I flew to the World’s ONLY beach Airport

Scotland is home to some of the world's most unique airports but one stands out Above the Rest and that is bar airport bar airport is known for its unique Beach Runway being the only airport in the world that has a beach fors runway for scheduled flights so that is what we are doing this week we are taking a flight on Logan air Scotland's Airline from Glasgow International Airport over to Bar in the Scottish outer hdes but we start this video with something very important so today we are taking a flight that has been on my bucket list for a long time is of course you can see from the title the famous Beach flight from Glasgow to bar so without any further Ado let's have morning coffee let's get ready and head over to the airport and jump on the uh I think it's a 50-minute flight over to bar to land on its famous airport Beach anyway let's go loan air operate two flights a day to Bar Airport from Glasgow and we are on the morning flight getting into Glasgow Airport I decided not to waste any time and headed straight through security right so made it through security lot Security in got today don't know why but yeah made it through um just I think checking is just opening but it's pretty short checkin um so just going to go and see if I can get C coffee and then yeah just chill for a bit and then get on the flight so a bit of information for you that if you don't know much about this flight this flight to bar is one of the special flights in the world because bar airport itself is I think the only airport in the world where a beach is used for scheduled regular flight I think it's the only one in the world there are other airports where a beach is used as a Runway but uh this is the only one where scheduled flights come in and go regularly and of course this flight is operated by Logan a on one of their twin otters Logan a operates three of the twin alters for routs to the islands from Glasgow all right let's see about getting some coffee I think maybe just go for cheap coffee today cuz we already have morning coffee so yeah just go burer and get cheap coffee actually I think I've decided to on eggs benedict from Frankie and Benny's um yeah I want something decent for breakfast kind of forgot my priority pass so yeah got to do that anyway let's go go get some yeah I think eggs B and the coffee and a glass of water cuz for some reason it's really hot in the airport today really warm don't know why I'm sweating yeah really warm in the airport today but yeah egg Benedict and some coffee and ice water got about an hour before we need to really head to the gate um I don't think the gate's even announced yet no not really so yeah we just do [Music] that my food has arrived my egg's Benedict right had food let's go find the gate now they say the gate is going to be displayed at just about 10 minutes before the flight so I think I'll try and find it I've got a good idea where it's going to be anyway hopefully we'll get on the one that stacked out in the Scottish flag colors because I think that'll be pretty interesting because we've got plenty of chances to get on the other ones but to fly that plane into Barra I think that would make it perfect um to fly the the one in the special livery this uh flight has been on my bucket list of flights to do for the longest time I can't tell you how long been trying to get on this flight because it's such a novelty with the beach being a scheduled airport the beach being a Runway it's it gets booked up really quickly um so yeah I was so lucky to get it in summer period where hopefully the weather will clear up a bit it's a bit overcast just now but hopefully over embarrassed weather is better a bit more decent than the overcast that we've got just now yeah if you actually go on any sort of map servers Apple Maps Google Maps whatever Bing Maps if you use that don't know who does but if you use it you'll see that the twin Autos usually take off from the furthest ramp um the furthest Jetty where Gate 1 and gate 12 is so that's where I'm going to go and try and hang out for of it and I can actually see the twin alter in the special Livery um I'll try and get a photo of it yeah I'm hoping hoping hoping cuz the website doesn't tell you which one you're on so I'm hoping hoping hoping is this one that we're on getting to the gates the last of the morning flights were just [Music] departing and wa at the stand was our aircraft today this twin otter with the other returning shortly after from a flight to Campbell town okay I am actually getting a little bit excited now because that is the leis haris flight leaving to sternway and the only plane the ground crew are working on is little blue over there yeah twin the blue twin AO in the special uh Scotch Cel Tire Livery so getting quite excited that we might actually get this play yep and we're departing from gate [Music] one okay it does look like we're going to get one of the special Livery planes thank goodness really looking forward to this flight this has been on my bucket list for literally years to do this flight so yeah looking forward to it hopefully it goes off without a hitch with depart from gate one we're on the special liy plane and we're landing on a beach I could not be happier right now so that's the first time I've ever had an announcement like that for a flight flight's delayed by half an hour tied oh I'm loving this so far really I'm loving this cheers so looks like we got what we wanted one of the special liy planes oh so happy [Music] yes getting on the twin otter the seating is a 21 configuration sorry I'm in there thank you on board one of my pocket list SS once all on board the door was closed and we were given a quick safety demo and then unlike other aircraft in Glasgow the twin arter isn't pushed back but reverses under its own reverse [Music] thrust once reversed we taxied our way out to the runway for our short flight over to Barra I also really love being able to see the cockpit on a twin [Music] Auto lining up on the runway for takeoff just listen to the noise these engines make it's just an amazing [Music] sound taking off out of Glasgow We Begin our 45-minute flight over to the Isle of [Music] Bara [Music] he breaking through the clouds I was worried that this truck was about to be ruined by the amount of cloud cover but slowly and