# Benbecula Airport (BEB / EGPL)

**Benbecula Airport** (IATA: BEB, ICAO: EGPL) is a medium airport in Balivanich, Scotland, United Kingdom. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,837 m (6,027 ft). It is operated by Highlands and Islands Airports. In 2022 it handled 30 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BEB / EGPL
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Highlands and Islands Airports
- Serves: Balivanich, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Elevation: 6 m / 19 ft
- Coordinates: 57.4811, -7.3628
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,837 m / 6,027 ft
- Passengers: 30,230 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://www.hial.co.uk/benbecula-airport/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benbecula_Airport (16 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1658886
- Weather station: EGPL · WMO 03022
- Ident: EGPL

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 1,837 m / 6,027 ft | 46 m / 151 ft | Asphalt | 055° / 235° | yes |
| 17/35 | 1,208 m / 3,963 ft | 46 m / 151 ft | Asphalt | 167° / 347° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 34,240 | Eurostat |
| 2012 | 29,530 | Eurostat |
| 2013 | 30,628 | Eurostat |
| 2014 | 31,190 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 32,125 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 32,439 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 33,258 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 35,404 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 34,656 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 12,713 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 20,320 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 30,230 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (2)

- [SYY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpo.md) Stornoway Airport · United Kingdom · 102 km / 63 mi · Hebridean Air Services
- [GLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpf.md) Glasgow Airport · United Kingdom · 253 km / 157 mi · Loganair

### Cargo (2)

- [SYY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpo.md) Stornoway Airport · United Kingdom · 102 km / 63 mi · Loganair
- [INV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpe.md) Inverness Airport · United Kingdom · 198 km / 123 mi · Loganair

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- LM [Loganair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/loganair) · 3
- [Hebridean Air Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hebridean-air-services) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 30K (2022) | #2,284 of 3,974 | #475 in Europe | #36 in GB |
| Longest runway | 1,837 m / 6,027 ft | =4,487 of 29,858 | #812 in Europe | #58 in GB |
| Elevation | 6 m / 19 ft | =41,533 of 43,403 | =5,600 in Europe | =611 in GB |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =41 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.205 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 113.950 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.205 |

## Nearby airports

- [BRR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpr.md) Barra Airport · 51 km / 32 mi
- [SYY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpo.md) Stornoway Airport · 102 km / 63 mi
- [TRE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpu.md) Tiree Airport · 113 km / 70 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: “Benbecula Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Benbecula_Airport&oldid=1368444215), revision of 9 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/egpl/data