Airports / United Kingdom / SYY
Stornoway Airport
EGPO / SYYStornoway, Western Isles, United KingdomELEV 26 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
55 nm
To the nearest alternate
Benbecula Airport (BEB).
Overview
Stornoway Airport, listed as EGPO / SYY, is a mid-sized airport in Stornoway, Western Isles, United Kingdom. Field elevation is 26 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list SYY as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Benbecula Airport (BEB, 55 nm), Barra Airport (BRR, 80 nm), and Inverness Airport (INV, 83 nm).
Trip costs from SYY are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Lewis. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from SYY to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
EGPO
IATA
SYY
FAA / Local
EGPO
Elevation
26 ft
Coordinates
58.2156° N · 6.3311° 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 26 ft, SYY sits lower than 85% 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.
- 55nmBEBBenbecula AirportBalivanich
- 80nmBRRBarra AirportEoligarry
- 83nmINVInverness AirportInverness
- 100nmLMORAF LossiemouthLossiemouth, Moray
- 103nmWICWick John O'Groats AirportWick
- 105nmTRETiree AirportBalemartine, Argyll and Bute
Location
Open the full mapEGPO · Stornoway Airport · Stornoway, Western Isles, United Kingdom