Airlines at Kirkwall Airport (KOI)
Kirkwall Airport (KOI) is a relatively small airport that serves the Orkney Islands and several major destinations in Scotland. As a result, the number of airlines that fly in and out is very small, with no international carriers required and a reduced need for domestic competition. In fact, there is only the one airline that operates commercial passenger air travel in and out of Kirkwall Airport.
- Serves
- Kirkwall, Mainland, Orkney
- Operator
- Highlands and Islands Airports Limited
- Time Zone
- Europe/London
- IATA Code
- KOI
- ICAO Code
- EGPA
- Location
- 058°57'28"N 002°54'18"W
- Flybe
- +44 871 700 0535
- Loganair
- +44 1856 872494
Flybe is the sole carrier at the airport and it is able to offer a complete service from booking right through to in-flight care and comfort, so your travel experience is very consistent. Even the Flybe check-in counter staff are friendly, so any confusion or miscommunications are unlikely - something travellers used to larger airports may be happy to hear.
Loganair sell tickets on their website flying in or out of Kirkwall Airport. All Loganair flights are code-shared by Flybe. Destinations served by Flybe out of Kirkwall Airport are: Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Sumburgh, Shetland and Bergen, Norway. Loganair flies (via Flybe) to Orkney Northern Isles and Fair Isle.
Here are the contact numbers for airlines operating out of Kirkwall Airport:
Also, Highland Airways flies newspapers into the region seven days a week, via Kirkwall Airport. Benair flies cargo and mail into the region daily. Naturally, neither of these carriers can be booked for any form of passenger carriage.