Sumburgh (LSI): the road you drive in on crosses the runway
The public road to Sumburgh crosses the active runway. Between the barriers you must not stop or deviate, and you follow staff instructions. Lerwick is nearly 25 miles north.
- The public road crosses the runway at Sumburgh. This is not a curiosity; it is the airport's own safety instruction.
- Between the road barriers, do not stop and do not deviate from the road.
- Follow any instructions given by airport staff.
- The barriers close when an aircraft is moving. Allow for a wait if you are driving to a flight.
- An hourly bus to Lerwick, service 6 South Mainland, stops directly opposite the terminal front.
- Lerwick is nearly 25 miles north. This is the far southern tip of the Shetland Mainland.
- Taxis can usually be found right outside the terminal front door. Airport staff will help if you cannot find one.
- The postcode is ZE3 9JP.
- Jarlshof, the prehistoric and Norse settlement, is next to the airport, which is why the runway and the road share the same narrow neck of land.
- Plan the 25 miles. An hourly bus over that distance is not something to leave to chance on a late arrival.
The runway crossing
- Sumburgh's public road crosses the runway. HIAL states it as a safety instruction, not a novelty: if you are collecting a passenger or driving to catch a flight, you need to know.
- When driving between the road barriers, do not stop and do not deviate from the road.
- Follow any instructions given by staff.
- The practical consequence is a wait. When an aircraft is using the runway the barriers are down, so build slack into a drive to a departure.
The bus
- Service 6, South Mainland, runs hourly to Lerwick.
- It stops directly opposite the terminal front.
- Lerwick is nearly 25 miles north. This is a real journey, not a shuttle, and hourly over that distance means checking the time before you land.
Taxi
- Taxis can usually be found right outside the terminal front door.
- If you cannot find one, speak to a member of airport staff.
Where this is
- Sumburgh sits on the southern tip of the Shetland Mainland, postcode ZE3 9JP.
- Jarlshof, the layered prehistoric and Norse settlement, is immediately beside the airport, on the same narrow neck of land that the runway and the road share.
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