Airports / United Kingdom / BEB
Benbecula Airport
EGPL / BEBBalivanich, United KingdomELEV 19 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
28 nm
To the nearest alternate
Barra Airport (BRR).
Overview
Located in Balivanich, United Kingdom, Benbecula Airport (EGPL / BEB) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 19 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list BEB as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Barra Airport (BRR, 28 nm), Stornoway Airport (SYY, 55 nm), and Tiree Airport (TRE, 61 nm).
Trip costs from BEB are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from BEB to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
EGPL
IATA
BEB
FAA / Local
EGPL
Elevation
19 ft
Coordinates
57.4811° N · 7.3628° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs United Kingdom fields
state range 5–1,066 ft
At 19 ft, BEB sits lower than 91% of the 88 United Kingdom fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 28nmBRRBarra AirportEoligarry
- 55nmSYYStornoway AirportStornoway, Western Isles
- 61nmTRETiree AirportBalemartine, Argyll and Bute
- 107nmINVInverness AirportInverness
- 114nmILYIslay AirportIsle of Islay, Argyll and Bute
- 130nmLMORAF LossiemouthLossiemouth, Moray
Location
Open the full mapEGPL · Benbecula Airport · Balivanich, United Kingdom