Kirkwall Airport
Kirkwall Airport is an airport terminal in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Kirkwall Airport is situated nearby to the locality St Andrews, as well as near the village Tankerness.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kirkwall Airport and Mine Howe.
Kirkwall Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Ken Walton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkwall Airport is the main airport serving Orkney in Scotland. It is located 2.5 NM southeast of Kirkwall and is owned by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited. The airport is used by Loganair.
Mine Howe
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mine Howe is an Iron Age subterranean man-made chamber dug 6 meters deep inside a large mound. It is located in the Tankerness area of Orkney, Scotland, about 5 miles southeast of Kirkwall, the capital of Orkney. Mine Howe is situated 2 miles southeast of Kirkwall Airport.
Highland Park distillery
Distillery
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Highland Park distillery is an Island single malt Scotch whisky distillery located in Kirkwall on the Orkney Islands, Scotland. It is the northernmost single malt Scotch whisky distillery. Highland Park distillery is situated 2 miles northwest of Kirkwall Airport.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Andrews and Tankerness.
St Andrews
Locality
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St Andrews is a parish on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. It is located east of the town of Kirkwall and the parish of St Ola and lies north of Holm and west of Deerness.
Tankerness
Village
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Tankerness is a district in the St Andrews parish in Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. Essentially a peninsula, it is about 13 kilometres south-east of Kirkwall and 1 kilometre east of Kirkwall Airport. Tankerness is situated 1½ miles east of Kirkwall Airport.
Head of Holland
Locality
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Head of Holland is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles north of Kirkwall Airport.
Kirkwall Airport
- Type: Airport terminal
- Wheelchair access: yes
- Categories: building and transportation
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.95377° or 58° 57′ 14″ northLongitude
-2.9023° or 2° 54′ 8″ westOperator
Highlands And Islands Airports LtdOpen location code
9CCVX33X+G3OpenStreetMap ID
way 118920691OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=terminalOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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