Airport guide
Inverness AirportIATA code INV
Inverness Airport (INV/EGPE) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Inverness, United Kingdom in Europe. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Inverness, United Kingdom
- Codes
- INV · EGPE
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Region
- Europe
Inverness Airport (INV/EGPE) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Inverness, United Kingdom in Europe. Operating on Europe/London local time at coordinates 57.540°, -4.060°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Inverness Airport (INV) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Inverness, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Inverness Airport details
- IATA code
- INV
- ICAO code
- EGPE
- City
- Inverness
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Europe
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 57.542°, -4.048°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 10 Jul 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Inverness Airport’s own pages.
INV airport facts
- Size class
- Medium airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 9 m (31 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Passengers, 2022
- 699,982
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing caa.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Wick John O'Groats Airport WIC · 116 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at INV
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
2 open runways, 1 lit. Longest 05/23: 1,888 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 1,888 m6,194 ft | 45 m | asphalt | Lit |
| 11/29 | 701 m2,300 ft | 18 m | asphalt | Not listed as lit |
Routes from INV
Originfacts does not track any routes from INV yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.
Where INV is
13 km east-northeast
Inverness Airport lies 13 km east-northeast of Inverness city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).
Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.
Terminals, transport and parking at INV
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Inverness, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Inverness Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:hial.co.uk/inverness-airport (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Airports near Inverness
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- WickWick AirportWIC117 km
- AberdeenAberdeen International AirportABZ118 km
- DundeeDundee AirportDND137 km
- Stornoway, Outer Stat HebridesStornoway AirportSYY153 km
- KirkwallKirkwall AirportKOI172 km
- EdinburghEdinburgh AirportEDI182 km
- GlasgowGlasgow International AirportGLA188 km
- EdayEday AirportEOI197 km
- StronsayStronsay AirportSOY197 km
Inverness Airport: common questions
Where is Inverness Airport?
Inverness Airport serves Inverness, United Kingdom. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 57.542°, -4.048°.
What are the airport codes for Inverness Airport?
The IATA code is INV and the ICAO code is EGPE.
What time zone is INV in?
Inverness Airport is in the Europe/London time zone.
What is the official website of Inverness Airport?
The airport’s official website is hial.co.uk/inverness-airport. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
How many runways does Inverness Airport have?
OurAirports lists 2 open runways at INV: 05/23 (1,888 m (6,194 ft), asphalt); 11/29 (701 m (2,300 ft), asphalt).
When did Inverness Airport open?
Wikidata gives 1947 as its official opening date.
How many passengers use Inverness Airport?
Wikidata records 699,982 passengers for 2022, the latest year it holds.
Who operates Inverness Airport?
Per Wikidata, INV is operated by Highlands and Islands Airports.
How far is INV from Inverness city centre?
Inverness Airport is about 13 km east-northeast of Inverness city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.
What is the elevation of Inverness Airport?
OurAirports gives INV’s elevation as 9 m (31 ft) above sea level.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Inverness Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record10 Jul 2026
- Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q1431553 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)