Its remote location in the Outer Hebrides gives Barra Airport a certain windswept romance, but it also means that updating facilities requires ingenuity and skill

Like all the islands in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, Barra boasts some of the UK’s most stunning scenery. Every year, hundreds of tourists flock to the island to enjoy its natural beauty and Neolithic remains, but also to experience something unique: landing in an aircraft on a beach.

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