# Sumburgh Airport (LSI / EGPB)

**Sumburgh Airport** (IATA: LSI, ICAO: EGPB) is a medium airport in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom. It opened in 1936. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,498 m (4,915 ft). In 2022 it handled 246 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LSI / EGPB
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1936
- Elevation: 6 m / 20 ft
- Coordinates: 59.8789, -1.2956
- Runways: 2
- Helipads: 1
- Longest runway: 1,498 m / 4,915 ft
- Passengers: 246,390 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://www.hial.co.uk/sumburgh-airport/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumburgh_Airport (21 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432932
- Weather station: EGPB · WMO 03003
- Ident: EGPB

## Timeline

- 1936: Sumburgh Airport opens.
- 31 Jul 1979: Dan-Air Flight 0034. 17 killed.
- 23 Aug 2013: 2013 CHC Helicopters Eurocopter AS332 crash. 4 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 1,498 m / 4,915 ft | 44 m / 144 ft | Asphalt | 084° / 264° | yes |
| 15/33 | 1,424 m / 4,672 ft | 43 m / 141 ft | Asphalt | 144° / 324° | yes |

- Also 1 helipad.

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 142,612 | Eurostat |
| 2012 | 144,413 | Eurostat |
| 2013 | 209,747 | Eurostat |
| 2014 | 262,626 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 270,126 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 249,050 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 256,393 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 245,766 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 267,420 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 113,951 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 182,320 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 246,390 | Wikidata |

## Routes

10 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (7)

- [KOI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpa.md) Kirkwall Airport · United Kingdom · 137 km / 85 mi · Loganair
- [ABZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpd.md) Aberdeen International Airport · United Kingdom · 302 km / 188 mi · Loganair
- [INV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpe.md) Inverness Airport · United Kingdom · 304 km / 189 mi · Loganair
- [EDI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egph.md) Edinburgh Airport · United Kingdom · 454 km / 282 mi · Loganair
- [GLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpf.md) Glasgow Airport · United Kingdom · 483 km / 300 mi · Loganair
- [BHD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egac.md) George Best Belfast City Airport · United Kingdom · 646 km / 401 mi · Loganair
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 729 km / 453 mi · Loganair

### Seasonal (3)

- [BGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/enbr.md) Bergen Airport, Flesland · Norway · 364 km / 226 mi · Loganair
- [DND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpn.md) Dundee Airport · United Kingdom · 394 km / 245 mi · Loganair
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · United Kingdom · 936 km / 582 mi · Loganair

### Cargo (2)

- [KOI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpa.md) Kirkwall Airport · United Kingdom · 137 km / 85 mi · Loganair
- [GLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpf.md) Glasgow Airport · United Kingdom · 483 km / 300 mi · Loganair

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- LM [Loganair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/loganair) · 10

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 246K (2022) | #1,442 of 3,974 | #315 in Europe | #26 in GB |
| Longest runway | 1,498 m / 4,915 ft | =7,301 of 29,858 | #991 in Europe | #87 in GB |
| Elevation | 6 m / 20 ft | =41,280 of 43,403 | =5,566 in Europe | =603 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1936 | =649 of 15,079 | =368 in Europe | =50 in GB |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =41 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | RADAR | 131.300 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 125.850 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.250 |

## Nearby airports

- [LWK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eget.md) Lerwick / Tingwall Airport · 35 km / 22 mi
- [FIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egef.md) Fair Isle Airport · 43 km / 26 mi
- [FOA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-foa.md) Foula Airfield · 50 km / 31 mi
- [GB-PSV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-psv.md) Papa Stour Airstrip · 54 km / 34 mi
- [WHS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egeh.md) Whalsay Airstrip · 59 km / 37 mi
- [GB-OUK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-ouk.md) Out Skerries Airfield · 68 km / 42 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [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: “Sumburgh Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sumburgh_Airport&oldid=1376515659), revision of 24 Sep 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/egpb/data