steadily the clouds did begin to break up and once they did the views were [Music] Epic [Music] [Music] all saying goodbye to the mainland and the inner herdes we cross the Sea of the herdes towards Barra I also noticed this RAF p8 Poseidon performing some very low Maneuvers Over the Sea after crossing the Sea of the herdes we were approaching the aisle of Bara and began our descent into its famous Beach [Music] Airport [Music] yeah just look at the color of the water as we make our approach it feels like we're descending into the moldes or something [Music] [Music] after one of the best Landings I've ever experienced we arrive into bar and taxi our way up the beach towards the terminal building B the [Music] B and once at the terminal building we were all allowed to disembark onto the beach scrap hanging yeah all right that's cool thank you the feeling of stepping out of an aircraft and onto a beach honestly is quite strange but in a good way located at the top of the beach is the bar Airport terminal which at the time of filming is undergoing a terminal expansion and renovation I love the method they have for Buzz in the bags this is baggage reclaim and you just a car just brings the bags up and deposits them in that bus shelter but anyway we've only got a couple hours here so what do you think we can do a couple of hours to be honest I'm not even thinking what I'm going to do haven't even been thinking about it cuz that flight was just brilliant wasn't it absolutely amazing tell you what I'm I am going to do I'm going to get a photo of the plane this definitely has to be the most picturesque Runway I've ever seen or three runways bar actually has three runways in the sand okay so we got a got a little uh picture of the aircraft for emergency vehicles only how do we get through there keep this gate shut so how do we get all right there's people over there okay yeah oh man this is absolutely beautiful this place absolutely gorgeous definitely going to ask and see if I can get around the front of uh the uh plane there uh take a photo with the terminal in the background cuz that would be an amazing photo um as you can see probably for the big jumbo jets that are going to land here soon they're doing a terminal extension at bar to see that amazing Beach we saw on Landing the terminal staff told me that there was a path right opposite the airport I am going to need to take my coat off I mean there is not a breath of wind and I'm roasting absolutely roasting no othera data oh that's cuz I'm still in flight mode I thought that was to be expected as see the islands but uh that's a good point see what kind of Internet we get here I bet you it's better than what I've got at home right is wow look at the color of this sand it is just pure white that is not a sign you'd get anywhere else kite flying not permitted when the airport is is open so it is allowed on the airport grounds just not when it's open that's brilliant I love it get to the top of this hill then take my coat off I'm roasting it's worth it though this place is beautiful absolutely gorgeous walking through this bit reminds me a bit of Stone Haven Beach not Stone Haven Beach I'm on about since Iris Beach we got all the sand dunes held together by this stuff this is why I love Aviation I mean look at this place I'm on a day trip to this holy crap I think I could be happier than right now I know I said that on grimy but it's true moments like this just moments like this absolutely gorgeous absolutely gorgeous all right let's go walk down the beach a bit and then we will get back on the plane see if the Cafe is open it looks like they're doing renovation and like I said they're doing a terminal expansion so you can get your Emirates a380s landing at Barett airport you know they got to have the the jet Bridges and the stands I'm kidding obviously but yeah absolutely gorgeous look at this m look at this right there's some funny looking rock formations over there I'm going to go have a look at those cuz there are some really funny looking rock formations over there yeah let's go have a look at those now in case any of you are wondering why I'm just here on a day trip and I'm not spending a a few nights here like I normally would if I was leaving like Mainland Scotland um well the reason is you can only book two nights at minimum on bar which isn't a big deal I would happily stay here two nights but uh I'm coming back here for another video not on the plane but a different way so I'll let some of you try and guess that um because that's also a a unique uh video that's for you to find out later on yeah we're coming back here going to stay a few nights and explore bar and some of the other hean Islands um we'll be doing a lot of that in this year and next year as well we are going to be doing so much on the hdes next year um this year just getting some of the main the main Scottish attractions out of the way with um so that I can focus on the ones that I want to do really badly this one is one of the ones I've really wanted to do one of the other videos we've got coming up is the the Harry Potter steam train the jack Raab B steam trade for all you Harry Potter fans out there got the last ticket of the season last ticket of the season so we're doing that at the end of this month but uh yeah going to get that one done going to get that all the way with then we can focus on things that I want to do for the Channel show off some things I don't think people have seen before in Scotland so that's the plan this year get our big trips over the way with and then we can do some good Scottish trips next year but anyway just look at this you'd think you were in the mives OR Sri Lanka or Caribbean or SE shells or something like that not Barra or Scotland or the herdes or the North Atlantic but that's what that is that's North Atlantic it may look very nice though but I wouldn't go in and swim in it I've done that before that's didn't work out well I lasted about 30 seconds I was about 11 lasted about 30 seconds and then then I had to get out of the water this sand is so soft probably just cuz it's all munched up shells but look look at look at that just beautiful look at how gorgeous this is huh and there's like five people in this whole Beach could do a we campfire Camp here well maybe not here cuz this is where the tide comes into but maybe up