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Security Information for Passengers
Make sure that you have checked the latest information relating to liquids and electronic devices before you travel as what you can bring through security may be different at each airport you travel through. Restrictions continue to apply at our airports and liquids are limited to 100ml containers contained in a clear plastic bag and you will need to remove them from your cabin bag for security screening. Electronic devices may also need to be removed for screening too.
View the latest information here: Airport Information for Kirkwall Airport – Security and Check-in: What to expect at our airport - Highlands and Islands Airports Limited
Adverse Weather
Please see our airport Facebook page for updates or check with your airline.
Food and Drink at Kirkwall Airport
The café at our airport serves hot and cold drinks, snacks and light meals. Hot and cold drinks are also available from our vending machines, along with snacks. The vending machines are available adjacent to the inter-island check-in desks and in the departures lounge.
Kirkwall Airport is a vital connection between the mainland and the Orkney Isles. It operates services to Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Inverness as well as island hops to Shetland, Fair Isle and Orkney’s North Isles.
Orkney contains some of the oldest and best-preserved Neolithic sites in Europe, and is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site, earning itself the name ‘The Egypt of the North’ from archaeologists.
Generations of seafarers, settlers and visitors have been attracted to this group of more than 70 islands scattered off the northern tip of Scotland's mainland. Today's visitors come in search of wildlife, history, outdoor activities and will find the famed Orcadian welcome.
Built in 1940, the airport was originally used for the defence of the Scapa Flow naval base. In 1986 the airport passed to Highlands and Islands Airports Limited.
More Tourist Information
Find out about the wonder of Orkney at visitorkney.com or VisitScotland.com.