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Flights to Isle-of-Skye

There's no airport directly on the Isle-of-Skye, but this beautiful destination can be reached by air if passengers fly to nearby Stornaway and then travel onwards on land and sea. Stornaway Airport is small, making arrival an easy matter, and the onward  journey to the Isle-of-Skye offers captivating scenery, with a ferry being the mode of transport between the two islands.

Which is the main airport in Isle-of-Skye?

The Isle-of-Skye's basic airport is no longer in use. The nearest airport is on Stornaway from where a hired car is the best option to get to the Isle-of-Skye itself, using the regular ferry between the two islands. Stornaway's airport is a small one, so arrival is easy and there is a limited range of facilities.

Which airlines offer flights to Isle-of-Skye?

There are no flights to the Isle-of-Skye itself. The nearest airport is Stornaway Airport, with links by car and ferry to the Isle-of-Skye. Loganair is the only airline operating flights to Stornaway from Glasgow, Edinburgh and Inverness, which provide many direct links from London and other British cities.

Why travel by plane to Isle-of-Skye?

Travel by plane to the Isle-of-Skye is a simple way of reaching this beautiful Scottish island, even when the transfers on land are factored in. Flying to Stornaway, which has the nearest airport, is typically followed by an onward journey by hired car which takes visitors on a spectacular route to the ferry that brings them to the Isle-of-Skye – a great way to take in some of the beauty of Scotland whilst on the way to the destination.

Before you travel to Isle-of-Skye by plane - good to know!

Flights to Isle-of-Skye take visitors to a peaceful island with stunning scenery. The island's castles, both intact and in ruins, make for a fascinating tour. Biggest of them all – and the oldest continuously inhabited castle in all of Scotland – is Dunvegan Castle & Gardens. There's 800 years of history at this magnificent place. There's a seal colony, too, accessed by a boat trip. The Clan Donald Centre houses the comprehensive Museum of the Isles, covering a history of more than a thousand years. There's plentiful wildlife on the Isle-of-Skye, so visitors should be on the watch for red deer, roe deer, foxes and weasels. For walkers, the Isle-of-Skye is an ideal destination with a variety of routes in the Cuillins, Skye's most well known mountains, being among the favourites. The landscape is pristine and walkers are reminded to bring their own water. Visitors in June have a treat in the annual Skye Live music festival.