Tingwall Airport

Tingwall Airport Tinguffal Lukuhave Lerwick/Tingwall Airport
IATA: LWK – ICAO: EGET
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Shetland Islands Council
Serves	Lerwick
Location	Gott, Shetland, Scotland
Elevation AMSL	45 ft / 14 m
Coordinates	60°11′31″N 001°14′37″W / 60.19194°N 1.24361°W / 60.19194; -1.24361Coordinates: 60°11′31″N 001°14′37″W / 60.19194°N 1.24361°W / 60.19194; -1.24361
Map
EGET Location in Shetland
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 764 2,507 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Movements 2,050 Passengers 5,059
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1] Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority[2]

Tingwall Airport (IATA: LWK, ICAO: EGET), also known as Lerwick/Tingwall Airport, is located in the Tingwall valley, near the village of Gott, 4 NM (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) northwest of Lerwick on the mainland island of the Shetland, Scotland. Although it is the nearest airport to Lerwick, it is not Shetland's main airport. Shetland's main airport is at Sumburgh.

Tingwall Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P614) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Shetland Islands Council).^[3]

Airlines and destinations

Accidents and incidents

In 1996, an air ambulance lost altitude while turning to final approach for Runway 2 in strong and gusting winds, crashing 1.5 km short of the runway. The pilot was killed, and the physician and nurse in the passenger cabin were injured. (Their patient had already been delivered to Inverness.) Lack of adequate ground lighting or other visual cues during the nighttime approach was a factor.^[5]

References

External links

• Shetland Islands Council - Local Air services