£2 million makeover planned for Barra Airport
Updated: July 21, 2021, 8:14 am Coming in to land on the beach runway at Barra. Tiny Barra Airport, the only terminal in the world where scheduled flights land on a tidal beach, is in line for a £2 million makeover. Its owner is aiming to create facilities worthy of the tourists who flock to the Outer Hebridean island to tick the experience off their ‘bucket lists,’ as well as residents that rely on it as a vital link to the mainland. But Highland and Islands Airports (Hial) has no plans to replace its sandy runways, which can only be used when the tide is out, with a tarred one.
Source: pressandjournal.co.uk