# Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC / EGPC)

**Wick John O'Groats Airport** (IATA: WIC, ICAO: EGPC) is a medium airport in Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom. It opened in 1933. It has one runway, 1,831 m (6,007 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Highlands and Islands Airports. In 2022 it handled 7 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: WIC / EGPC
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Highlands and Islands Airports
- Serves: Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1933
- Elevation: 38 m / 126 ft
- Coordinates: 58.4589, -3.0931
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,831 m / 6,007 ft
- Passengers: 6,935 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://www.hial.co.uk/wick-john-ogroats-airport
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wick_Airport (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2655518
- Weather station: EGPC · WMO 03075
- Ident: EGPC

## Timeline

- 1933: Wick John O'Groats Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 1,831 m / 6,007 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 127° / 307° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | 22,299 | Eurostat |
| 2011 | 24,262 | Eurostat |
| 2012 | 24,904 | Eurostat |
| 2013 | 33,091 | Eurostat |
| 2014 | 27,633 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 24,148 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 20,021 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 17,672 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 16,756 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 12,892 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 1,913 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 6,935 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (2)

- [ABZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpd.md) Aberdeen International Airport · United Kingdom · 149 km / 93 mi · Air Charter Scotland
- [GLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpf.md) Glasgow Airport · United Kingdom · 299 km / 186 mi · Air Charter Scotland

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- EDC [Air Charter Scotland](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-charter-scotland) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 7K (2022) | #2,826 of 3,974 | #573 in Europe | #43 in GB |
| Longest runway | 1,831 m / 6,007 ft | =4,517 of 29,858 | =816 in Europe | =61 in GB |
| Elevation | 38 m / 126 ft | =36,020 of 43,403 | =4,771 in Europe | #423 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1933 | =521 of 15,079 | =297 in Europe | =38 in GB |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =120 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | INFO | 119.705 |
| APP | APP | 119.705 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 113.600 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.705 |

## Nearby airports

- [KOI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpa.md) Kirkwall Airport · 57 km / 35 mi
- [EOI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eged.md) Eday Airport · 83 km / 52 mi
- [LMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egqs.md) RAF Lossiemouth · 85 km / 53 mi
- [INV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpe.md) Inverness Airport · 116 km / 72 mi
- [ABZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpd.md) Aberdeen International Airport · 149 km / 93 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: “Wick Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wick_Airport&oldid=1369430126), revision of 14 Aug 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/egpc/data