Inverness Airport

Inverness Airport ^[3] is an international airport at Dalcross, 7 nautical miles (~8 miles or 13 km) north east of the city of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands.

Inverness Airport Port-adhair Inbhir Nis
IATA: INV ICAO: EGPE
Summary
Airport type	Private
Owner/Operator	Highlands and Islands Airports Limited
Serves	Inverness
Location	Dalcross, Highland
Elevation AMSL	31 ft / 9 m
Coordinates	57°32′33″N 004°02′51″W / 57.54250°N 4.04750°W / 57.54250; -4.04750
Website	invernessairport.co.uk
Map
EGPE Location in Highland Council Area
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 1,887 6,191 Asphalt 12/30 700 2,297 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers 894,360 Passenger change 17-18 2.2% Aircraft movements 29,690 Movements change 17-18 4.2%
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1] Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority[2]

The airport is the main gateway for travellers to the Highlands and Islands. There are a wide range of scheduled services throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland; also there are limited charter and freight flights to continental Europe. 591,397 passengers passed through the airport in 2009.^[2] It is owned by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) who own most of the regional airports in mainland Scotland and the outlying islands.

Like many of the airports in the Highlands and Islands, this airport was originally a RAF air base, and played a role in World War II. It was converted to civilian use in 1947.