Highlands and Islands Airports Limited

Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) operates 10 airports throughout the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, supporting business and leisure travel and providing lifeline links between island communities and the mainland. HIAL's Mission Statement is: "We will operate our airports in a safe and cost effective manner to support the economic and social development of the Highlands and Islands". The airports are spread out in an arc from Campbeltown in Kintyre to the Argyll islands of Islay and Tiree, Barra, Benbecula and Stornoway in the Western Isles, Sumburgh in Shetland, Kirkwall in Orkney and Wick and Inverness on the mainland. Until 1986, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) managed the airports. HIAL was formed as a limited company as a subsidiary of the ( www.hial.co.uk )