Closest airports

The distance between the airports of Papa Westray and Westray, which are on neighbouring islands in the Scottish Orkneys, is 1.76 miles (2.83 kilometres). The flight from Papa Westray to Westray takes an average of just 96 seconds (2 minutes, including taxiing time). Papa Westray is recognised as an airport by the International Air Transport Association, which has given it the airport code ‘PPW’. Similarly, the same international body has recognised Westray as a “proper” airport, assigning it the code ‘WRY’.