair Cheann Loch Chille Chiarain) (IATA: CAL, ICAO: EGEC) is located at Machrihanish, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) west of Campbeltown, near the tip of the Kintyre peninsula in Argyll and Bute on the west coast of Scotland.

The airport was formerly known as RAF Machrihanish (after the village of Machrihanish) and hosted squadrons of the Royal Air Force and other NATO air forces as well as the United States Marine Corps. The airport is at a strategic point near the Irish Sea, and was used to guard the entrance to the Firth of Clyde where US nuclear submarines were based at Holy Loch and where Royal Navy Trident missile submarines are still based at HMNB Clyde (Faslane Naval Base).

The United States Navy handed the airfield back to the MoD on 30 June 1995, marking the end of its service as a NATO facility since 1960. The airbase was sold to Machrihanish Airbase Community Company (MACC) in May 2012, and two thirds of the runway is leased to Highlands and Islands Airports for Campbeltown Airport.

At 3,049 m (10,003 ft), the original runway 11/29 at Campbeltown Airport is the longest of any public airport in Scotland. It was built between 1960 and 1962 as part of a major reconstruction for the airport's role in NATO.

Campbeltown Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P808) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Highlands & Islands Airports Limited)

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled flights to and from Campbeltown:

AirlinesDestinations
Loganair Glasgow

Statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at CAL airport. See Wikidata query.

Incidents and accidents

References

  1. "Campbeltown – EGEC". Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  2. Annual UK Airport Statistics: 2014 – annual Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Civil Aviation Authority Aerodrome Ordinary Licences Archived 28 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Formal Report AAR 2/2006 Report on the accident to Pilatus Britten-Norman BN2B-26 Islander, G-BOMG, West-north-west of Campbeltown Airport, Scotland, on 15 March 2005. 2006. Retrieved 30 December 2015.

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