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New manager in charge at Sumburgh Airport

15 September 2026

A Loganair aircraft is seen landing on a runway near the coast with houses and grassy hills in the background.

Dundee-Sumburgh direct flights to end in October

11 August 2026

A turboprop passenger airplane parked on an airstrip with mountains in the background.

MSPs join in calling Scottish Government to protect Sumburgh-Kirkwall-Inverness service

5 June 2026

A Loganair aircraft is seen landing on a runway near the coast with houses and grassy hills in the background.

‘Shocks in the system’ led to Heathrow route being scrapped

27 May 2026

Twin-engine Loganair airplane with a red and black tartan tail livery flying against a blue sky.

Loganair to end flights from Dundee to London Heathrow later this year

1 May 2026

A small airport terminal building labeled "Sumburgh Airport" stands near a beach with grassy dunes and clear blue water in the foreground.

Union secures pay increase for Sumburgh Airport staff

25 March 2026

The Sumburgh Airport car park. Photo: Hans J Marter/Shetland News

Wishart raises Sumburgh Airport shuttle bus idea

However it does not look like the proposal – which comes agains the backdrop of parking charges at the airport – will be taken up

29 October 2025

A blue and white Eastern Airways passenger plane taxis on a runway with houses and grassy fields in the background.

‘Arrangements’ in place for oil and gas flights after Eastern Airways suspends all services

28 October 2025

A small airport terminal building labeled "Sumburgh Airport" stands near a beach with grassy dunes and clear blue water in the foreground.

Updated

Flights resume after telecommunications issues at Sumburgh Airport

Loganair flights resumed this afternoon

6 October 2025

Updated

All flights cancelled at Sumburgh Airport after ‘telecommunication issues’

5 October 2025

Cover of the "Shetland Travel Guide 2025" featuring a coastal landscape with green hills and blue sea under a clear sky.

Clickimin multi-storey car park and Fjara at Sumburgh Head – questionable Shetland travel guide criticised

4 September 2025

HIAL: car park charge ‘helps to minimise subsidy requirement’

29 July 2025

A parking ticket machine is wrapped with brown tape, next to a yellow waste bin. Several parked cars are in the background.

An ‘unfair tax’? Concern over return of airport car parking charge

28 July 2025

A parking ticket machine is wrapped with brown tape, next to a yellow waste bin. Several parked cars are in the background.

Sumburgh Airport car parking charge to return next month

22 July 2025

A rural road curves past a line of wooden posts, each marked with an orange and white traffic cone; construction equipment is visible in the distance.

Council pay offer accepted, Sumburgh security fence and more …

8 July 2025

Construction workers operate heavy machinery to lay and smooth asphalt on a rural road under a cloudy sky, with vehicles nearby.

Inter-island flights to remain at Sumburgh for another week

3 June 2025

Construction workers operate heavy machinery to lay and smooth asphalt on a rural road under a cloudy sky, with vehicles nearby.

Island flights to remain at Sumburgh for another week

27 May 2025

Fire and coastguard called to Sumburgh emergency

9 January 2025

•Emergency services

Emergency vehicles gathered near a building in a foggy landscape.

Emergency response at Sumburgh Airport for helicopter landing

30 December 2024

A parking ticket machine is wrapped with brown tape, next to a yellow waste bin. Several parked cars are in the background.

HIAL working on getting Sumburgh Airport car parking charge reinstated

26 November 2024

Three people stand in a room with armchairs and a large beach mural on the wall. There are two windows with blinds and a potted plant in the corner.

Sumburgh Airport to provide quiet space for passengers

12 November 2024

Limited parking available at Sumburgh Airport

13 October 2024

Aerial view of a coastal runway extending into the sea with adjacent green fields and small buildings.

Over 200 runners to remember Iain Goodlad with runway fundraiser

24 September 2024

A fishing boat labeled "LK 331" floating in a body of water with hilly terrain in the background under a cloudy sky.

Aquaculture entanglement, accessible airport, Mossbank post office, climate warning, support for families and more …

8 August 2024

•Also in the news

Updated

Rare sight as Catalina flying boat lands in Sumburgh

17 July 2024

A WWII-era seaplane flies above a landscape. Inset images show Flt Lt David Hornell and Flt Lt John Cruickshank, with their respective service details and Victoria Cross dates.

Catalina flying boat set to visit on commemorative flight

15 July 2024

Kirkwall stop-off to be introduced on some Edinburgh flights in April

26 March 2024

The Sumburgh Airport car park. Photo: Hans J Marter/Shetland News

Airport carpark full, island plan meeting and protection zone lifted

13 October 2023

•Also in the news

Sumburgh Airport is one of 11 airports under HIAL's wing.

Sumburgh largely unaffected by air traffic control outage

28 August 2023

Sumburgh Airport passenger numbers rise by ten per cent

24 April 2023

Sumburgh Airport to stay open during March HIAL strike action

1 March 2023

More strike action on the cards at Sumburgh Airport

23 February 2023

Flights grounded as strike shuts Sumburgh

21 February 2023

Unite says airport workers ‘deserve far more’ as strike action looms

9 February 2023

Sumburgh Airport to close for three days as staff go on strike

7 February 2023

More strike action looms at Sumburgh Airport

4 February 2023

Strike shuts Sumburgh Airport

19 December 2022

Sumburgh Airport closed due to ‘low temperatures’

15 December 2022

Updated

Sumburgh Airport open again for all flights after radar disruption

The northbound ferry from Aberdeen will stop off in Kirkwall to pick up SSE engineers to help with with restoring Shetland’s power supplies

13 December 2022

Sumburgh Airport to close on strike days

8 December 2022

HIAL airport charges have risen by 15 per cent in a year, airline chief says

8 December 2022

Sumburgh Airport is one of 11 airports under HIAL's wing.

Two days of strikes could hit Sumburgh Airport prior to Christmas

6 December 2022

Island flights to continue going through Sumburgh as Tingwall fire cover issue remains

28 November 2022

Performance data heading in the right direction but more improvements possible – Loganair boss

Loganair app to become key feature in customer communications

25 October 2022

Unusual military aircraft spotted at Sumburgh

23 October 2022

Work underway on £2.9m Sumburgh runway maintenance project

5 October 2022

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‘Horrible behaviour’

12 August 2022

Updated

Evening flight turns back as Sumburgh Airport would not stay open any longer

From Monday the evening flight from Aberdeen will be ‘de-linked’ from Manchester services – a repeated source of delays

29 July 2022

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