Sumburgh Airport
The runways, from navdata. Drawn to scale from each threshold's position, true heading, length and width, with north up; the idents sit beyond each threshold.
Live conditions.
The airport's latest weather report, day there now.
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 6+ SM / 9.7+ km
- Temperature
- 9°C48°F, dew point 7°C
- Altimeter
- 1041hPa30.74 inHg
- Time now
- 09:15UTC
- Sunrise
- 07:32UTC
- Sunset
- 16:05UTC
Wind calm, so the wind favours no runway; ATC picks one by flow and procedure.
The METAR and TAF as issued
METAR EGPB 030750Z 00000KT 9999 BKN019 09/07 Q1041
TAF EGPB 030757Z 0309/0318 34005KT 9999 SCT020 PROB30 TEMPO 0309/0318 BKN014
Updated 51 minutes ago
Runways.
6 runway ends, the longest 1,498 m / 4,915 ft. Headings in true and magnetic degrees.
| End | True | Magnetic | Length | Width | Surface | ILS | Glide | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06H | 053° | 053° | 543 m / 1,781 ft | 44 m | Asphalt | None | None | |
| 09 | 084° | 084° | 1,498 m / 4,915 ft | 44 m | Asphalt | None | None | displaced 7 m / 23 ft |
| 15 | 144° | 144° | 1,424 m / 4,672 ft | 43 m | Asphalt | None | None | displaced 187 m / 614 ft |
| 24H | 233° | 233° | 543 m / 1,781 ft | 44 m | Asphalt | None | None | |
| 27 | 264° | 264° | 1,498 m / 4,915 ft | 44 m | Asphalt | None | None | displaced 32 m / 105 ft |
| 33 | 324° | 324° | 1,424 m / 4,672 ft | 43 m | Asphalt | None | None | displaced 187 m / 614 ft |
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For reference.
Quick facts
- ICAO and IATA
- EGPB, LSI
- Type
- Medium airport
- Location
- Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Coordinates
- 59.878899, -1.29556
- Elevation
- 20 ft (6 m)
- Mag variation
- -4.21° W (per chart)
- Runways
- 6 ends, longest 1,498 m / 4,915 ft
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Approach
- RADAR
- 131.300
ATIS
- ATIS
- 125.850
Tower
- Tower
- 118.250
Navaids
| Ident | Name | Type | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBH | Sumburgh | NDB | 351 kHz |
| SUM | Sumburgh | VOR-DME | 117.35 MHz |
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