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Off to Barra for an Avgeek Beach Day

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Updated: March 28, 2020

This week, a few members of the Flightradar24 team took some time during their visit to Scotland for an avgeek beach day at Barra. Flights at Barra are unique as they land and take off on the beach. Naturally, operations occur during low tide. Check out some of the photos and video from their day trip.

Departure and Arrival

Barra Airport

Flights land on the beach, then taxi towards the terminal, disembarking passengers on the sand.

With no paved runway, flights arrive and depart from the beach at Barra

Arrival

Passengers disembark on the beach and walk to the terminal.

G-HIAL parked on the beach at Barra after landing

Baggage Collection

The baggage reclamation process is generally expeditious.

Control Tower

The control tower at Barra hosts a Flightradar24 ADS-B receiver.

Back to Glasgow

An in-flight photo with the flight crew and the FR24 crew.

FR24’s Slava and Olga with Capt. Abernethy and FO Van-Dijk | Photo thanks to FO Van-Dijk

Looking down on Glasgow Airport

Loganair Twin Otter

Published: June 25, 2017

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Ian Petchenik

Ian Petchenik’s love of aviation began at an early age growing up next to Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. As Flightradar24’s director of communications and co-host of the AvTalk podcast Ian now gets to share that passion for aviation with millions of Flightradar24 users and listeners around the world.

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