Airport Kirkwall - Orkney Isles

Airport Kirkwall - Orkney Isles

Kirkwall Airport is the main airport on the Orkney Islands, an archipelago of about 100 small islands in the north of the British Isles, just off the coast of Scotland. The airport is managed by the Highlands and Islands Airports Limited, a company owned by the Scottish Transport Ministry and operating from its base, Inverness Airport, administering a total of 10 smaller Scottish Airports.
  • URL: Official website
  • Time zone: GMT 0
  • Service telephone: +44 1856 872-421
  • Address: Kirkwall Airport, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1TH, United Kingdom
  • Operating company: Highlands and Islands Airports Limited
  • Parking: Yes, there is free parking.
  • Directions by car: A964 or A965 to Kirkwall, in Kirkwall taking the A960, the airport is directly on this road.
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (14.88%), Tuesday (16.52%), Wednesday (16.10%), Thursday (15.43%), Friday (15.98%), Saturday (11.22%), Sunday (9.88%)
  • Alternative spelling: Kirkwaa, Керкуолл, كيركوال, カークウォール, 柯克沃尔

Most popular destinations from Kirkwall - Orkney Isles (Flights per week )

  1. Airport Aberdeen (21, 29,58 %)
  2. Airport Edinburgh (15, 21,13 %)
  3. Airport Glasgow (8, 11,27 %)
  4. Airport Inverness (7, 9,86 %)
  5. Airport Sumburgh (Shetland) (7, 9,86 %)
  6. Airport Papa Westray (3, 4,23 %)
  7. Airport Eday (2, 2,82 %)
  8. Airport North Ronaldsay (1, 1,41 %)
  9. other (9.84 %)

Location
The airport is located on the largest and most important island, Mainland, about 4 miles south of the town of Kirkwall. Motorists should take the A964 or A965 to Kirkwall and then take the A960 towards Orkney, after about 3 kilometres, the airport is visible on the road.

A daily bus service to the airport runs in the morning and evening. For departure times, please enquire by telephone on +44 1856 870555, the operator is Orkney coaches.