AviatDataFoula Airfield FOA / EGFO
Foula, Shetland · United Kingdom · Foula Airstrip Trust (Scottish charity SC021728)
Limited hours
ICAO / IATAEGFO / FOA
OperatorFoula Airstrip Trust (Scottish charity SC021728)
Coordinates60.1219°N, 2.0534°W
Elevation150 ft · 46 m
Time zoneGMT/BST (UTC+0/+1 DST)
Passengers / yr—
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
Fuel—
Bonded—
AIP referenceEGFO — UK AIP (NATS) AD 2/AD 3
Operating hoursDaylight hours only / by arrangement with scheduled Airtask flights; not H24
TerminalsNo terminal building; basic remote island strip with shelter, the island's only public toilet and telephone. No off-runway parking — a parked aircraft blocks the runway.
Runways (1)
- 18/36 · 382 m / 1,252 ft · 18 m wide · Gravel (unpaved hard strip)
Remote Shetland island grass/gravel strip run by the Foula Airstrip Trust; lifeline PSO service to Tingwall (LWK) by Airtask Group on a Britten-Norman Islander (7/wk winter, 13/wk summer), funded by Shetland Islands Council.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
Foula Airstrip Trust
Owner/operator of the Foula airstrip (the island's only airfield). Maintains the unpaved gravel lifeline strip used by the scheduled PSO Islander service and for air ambulance/medevac. Registered Scottish charity SC021728 ('Foula Airstrip (Number 2) Trust'). It is the strip operator/owner rather than a commercial handling agent; no manned FBO or self-handling FBO services on site.
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Airtask Group
Self-handling carrier for its own Islander PSO operation at the unmanned strip; handling is incidental to its own scheduled flights, not a third-party handling service offered to other operators.
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Aircraft fuel
Not listed
De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Available
Airtask Group
Carries island essentials/freight (e.g. medical prescriptions) on the scheduled Islander flights to Foula.
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Available
Airtask Group
Operates the scheduled PSO passenger air link between Tingwall (Lerwick) and Foula with Britten-Norman Islander aircraft, on behalf of Shetland Islands Council (approx 7 flights/week winter, 13/week summer; ~15 min flight). Reservations via Tingwall ops; booking by phone/email only (no online booking). · Scheduled service days; reservations via Tingwall ops
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
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