Tiree is an island in the Scottish Inner Hebrides southwest of Coll. It has an area of 7,834 hectares (30.2 sq mi) and a population of around 800. The low-lying island is highly fertile, and crofting, alongside tourism, are the main sources of employment for the islanders. Tiree, along with Colonsay enjoys a relatively high total of hours of sunshine during the late spring and early summer compared to the average for the United Kingdom.
Tiree is the most westerly of the Inner Hebrides.
The fertile machair lands of the island provide for good quality farming and crofting.
Tiree is also popular for windsurfing. The island hosts the Tiree Wave Classic on a regular basis and was the venue for the Corona Extra PWA World Cup Finals in 2007.
There is a radar station which tracks civil aircraft and the local development trust have commissioned a 950 kW community-owned wind turbine project, the fourth such large-scale project in Scotland.
Tiree Airport (IATA: TRE, ICAO: EGPU) is located 2.5 Nautical miles (4.6 km) north northeast of Balemartine on the island of Tiree in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. It is owned and maintained by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited.
The airport is served by a scheduled service from Glasgow, operated by a Loganair Twin Otter.
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