Kirkwall Airport
Kirkwall Airport is the main airport serving Orkney in Scotland. It is located southeast of Kirkwall and is owned by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited. The airport is used by Loganair.History
The airport was built and commissioned in 1940 as RAF Grimsetter for the defence of the Scapa Flow naval base. In 1943 the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm took over, as RNAS Kirkwall then HMS Robin. Control passed in 1948 to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and in 1986 to Highlands and Islands Airports.Passenger
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Busiest routes
| Rank | Airport | Passengers Handled | Change
2018-2019 |
| 1 | Aberdeen | 49,434 | 14.2% |
| 2 | Edinburgh | 48,393 | 4.7% |
| 3 | Inverness | 20,641 | 8.8% |
| 4 | Glasgow | 20,184 | 10.1% |
| 5 | Sumburgh | 9,436 | 1.8% |
| 6 | North Ronaldsay | 5,662 | 4.9% |
| 7 | Papa Westray | 4,835 | 1% |
| 8 | Westray | 3,475 | 1.9% |
| 9 | Stronsay | 3,349 | 5% |
| 10 | Sanday | 2,958 | 1.2% |
| 11 | Manchester | 2,053 | 87.1% |
| 12 | Eday | 524 | 0.2% |
| 13 | Bergen | 355 | 13.4% |
| 14 | Fair Isle | 52 | 70.9% |
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