Direct flights from Islay Airport

General Information About Islay Airport

Islay is a paradise for whisky enthusiasts, offering numerous distilleries to visit as well as exciting activities to partake in. Visitors to Islay can travel by ferry from Kennacraig on Kintyre peninsula and Oban or hop onto an aircraft for easier travels around this island paradise.

Islay Airport, situated on Islay in Argyll and Bute in Scotland, was used during World War II as a landing base and is now used to provide scheduled services between Islay and mainland Scotland as well as air ambulance flights.

Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL), operates 11 airports throughout Scotland's islands and mainland. These include Islay, Tiree, Barra, Benbecula and Stornoway on Islay; Campbeltown, Dundee Wick Inverness Kirkwall Orkney Shetland Islands - plus Sumburgh on Shetland.

Weather and Climate

At Islay Airport, temperatures typically range from 37degF in January to 62degF in August with an average mean temperature of 56degF. July has the warmest month with an average high temperature of 69degF while February typically has low temperatures around 41degF.

Rainfall At Islay Airport, rainfall averages 0.03 mm to 0.2 mm per day on average and there are 2.67 days with rain, snow or both annually.

Humidity

At Islay Airport, humidity averages 30-70% year round with an estimated mean humidity level between 50%-57%. As measured by perceived humidity levels - which reflect how often or not people find comfort level muggy, oppressive, or miserable- it remains relatively constant from year-to-year, equating to 0% for most of that period.