Tiree – The airport of the sunshine isle

The Airport Operator | Summer 2026
26 Jun 2026

Part of the Inner Hebrides, Tiree is an island 22 miles west of the Scottish mainland. Known as the ‘sunshine isle’, it has a deserved reputation for bright early summers, though it also has an average of 34 days of gales each year

Tiree has played a key role in aviation history in Scotland, with the first flight landing on the island on 18 July in 1929. Chartered by the Tiree Association and piloted by Captain A N Kingwill, it flew over to visit a sports day on The Reef, performing a short aerial display and taking paying customers for flights around the island...

Tiree - The airport of the sunshine isle - The Airport Operator | Summer 2026 - 26 Jun 2026