# Papa Westray Airport (PPW / EGEP)

**Papa Westray Airport** (IATA: PPW, ICAO: EGEP) is a small airport in Papa Westray, Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom. It has 3 runways; the longest is 527 m (1,729 ft). It is operated by Orkney Islands Council.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/egep

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PPW / EGEP
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Orkney Islands Council
- Serves: Papa Westray, Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Elevation: 28 m / 91 ft
- Coordinates: 59.3510, -2.9004
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 527 m / 1,729 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papa_Westray_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2033856
- Weather station: EGPA · WMO 03017
- Ident: EGEP

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 527 m / 1,729 ft | 18 m / 59 ft | Gravel | 032° / 212° |  |
| 18/36 | 343 m / 1,125 ft | 31 m / 101 ft | Grass | 176° / 356° |  |
| 07/25 | 334 m / 1,096 ft | 18 m / 59 ft | Grass | 064° / 244° |  |

## Routes

3 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [WRY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egew.md) Westray Airport · United Kingdom · 3.0 km / 1.9 mi · Loganair
- [NRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egen.md) North Ronaldsay Airport · United Kingdom · 26 km / 16 mi · Loganair
- [KOI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpa.md) Kirkwall Airport · United Kingdom · 44 km / 27 mi · Loganair

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from PPW, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- LM [Loganair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/loganair) · 3

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 527 m / 1,729 ft | =26,748 of 29,858 | =2,677 in Europe | =254 in GB |
| Elevation | 28 m / 91 ft | =37,262 of 43,403 | =4,977 in Europe | =463 in GB |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =32 in Europe | =11 in GB |

## Nearby airports

- [WRY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egew.md) Westray Airport · 2.8 km / 1.8 mi
- [EOI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eged.md) Eday Airport · 19 km / 12 mi
- [NDY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eges.md) Sanday Airport · 22 km / 13 mi
- [SOY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eger.md) Stronsay Airport · 26 km / 16 mi
- [NRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egen.md) North Ronaldsay Airport · 26 km / 16 mi
- [GB-1044](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1044.md) Corston Airstrip · 37 km / 23 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Papa Westray Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Papa_Westray_Airport&oldid=1365338848), revision of 21 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/egep/data