{"id":122573,"date":"2023-12-06T10:01:12","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T10:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lasixlineon.com\/?p=122573"},"modified":"2023-12-06T10:01:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T10:01:12","slug":"fascinating-video-explores-remote-runway-in-scotland-that-disappears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lasixlineon.com\/travel\/fascinating-video-explores-remote-runway-in-scotland-that-disappears\/","title":{"rendered":"Fascinating video explores remote runway in Scotland that DISAPPEARS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> I landed on a beach! Travel expert investigates the remote airport runway in Scotland that DISAPPEARS twice a day with the tide<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nicky Kelvin explores the bizarre runway at Barra Airport in the\u00a0Outer Hebrides<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The airport is served twice a day by Twin Otter planes operated by Loganair<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Map reveals where the world wants to spend Christmas<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s the runway that disappears.<\/p>\n<p>And you\u2019ll find it \u2013 if the timing is right &#8211; at the airport on the remote Outer Hebrides island of Barra, 40 miles off the coast of western Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>Nicky Kelvin, Editor at Large at The Points Guy, investigates what must be the most unusual airport in the world in a fascinating video for a series he presents called Airplane Mode.<\/p>\n<p>The travel expert explains that the disappearing act occurs because the runway is also a public beach, with the sand lost to the incoming tide twice a day.<\/p>\n<p>Nicky\u2019s video begins at Glasgow Airport, where he interviews two pilots for the airline that operates services in and out of Barra Airport from Glasgow twice a day \u2013 Loganair.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/18\/78602697-12828257-image-a-35_1701799289017.jpg\" height=\"427\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Nicky Kelvin, Editor at Large at The Points Guy, investigates what must be the most unusual airport in the world on the island of Barra (above). Here, the runway is also a public beach<\/p>\n<p>Captain Laura Roper explains that there are \u2018no lights or guidance\u2019 for landing.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s all done by our own judgement,\u2019 she says.<\/p>\n<p>One bonus, though, is that the sand \u2018cushions the landing a little bit\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The interview wrapped, Captain Roper and First Officer Steven Cameron take the controls of their Twin Otter turboprop and Nicky jumps aboard for his first-ever flight to Barra.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s bowled over.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/18\/78602701-12828257-image-a-37_1701799373352.jpg\" height=\"437\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The sand on Barra Airport beach is lost to the tide twice a day<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/18\/78602719-12828257-image-a-40_1701799398079.jpg\" height=\"483\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Nicky\u2019s video begins at Glasgow Airport, where he interviews two pilots for the airline that operates services in and out of Barra Airport from Glasgow twice a day \u2013 Loganair<\/p>\n<p>He told MailOnline Travel: \u2018It has been a lifelong dream of mine as a diehard aviation geek to travel to the incredibly unique airport of Barra.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s the only commercial airport in the world with a beach as a runway, and provides for a very dramatic setting, not only because you are landing on the sand, but also because the runway disappears twice a day with the tide.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The timings of the flights need to be well planned in order to make sure there is enough space on the beach for the plane to land and take off again.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/18\/78602723-12828257-image-a-42_1701799516604.jpg\" height=\"420\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Nicky (above) told MailOnline Travel: &#8216;It has been a lifelong dream of mine as a diehard aviation geek to travel to the incredibly unique airport of Barra&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/16\/78605981-12828257-image-a-33_1701795033938.jpg\" height=\"553\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Barra Airport is located\u00a040 miles off the coast of western Scotland<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/18\/78604559-12828257-image-a-44_1701799557024.jpg\" height=\"364\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Loganair flies turboprop Twin Otter aircraft to Barra Airport<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/18\/78602705-12828257-image-a-51_1701799695245.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A still from Nicky&#8217;s video showing a Loganair flight coming in to land at Barra<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/18\/78602713-12828257-image-a-52_1701799703397.jpg\" height=\"372\" width=\"633\"><\/p>\n<p>Captain Laura Roper (left) explains that there are \u2018no lights or guidance\u2019 for landing<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/18\/78604567-12828257-image-a-53_1701799713806.jpg\" height=\"394\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The flight to Barra is spectacular, with Nicky revealing that the plane flies over &#8216;blue seas and white sands that could be mistaken for the Caribbean&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u2018It\u2019s not just the concept that is dramatic and exciting, the actual landing is as amazing as you might imagine.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You come in low over some of Scotland\u2019s most stunning islands, with blue seas and white sands that could be mistaken for the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018In fact, Barra is known to some people as Barrabados.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Once at the airport, Nicky meets Barra Airport\u2019s crew manager, Steve Wilson, who takes Nicky out on a beach\/runway safety check to make sure the area is free of debris that may have washed up with the tide and reveals that the airport must also make sure there are no runway incursions from cockle pickers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/18\/78602695-12828257-image-a-54_1701799722902.jpg\" height=\"403\" width=\"633\"><\/p>\n<p>Nicky meets Barra Airport\u2019s crew manager, Steve Wilson, who takes Nicky out on a beach\/runway safety check to make sure the area is free of debris that may have washed up with the tide<\/p>\n<p>Nicky added: \u2018It was an honour to go behind the scenes at Barra airport and live out my dream by landing, taking off and exploring all the aspects of the operation within the airport.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018One of the most fascinating things is that many of the staff there have multiple roles, and so the same person that might be checking you in at the checking desk is also a firefighter, an air traffic controller and a baggage handler.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><span>To see the full video click <\/span><span>here<\/span><span>. For more from The Points Guy visit <\/span><span>thepointsguy.com\/uk-travel<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/travel\/article-12828257\/I-landed-beach-Travel-expert-investigates-remote-airport-runway-Scotland-DISAPPEARS-twice-day-tide.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I landed on a beach! 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