The incredible UK airport where the runway is made of sand

Barra is the lone airdrome successful the satellite wherever scheduled flights usage a tidal formation arsenic the runway (Image: Getty)

One of the world's astir distinctive airports lies present successful the UK and its runway is made retired of sand.

People who onshore astatine Barra Airport successful Scotland tin lone bash truthful connected a tiny airy craft which touches down connected 1 of the world's lone formation landing strips.

It is the lone airdrome successful the satellite wherever scheduled flights usage a tidal formation arsenic the runway.

The unique airport is located astatine Eoligarry, successful the northbound portion of the island, and its formation is called Traigh Mhor.

The tiny islet is location to conscionable 1,300 radical and its airdrome provides lifeline services to Barra, portion besides being a fashionable visitant attraction.

People who onshore present tin lone bash truthful connected a tiny airy craft (Image: Getty)

Although it resembles a tropical land with its rolling hills, stunning beaches and unspoilt landscape, Barra is not overrun with tourists.

And those who person been to the unsocial land volition recognize why.

The airdrome sees astir 14,000 passengers flying successful and retired each year, carried successful astir 1,400 aircraft. However, travellers don't person a full batch of prime erstwhile it comes to destinations, arsenic planes lone alert to and from Glasgow.

Only Loganair flies to Barra and owed to the changeless unstable upwind conditions, the accomplishment and departure times of the flights tin vary.

The formation means planes tin lone instrumentality disconnected and onshore astatine debased tide, patterns are governed by a lone power tower, and each passengers get oregon depart by 1 tiny terminal.

The airdrome sees astir 14,000 passengers flying successful and retired each twelvemonth (Image: Getty)

Andrew Menzies, a First Office for Loganair acquainted with the route, told CNN: "There's an constituent of attraction arsenic we get a small spot person due to the fact that there's nary autopilot astatine all. It's each manual.

He added: "There's nary guidance for landing, nary airfield lighting, [the 2 pilots] are looking retired for each other."

Despite the airdrome lone being unfastened from Monday to Friday for a mates of hours, rider numbers person astir doubled from astir 7,500 successful the precocious 70s to astir 14,800 pre Covid-19.

It is good worthy visiting Barra Airport to ticker the flights onshore connected the formation and determination is simply a cafe to person a cuppa portion you wait.

Car parking is escaped of complaint and includes disabled bays, a prime up/drop country and is situated adjacent to the airport.

In 2011, Barra Airport was voted No.1 successful the world's apical airdrome approaches by a canvass conducted by PrivateFly.com.