there we barbecue few whiskies watch Sunset over there that would just be Heaven look how clear this water is I mean look at it I mean I'm basically stepping in it now but yeah you can see all the water retreating tide is just rushing out now all the water is retreating I hope it's a little blue that back and get us us again that's why I've named the plane by the way little [Applause] blue these Islanders are quite quite clever they've put a cre a Lobster Pot cre thing to show people where the path is so that people don't just walk up and down the entire um June it's very very clever so he's putting some UNG gamely sign up you have to walk up and down to see see the Lobster Pot or the cre whatever you want to call it you know where the path is good thinking that and it Blends nicely with the environment I like those kind of touches I like that this is absolutely gorgeous I wish the cafe was open I'd like to at least for the couple of hours I'm here put some money into the local economy I don't want to be one of these people that just go in don't spend anything and then leave again I want to put some money in but I can't think the Cafe is closed it's a bit annoying my plan was to come here have lunch and then fly back oh well might just need to do it again yeah anyway guys what did you think of that flight what do you think of that beach what are you thinking of Barra it's absolutely gorgeous I've said that about 3 million times now but it's true it's absolutely amazing and listen listen nothing it's so quiet so peaceful even the road just there his car is going up it but it's so quiet I think I'm going deaf or something but it is just that quiet AP from the little birds tweet tweet tweet just chirping away but yeah you can definitely see that they're doing some expansion work on a terminal we might have to come fly back into it once that work's done so I've done this flight might have to do it again um yeah once I've done the work on the terminal [Applause] wow as you can see the terminal will have a brand new Cafe and check-in area obviously due to the work they weren't open today but the vending machines were working right so got myself a drink of iron Christmas at least there was a vending machine that was working yeah so I got a iron Brew in a bag already salted so yeah go and consume this now bench over [Music] there this isn't a bad day it's definitely up there is one of the better ones cheers if you'd like to buy me my drink and support videos like this one please consider becoming patreon the link is in the description and anything you donate go straight back into making videos like this one thing that also hites you when you're on bar is the number of birds nesting on the ground all around the island I'll leave a beautiful little bird alone say hello to the KE hello C I'm getting the sense they don't like me being here there's lot of them yeah I'm getting a sense they don't like me being here must have nests or something nearby cuz I think that's what this particular bird does it distracts you from where the actual Nest is that's why it makes the noise and the flies above you and things doesn't attack you but it tries to distract you from where the nest is like make Predators chase them kind of thing h c hellu while on my small wander around I noticed our plane once again arriving from Glasgow it might just be me but it is so cool to see a plane land and taxi its way up a beach [Music] [Applause] right as yourself from that clip our plane has just landed so yeah let's make our way down to the terminal we're at the terminal now already let's make our way down to the plane get on board and head back up to Glasgow or back over to Glasgow I don't know where bar is in relation to Glasgow I know it's on the he is at the bottom of it but I don't know if it's north Southeast but know it's East nor West yeah glass goes EAS to here don't know what I'm talking about but anyway that's our playing back getting back to the airport check-in was actually taking place in the car park due to the terminal renovation so just waiting to get on board now know where the crew is probably going for a cup of tea or something yeah weather is just brilliant for it don't think there's anybody actually in the control tower yeah it doesn't look like ter El in used to check everyone in I think it's just going to be a case of take the documents on in the car park and then walk down to the plane yeah it's good once the aircrafter was ready and the bags have been loaded we were called down the beach for boarding what I actually noticed is that this twin otter is actually the other Sal Tire special Livery twin otter in Logan A's Fleet for you you got SE perfect thanking you [Music] that once again once we were all settled the safety demo was given the engines were fired up so we could taxi our way across the beach for [Music] takeoff [Music] it [Music] I [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] taking off on our 45-minute flight back to Glasgow we Bend farewell to this beautiful island [Music] paradise [Music] approaching the inner hdes in the Scottish Mainland we are once again in for some amazing [Music] views [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] I'm [Music] Landing into Glasgow and pulling up to the stand that concludes our flight on Logan Earth's twin otter over to the world's only Beach airport on the aisle of [Music] bar thank you for that thank you cheers there we are there's our little plight on the uh twin Hunter over to bar that was great making my way through Glasgow Airport what can I say about this flight honestly what needs to be said really it was a fantastic flight easily one of the best Aviation experiences you can have and I would highly recommend this flight to you if you get the chance just book it you won't regret it I also need to say that the staff at Logan air were so great I really can't fault them and I should let you know that this flight cost me £178 or return which to be honest I think is great value for money so if you like this video please consider subscribing and if you like the look of this flight then you should also check out this video here and as always people we will see you all in the next one

Channel: WorldWide Dom

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Length: 39min 15sec (2355 seconds)

Published: Sat Mar 09 2024