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Sumburgh airport in Lerwick (United Kingdom)
Sumburgh airport is located near Lerwick, with Virkie at 0mi↑, Sandwick at 9mi↑, Lerwick at 20mi↑, Shetland Islands at 31mi↑, Brae at 36mi↑, Pierowall at 71mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in United Kingdom and Southernmost airports in United Kingdom
→ See also airports in United Kingdom
aerial view of Sumburgh airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : EGPB
- IATA code : LSI
- Local code : -
Elevation : 6 m = 20ft
→ See also Highest airports in UK and Lowest airports in United Kingdom
Runways
- runway 09/27 : 1500m = 4921ft
- runway 15/33 : 1426m = 4678ft
- runway 06H/24H : 550m = 1804ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in United Kingdom
Coming to Sumburgh airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By train : book on Trip.com
By plane :
- Sumburgh airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Lerwick / Tingwall airport at 22mi : book on Trip.com
- Fair Isle airport at 26mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Sumburgh airport EGPB LSI
METAR for Sumburgh airport EGPB LSI
EGPB 040520Z 25011KT 9999 FEW009 SCT040 12/10 Q1013 TEMPO BKN009
Decoded METAR for Sumburgh airport EGPB LSI
METAR issued by EGPB on Friday, July 4, 2025 at 05:20 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 8 days and 201 hours and -11496 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 12°C = 54°F, dew point is 10°C = 50°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 88 %.
QNH is 1013hPa = 29.91inHg
Wind 20km/h = 11kt, direction is 250°.
Clouds : few clouds at 900ft = 270m. scattered clouds at 4000ft = 1220m.
Temporarily broken at 009
TAF for Sumburgh airport EGPB LSI
EGPB 040457Z 0406/0415 25012KT 9999 FEW009 SCT035 BECMG 0406/0409 BKN009 TEMPO 0406/0409 8000 -RADZ BKN006 PROB30 TEMPO 0406/0409 4000 RADZ BKN004 TEMPO 0409/0415 4000 RADZ BKN004 BECMG 0412/0415 18015KT
Decoded TAF for Sumburgh airport EGPB LSI
TAF issued by EGPB on Friday, July 4, 2025 at 04:57 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 8 days and 9 hours and 47 minutes. weather forecast for 9 hours, weather forecast updated every 3 hours.
from Friday, July 4, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Friday, July 4, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
0406/0415 25012KT 9999 FEW009 SCT035
wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 250°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 900ft = 270m scattered clouds at 3500ft = 1070m
becoming from Friday, July 4, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Friday, July 4, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0406/0409 BKN009
broken at 900ft = 270m
temporarily from Friday, July 4, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Friday, July 4, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0406/0409 8000 -RADZ BKN006
Visibility is 8km = 5mi.
light rain drizzle
broken at 600ft = 180m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Friday, July 4, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Friday, July 4, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 0406/0409 4000 RADZ BKN004
Visibility is 4km = 2mi.
rain drizzle
broken at 400ft = 120m
temporarily from Friday, July 4, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Friday, July 4, 2025 à 15:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0409/0415 4000 RADZ BKN004
Visibility is 4km = 2mi.
rain drizzle
broken at 400ft = 120m
becoming from Friday, July 4, 2025 à 15:00 heure TU to Friday, July 4, 2025 à 15:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0412/0415 18015KT
wind 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 180°
NOTAM for Sumburgh airport
Around Sumburgh airport in Lerwick (United Kingdom)
near
- Hotels in Virkie
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 774mi↑
- Paris at 775mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 776mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 859mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 860mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 863mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 878mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 879mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 881mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Trois Fours at 883mi↑
- Station de montagne La Bresse Hohneck at 883mi↑
- Station de montagne Schnepfenried at 887mi↑
- for Sumburgh airport at 0mi↑
- for Lerwick / Tingwall airport at 22mi↑
- for Fair Isle airport at 26mi↑
nearest airports to Sumburgh airport in Lerwick (United Kingdom)
- Lerwick / Tingwall airport (EGET LWK ) at 22mi↑NOTAM
- Fair Isle airport (EGEF FIE ) at 26mi↑NOTAM
- Foula airport ( FOA GB-FOA) at 31mi↑METAR
- Papa Stour airport ( PSV GB-PSV) at 34mi↑
- Whalsay airport (EGEH WHS ) at 37mi↑NOTAM
- Scatsta airport (EGPM SCS ) at 38mi↑defunct airport
- Out Skerries airport ( OUK GB-OUK) at 42mi↑
- Fetlar Airstrip airport ( FEA ) at 52mi↑
- Unst airport (EGPW UNT ) at 62mi↑NOTAM
- Muckle Flugga heliport ( GB-0963) at 69mi↑
→ See also Former airports in United Kingdom
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap