# Islay Airport (ILY / EGPI)

**Islay Airport** (IATA: ILY, ICAO: EGPI) is a medium airport in Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom. It opened in 1940. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,554 m (5,098 ft). It is operated by Highlands and Islands Airports. In 2022 it handled 26 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ILY / EGPI
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Highlands and Islands Airports
- Serves: Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1940
- Elevation: 17 m / 56 ft
- Coordinates: 55.6827, -6.2575
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,554 m / 5,098 ft
- Passengers: 26,148 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://www.hial.co.uk/islay-airport.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islay_Airport (13 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1345758
- Weather station: EGPI
- Ident: EGPI

## Timeline

- 1940: Islay Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 1,554 m / 5,098 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 112° / 292° | yes |
| 07/25 | 635 m / 2,083 ft | 18 m / 59 ft | Asphalt | 073° / 253° | yes |

- 07/25 slopes 1.0%: threshold 07 at 10 m / 33 ft, threshold 25 at 17 m / 54 ft.

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 25,784 | Eurostat |
| 2012 | 18,954 | Eurostat |
| 2013 | 25,754 | Eurostat |
| 2014 | 27,412 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 28,993 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 27,973 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 32,392 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 32,508 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 34,771 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 8,693 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 12,761 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 26,148 | Wikidata |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [GLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpf.md) Glasgow Airport · United Kingdom · 116 km / 72 mi · Loganair

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- LM [Loganair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/loganair) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 26K (2022) | #2,341 of 3,974 | #486 in Europe | #37 in GB |
| Longest runway | 1,554 m / 5,098 ft | =6,157 of 29,858 | #943 in Europe | #82 in GB |
| Elevation | 17 m / 56 ft | =38,889 of 43,403 | =5,213 in Europe | =510 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =538 in Europe | =82 in GB |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =41 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | Islay Information | 123.155 |

## Nearby airports

- [CAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egec.md) Campbeltown Airport · 45 km / 28 mi
- [LDY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egae.md) City of Derry Airport · 91 km / 57 mi
- [TRE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpu.md) Tiree Airport · 98 km / 61 mi
- [PIK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpk.md) Glasgow Prestwick Airport · 107 km / 67 mi
- [BFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egaa.md) Belfast International Airport · 114 km / 71 mi
- [GLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpf.md) Glasgow Airport · 116 km / 72 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: “Islay Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Islay_Airport&oldid=1368782753), revision of 11 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/egpi/data