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Stornoway airport (United Kingdom)
Stornoway airport is located near Stornoway, with Branahuie at 1mi↑, Stornoway at 2mi↑, Garrabost at 4mi↑, Skigersta at 18mi↑, Eoropie at 20mi↑, Eilean Siar at 49mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in United Kingdom and Southernmost airports in United Kingdom
→ See also airports in United Kingdom
aerial view of Stornoway airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : EGPO
- IATA code : SYY
- Local code : -
Elevation : 8 m = 26ft
→ See also Highest airports in UK and Lowest airports in United Kingdom
Runways
- runway 18/36 : 2200m = 7218ft
- runway 06/24 : 1000m = 3281ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in United Kingdom
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Aviation weather for Stornoway airport EGPO SYY
METAR for Stornoway airport EGPO SYY
EGPO 021320Z 20027G41KT 7000 +RA FEW015CB SCT018 BKN024 07/05 Q0987
Decoded METAR for Stornoway airport EGPO SYY
METAR issued by EGPO on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 13:20 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 8 hours and 32 minutes ago.
visibility is 7km = 4mi.
The temperature is 7°C = 45°F, dew point is 5°C = 41°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 87 %.
QNH is 987hPa = 29.15inHg
Wind 50km/h = 27kt with gusts at 76km/h = 41kt, direction is 200°.
Clouds : few clouds at 1500ft = 460m. scattered clouds at 1800ft = 550m. broken at 2400ft = 730m.
heavy rain
Caution : Aviation weather reports the presence of cumulonimbus (CB) clouds, which are known to be dangerous for aircraft because they are associated with winds that can be violent and that change speed and direction very quickly, horizontally and vertically (updrafts and downdrafts). They are also associated with thunderstorms, rain showers and hail that can be violent. It is therefore recommended to avoid them as much as possible.TAF for Stornoway airport EGPO SYY
EGPO 021054Z 0212/0221 19012KT 9999 SCT025 BECMG 0212/0215 20015G25KT TEMPO 0212/0221 7000 SHRA PROB30 TEMPO 0212/0221 21020G35KT 3000 +SHRA BKN014CB
Decoded TAF for Stornoway airport EGPO SYY
TAF issued by EGPO on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 10:54 UTC, issued 10 hours and 58 minutes. weather forecast for 9 hours, weather forecast updated every 3 hours.
from Tuesday, December 2, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Tuesday, December 2, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
0212/0221 19012KT 9999 SCT025
wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 190°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 2500ft = 760m
becoming from Tuesday, December 2, 2025 à 15:00 heure TU to Tuesday, December 2, 2025 à 21:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0212/0215 20015G25KT
wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h, direction is 200°
temporarily from Tuesday, December 2, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Tuesday, December 2, 2025 à 21:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0212/0221 7000 SHRA
Visibility is 7km = 4mi.
shower rain
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Tuesday, December 2, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Tuesday, December 2, 2025 à 21:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 0212/0221 21020G35KT 3000 +SHRA BKN014CB
wind 20kt = 37km/h with gusts at 35kt = 65km/h, direction is 210°
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
heavy shower rain
broken at 1400ft = 430m
NOTAM for Stornoway airport
Around Stornoway airport (United Kingdom)
near
- Hotels in Branahuie
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 736mi↑
- Paris at 737mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 738mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 876mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 878mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 880mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 886mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 888mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 890mi↑
- Station de montagne La Bresse Hohneck at 890mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Trois Fours at 891mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Pistes de Ventron at 894mi↑
- for Stornoway airport at 0mi↑
- for Western Isles Hospital airport at 2mi↑
- for North Rona airport at 65mi↑
nearest airports to Stornoway airport (United Kingdom)
- Western Isles Hospital heliport ( GB-0961) at 2mi↑
- Achnasheen Airstrip airport ( GB-0539) at 61mi↑
- Benbecula airport (EGPL BEB ) at 63mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- North Rona heliport ( GB-0959) at 65mi↑
- Plockton Airstrip airport (XPLO ) at 65mi↑NOTAM
- Broadford Airstrip airport (EGEI ) at 69mi↑NOTAM
- Broadford Airstrip airport (XBRO SKL ) at 69mi↑NOTAM
- Knockbain Farm Airstrip airport ( GB-0402) at 81mi↑
- Evanton airport ( GB-1022) at 83mi↑defunct airport
- Kylarrick House Airstrip airport ( GB-0867) at 84mi↑
- RAF Alness / RAF Invergordon airport ( GB-0092) at 84mi↑defunct airport
- Culbokie Airstrip airport ( GB-0465) at 86mi↑
- Hirta heliport ( GB-0862) at 87mi↑
- Newhall Mains airport ( GB-0887) at 87mi↑defunct airport
- Dornoch airport ( DOC GB-DOC) at 88mi↑
- Bennetsfield Private Airstrip airport ( GB-1010) at 90mi↑
→ 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
