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Kirkwall airport in Orkney Islands (United Kingdom)
Kirkwall airport is located near Orkney Islands, with Kirkwall at 3mi↑, Orcades at 4mi↑, Orphir at 8mi↑, Stromness at 14mi↑, Pierowall at 25mi↑, Thurso at 34mi↑, Ackergill at 35mi↑, Wick at 37mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in United Kingdom and Southernmost airports in United Kingdom
→ See also airports in United Kingdom
aerial view of Kirkwall airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : EGPA
- IATA code : KOI
- Local code : -
Elevation : 15 m = 49ft
→ See also Highest airports in UK and Lowest airports in United Kingdom
Runways
- runway 09/27 : 1428m = 4685ft
- runway 06/24 : 1183m = 3881ft
- runway 15/33 : 680m = 2231ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in United Kingdom
Coming to Kirkwall airport
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By train : book on Trip.com
- Thurso train station at 34mi
- Georgemas Junction train station at 36mi
- Scotscalder train station at 40mi
By plane :
- Kirkwall airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Flotta Isle airport at 12mi : book on Trip.com
- Stronsay airport at 17mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Kirkwall airport EGPA KOI
METAR for Kirkwall airport EGPA KOI
EGPA 031350Z 05005KT CAVOK 11/06 Q1030
Decoded METAR for Kirkwall airport EGPA KOI
METAR issued by EGPA on Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 13:50 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 3 days and 77 hours and -4316 minutes ago.
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 11°C = 52°F, dew point is 6°C = 43°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 71 %.
QNH is 1030hPa = 30.42inHg
Wind 9km/h = 5kt, direction is 50°.
Sky clear.
TAF for Kirkwall airport EGPA KOI
EGPA 031055Z 0312/0321 09009KT CAVOK
Decoded TAF for Kirkwall airport EGPA KOI
TAF issued by EGPA on Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 10:55 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 3 days and 7 hours and 59 minutes. weather forecast for 9 hours, weather forecast updated every 3 hours.
from Thursday, April 3, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Thursday, April 3, 2025 à 21:00 heure UTC
0312/0321 09009KT CAVOK
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
wind 9kt = 17km/h, direction is 90°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
NOTAM for Kirkwall airport
Around Kirkwall airport in Orkney Islands (United Kingdom)
near
- Hotels in Kirkwall
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 728mi↑
- Paris at 730mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 730mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 835mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 837mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 837mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 851mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 851mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 854mi↑
- Station de montagne La Bresse Hohneck at 855mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Trois Fours at 855mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Pistes de Ventron at 859mi↑
- for Kirkwall airport at 0mi↑
- for RNAS Caldale airport at 4mi↑
- for Lamb Holm airport at 5mi↑
nearest airports to Kirkwall airport in Orkney Islands (United Kingdom)
- RNAS Caldale airport ( GB-1048) at 4mi↑defunct airport
- Lamb Holm airport ( GB-0400) at 5mi↑
- Corston Airstrip airport ( GB-1044) at 12mi↑
- Flotta Isle airport ( FLH GB-FLH) at 12mi↑
- RAF Skaebrae Air Base airport ( GB-0573) at 15mi↑defunct airport
- Hoy/Longhope airport ( GB-0070) at 16mi↑defunct airport
- RNAS HMS Tern Air Base airport ( GB-0574) at 16mi↑defunct airport
- Stronsay airport (EGER SOY ) at 17mi↑NOTAM
- Eday airport (EGED EOI ) at 17mi↑NOTAM
- Stroma Airstrip airport ( GB-0962) at 21mi↑defunct airport
- Sanday airport (EGES NDY ) at 23mi↑NOTAM
- Westray airport (EGEW WRY ) at 27mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in United Kingdom
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap