What is Barra Airport like? Find out here! Unique airports of the World.
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Barra Airport in Scotland is the only place in the WORLD with scheduled flights landing and taking off on a beach. It's also a beautiful island, even in the harshest Scottish weather. I have videos of the flights here on my TH-cam channel, but here's a little introduction to the airport itself.
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Came back only now from Barra its a amazing place. From start to finish its a amazing experience
So glad you did it mate!
Just watched again, having now watched nearly all your videos, I can see how much you've improved, though good from the off! 😉 These inter isle vids are still my faves, watching them all again 😊
One day, one day. I really must fly in and out of this beautifully situated beach airport. 👏👏👍😎
Watched a few of your videos Steve, but Barra is on my bucket list, and loved this! Magnificent!
Cheers Alan! All the best getting there soon, it’s a wonderful trip to a wonderful island!
Best flight ever, looking forward to doing it again
Ahoy Steve! Most definitely a place to find some treasure, aye! Epic flights, great beach, all is set! .) Thanks for sharing! Captain of the good old Blackthorne
Top video Steve something I don't think anyone else has reviewed.
Cheers, some place!
Another cracking video! Now that’s how all airports should be. Oozes character and the person touch.
Thanks so much! Really hoping to visit some more wee obscure airports this year, fingers crossed!
60 years ago as a boy I used to collect airline timetables. One of my favourites was BEA chiefly because I was fascinated by the Glasgow to Barra service because of the beach airport. I believe the aircraft they used at the time was an Islander. That flight is now a priority on my bucket list!
cascinagianni amazing comment, thanks so much! I would be so happy to hear that you’ve done it and what you thought - keep me updated please!
Such a beautiful island! And a wonderful way to arrive and depart. The Twin Otter is a splendid aircraft. I've previously written about my flight from Benbecula to Barra (and back), but I also once flew in a Twin Otter from Edinburgh to Tingwall in Shetland. It was a two-hour flight and somehow they managed to serve coffee and biscuits! Jo Grimmond was on the flight (he being our MP in Shetland at the time). He was a big man and looked kinda cramped in the Twin Otter cabin.
Barney Leith wow that was a route?! I’ve driven past Tingwall ‘airport’ before but had no idea you could once fly to Edinburgh from there! You’ve done some awesome flights!!! 👍🏼
Well, it certainly doesn't get better than this. Imagine if this were the tropics you could get off the plane and jump into the sea without much ado. Wonder who had the idea of starting a beach service. Thanks Steve.
Oh I know! :) not sure I’d be brave enough to jump in the North Sea :) I’d never thought Barra was so hilly they couldn’t install a tarmac runway, maybe it was a cost thing, and that big piece of beach was just too good not to use!
@@steve-marsh You can put it down to Scotch thriftiness actually.
Love these small airports. One of my favorites was “ Anjajavay International Airport” in Madagascar. It was a tiny strip of sand in the jungle. We got there from Tana, the capital, in a 6 seater plane. Have always wanted to go back😱
That sounds so cool! I'll need to see if there are any TH-cam videos of it!
Have also just watched one of your flight videos - love your cheerful narration. Thanks for sharing, have subscribed.
Wonderful Channel Sir. I'm in Devonshire and am relishing a trip to Scotland in the future.
Many thanks again 👍👍
Patrick Tinsmith thanks so much for the support! 👍🏼
Beautiful.
AC2 - RM1 cheers for watching 👍🏼
Such a cute, unique place! I can’t wait to be there in March😊
Alicja Swoboda awwww exciting! It’ll be a blast 😊 pray for good weather!!!
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One day!
Love the sound of the twin otter as well, I was lucky enough to go on a seaplane version in the Maldives with Trans Maldivian Airways (the largest operator of twin otters fact fans lol). The planes didn't fly at night so a few stayed over at the resort island which would lead to an early morning twin otter wake up call as 3 or 4 set off.
Elliot Davies sounds like heaven!!! A seaplane is right up there in my list of dream flights! Thanks for watching! Loving all the Twin Otter fans on here :)
@@steve-marsh Up in Scotland there's Loch Loch Lomond seaplanes, that's one for my bucket list
Elliot Davies good shout!
Top video top man 👌 cheers steve
Bob Monkfish thanks so much Bob!!! :)
i so enjoyed this video! thanks very much for sharing, i do hope to go one day.
wildflower thanks so much for watching :) and good luck, hope you get there it’s beautiful 👍🏼
Wow! Steve I'm so glad I found your channel.Fantastic
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I'm more glad to have you aboard!
Good video
Akureyri AirPort in Iceland, also have a kind of easy security. Love those :-)
Berra is on the short list, last year was a trip to Orkney, and the short fligth Papa Westray to Westray.
jgroneng I really wanted to do the short flight, but left it too late when I was there to book! Was it fun? :)
SteveMarsh Yes, it was very nice! Even it only took 1 min and 53 seconds ✈️😊
I can only say Bril Steve.
Any good fossils on the island ?
Only me :) I wish I knew!
Haha
I would feel guilty about flying for fun now, the fossil fuels :( I would like to do this once though!