Airport guide

Sumburgh AirportIATA code LSI

Sumburgh Airport (LSI/EGPB) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Shetland Islands, United Kingdom in Europe. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.

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Serves: Shetland Islands, United Kingdom
Codes: LSI · EGPB; IATA · ICAO
Time zone: Europe/London
Region: Europe

Airport record, updated 10 Jul 2026OurAirports, 5 Oct 2026Wikidata, 5 Oct 2026Terminals and transport not yet verifiedWhere this comes from

Sumburgh Airport (LSI/EGPB) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Shetland Islands, United Kingdom in Europe. Operating on Europe/London local time at coordinates 59.880°, -1.290°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Sumburgh Airport (LSI) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Shetland Islands, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.

Sumburgh Airport details

Airport record · 10 Jul 2026

IATA code: LSI
ICAO code: EGPB
City: Shetland Islands
Country: United Kingdom
Region: Europe
Time zone: Europe/London
Coordinates: 59.879°, -1.296°; From OurAirports
Official website: hial.co.uk/sumburgh-airport (opens in a new tab); From Wikidata

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 Sumburgh Airport’s own pages.

LSI airport facts

OurAirports · Wikidata

Size class: Medium airport; From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
Elevation: 6 m (20 ft); From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
Opened: 1936; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — date of official opening
Passengers, 2022: 246,390; 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: Lerwick / Tingwall Airport LWK · 35 km; OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated

Runways at LSI

OurAirports · 5 Oct 2026

Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.

3 open runways, 2 lit. Longest 09/27: 1,498 m, asphalt.

Runways at LSI: length, width, surface and lighting
Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lighting
09/27	1,498 m4,915 ft	44 m	asphalt	Lit
15/33	1,424 m4,672 ft	43 m	asphalt	Lit
06H/24H	543 m1,781 ft	44 m	asphalt	Not listed as lit

Routes from LSI

No route records yet

Originfacts does not track any routes from LSI yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.

Terminals, transport and parking at LSI

Not yet verified

Terminal assignments, ground transport into Shetland Islands, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Sumburgh Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.

Check directly:hial.co.uk/sumburgh-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 Shetland Islands

Calculated

Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.

Sumburgh Airport: common questions

Where is Sumburgh Airport?

Sumburgh Airport serves Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 59.879°, -1.296°.

What are the airport codes for Sumburgh Airport?

The IATA code is LSI and the ICAO code is EGPB.

What time zone is LSI in?

Sumburgh Airport is in the Europe/London time zone.

What is the official website of Sumburgh Airport?

The airport’s official website is hial.co.uk/sumburgh-airport. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.

How many runways does Sumburgh Airport have?

OurAirports lists 3 open runways at LSI: 09/27 (1,498 m (4,915 ft), asphalt); 15/33 (1,424 m (4,672 ft), asphalt); 06H/24H (543 m (1,781 ft), asphalt).

When did Sumburgh Airport open?

Wikidata gives 1936 as its official opening date.

How many passengers use Sumburgh Airport?

Wikidata records 246,390 passengers for 2022, the latest year it holds.

What is the elevation of Sumburgh Airport?

OurAirports gives LSI’s elevation as 6 m (20 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 Sumburgh Airport’s own pages.

WhatSourceDate
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 Q1432932 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
Terminals and transportNot yet verified—

Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)