Campbeltown Airport (EGEC) | private airport guide

Prior permissionPPR is required here. A filed flight plan does not count as permission to use the airfield, so ask the airport first.

Airfield Status

Campbeltown Airport is a small airfield in Highlands & Islands (Kintyre) for turboprops and air taxis. The longest runway is 11/29 – 1,412 m × 30 m asphalt (grooved) – the licensed civil runway, not the full ex-RAF length. Landing needs prior permission (PPR). From Campbeltown (3 miles); Glasgow: approx. 3 hours by road to Glasgow – under 40 minutes by air.

Runway: 11/29 – 1,412 m × 30 m asphalt (grooved) – the licensed civil runway, not the full ex-RAF length
Customs & immigration: No
Business jets: No. 1,412 m licensed runway, no fuel, no customs published, weekday daytime hours; realistically a turboprop and helicopter airfield (light jets only by special arrangement in published hours)
Opening hours: Airfield Mon–Fri 08:20–17:40; Sat closed; Sun 16:50–18:00 (May–Sep), and by arrangement (HIAL). Terminal Mon–Fri 07:45–11:45 and 13:45–17:45; closed weekends. PPR – arrival/departure times may be allocated
Prior permission (PPR): Required
Telephone: 01586 553797 (airport); GA/PPR campadmin@hial.co.uk

Hours are as the airport publishes them, and we last checked on 29 Sep 2026. They do change, so ring the airport or ask your operator before you set off. Source

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Arrival Protocol

Campbeltown Airport, Machrihanish, Kintyre, Argyll, PA28 6NU. The nearest major city is Campbeltown (3 miles); Glasgow, approx. 3 hours by road to Glasgow – under 40 minutes by air.

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Ground Movement: journey times to the airport

By road from the middle of each city, without traffic. Allow extra at busy times and for the final approach to the aviation terminal.

From	Drive	Distance
Port Ellen	3 hr 30 min	80 mi · 129 km
Ayr	3 hr 50 min	165 mi · 266 km
Douglas	14 hr 55 min	649 mi · 1,045 km

Routes: OSRM, with map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Handling & FBO

HIAL (airport operator) – handling by arrangement

These are the handling companies the airport lists for private and business aircraft.

See the full handling and FBO page, or download the directions PDF.

Operational Notes

No dedicated GA terminal – HIAL passenger terminal only; no refuelling service at Campbeltown; PPR via the HIAL online form.

Weekday daytime airfield with PPR and allocated times – charter flights must fit published hours. No fuel, no lounge and no customs published, so international arrivals are not practical. Taxis should be pre-booked. Flying to Glasgow takes under 40 minutes against around three hours by road.