cockle strand traigh mhor beach airstrip loganair british airways twin otter flight isle of barra western isles scotland uk gb

---

Barra is home to one of the world's most spectacular and most beautiful airports. Traigh Mhor, near Barra's northern tip, was famous primarily for its cockles until aircraft started to use the beach in 1933. Scheduled air services to and from Barra Airport began in 1936.

---

Size: 5400px × 3600px
Location: Barra, Scotland, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Colin Palmer Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: aircraft, airways, atlantic, attraction, barra, beach, british, buyimage, castle, cockle, culture, flight, flying, gaelic, hebrides, holidays, hopping, idealic, island, isle, landing, landscape, loganair, northern, otter, outer, passengers, plane, prop, quiet, remote, runway, scot, scotland, scottish, seascape, sparse, stay, strand, strip, summer, tourism, tourist, travel, twin, western