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Stornoway Airport provides a key access point to the Western Isles, with flights from Inverness and Glasgow, and inter-island services to Benbecula and Barra. Located on the east coast of Lewis, a few miles from Stornoway, the airport also serves as a base for the search and rescue helicopter operated by HM Coastguard. Air traffic control at Stornoway provides important support services to aircraft flying to and from North America over Iceland. An increasing element of airport business is support services for oil exploration and development in the North Atlantic. The Ministry of Defence recently announced the closure of the RAF base at Stornoway. Aircraft operations are supported by an Air Traffic Control service while on call services to air ambulance and search and rescue flights are assisted by a Flight Information Service Officer. An Airport Fire Service is provided on the basis of a Rescue and Fire Fighting Service category 4 airport as detailed in Civil Aviation Publication 168.

Airport Facilities for the Disabled Ambulift facilities are available to assist passengers with impaired mobility during embarkation from aircraft. Wheelchair and limited disabled toilet facilities are available in the Terminal Building. There are ramp facilities at the entrance and staff are always available to assist. Requests for assistance should be made in the first instance to the relevant airline.

Stornoway Flights to the The following destinations are served by scheduled flights from this airport.

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