The Most Unique Airports in the World
| April 30, 2018
3. Barra Airport
The airport on the island of Barra, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, is made up of three tiny poles in the sand, which demarcate the runways where the planes can take off and land. There are three tiny runways that stretch across the beach, and the take-off and landing times are subject to the tides since during portions of the day, the runways are underwater.
Only tiny planes can land in Barra, but the airport does get quite a lot of traffic as the beach is popular with swimmers and people picking cockles. People who want to use the beach are asked to check the signage before swimming to see if there are planes approaching.
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