Fetlar Airport – FEA

Fetlar Airport is a small airport that serves the North Isles of Shetland, Scotland in the United Kingdom. Its IATA code is FEA. The airport usually handles small aircrafts and chartered flights. The local time zone is GMT +01:00 hours. It sits at an elevation of 80 meters above mean sea level. FEA airport is located in the Shetland Islands, a subarctic archipelago located to the North of Scotland in the North Atlantic between Great Britain, the Faroese Islands, and Norway. Fetlar is the fourth largest island of Shetland.

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Towns and villages located near the Fetlar Airport include Lerwick and Huney in the North Isles. The North Isles is the northern islands of the Shetland Islands. The main islands of the group are Yell, Unst, and Fetlar. Yell Sound is sometimes included in the group. Travels between these islands are mostly done through boats, but it is also through air travel. Most of the islands on the group have their own airfields and airstrips, like that of Fetlar Airport – FEA. Most of the flights that are chartered from Fetlar Airport fly to either its neighboring islands or to the mainland. It is also licensed for instruction use.

What to Do & Area Attractions

There is a small handful of hotels located near the airport or are easily accessible from Fetlar Airport. One of the top properties in the area is The Lodge. Another alternative accommodation, located 23 miles from the FEA Airport, is the 3-star St. Magnus Bay Hotel.

Alternative airports for Fetlar Airport include the Outer Skerries Airport in Grunay Island, located 8 miles from FEA. Other nearby airport includes Scatsta Airport, a medium sized airport in the Shetland Islands. It is located 11 miles away.