History

• The first flight into Islay took place in 1933 when the Glasgow-Campbeltown service was extended to the island.
  
• This service landed on the north of the island, where a temporary airstrip was put; but the location of this (on the shore) meant that a new location was required to meet the demands for more regular flights.
  
• By 1940 the airport had moved to its new location in Glenegedale, and in 1942 the demands of the war resulted in a hard runway being put in place.
  
• During the war the site was used as a training ground for RAF pilots.
  
• After the war, the airport resumed normal civil passenger services, and this has remained the case since.