Sumburgh Airport (LSI / EGPB)
In the last 30 days our receivers heard 34 airline flights heading to Sumburgh Airport and 23 airline flights leaving it, on 10 days. Each airline flight number counts once a day, matched to its published route when our network hears it. These are not airport movements: we only hear what flies within range of our antennas.
- ICAO
- EGPB
- IATA
- LSI
- City
- Lerwick
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Position
- 59.879, -1.296
- arriving, 30 days
- 34
- departing, 30 days
- 23
- days heard
- 10
About the airport
Sumburgh Airport serves Lerwick, Shetland. It sits 20 ft (6 m) above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest is 4,915 ft (1,498 m).
Airport facts: OurAirports (public domain)
Pilots who visit
Nobody has visited Sumburgh Airport in the simulator yet.
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 2.5 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30.
Captain
No captain yet. The first pilot to visit on three different days takes the seat.
The captain is the pilot with the highest visit tier at this airport. On a tie the seat stays with whoever reached that tier first.
Race for captain
This airport has no captain yet. Visits on 3 different days make you captain.
Nobody is chasing the seat yet.
One visit counts per UTC day. Tier II holds a seat, and on a tie it stays with whoever got there first.
Questions
How many flights to and from Sumburgh Airport does Skydex hear?
Over the last 30 days: 34 airline flights arriving and 23 airline flights departing, heard on 10 days. The busiest day was November 9, 2026, with 16 airline flights.
When did Skydex first hear a flight to or from Sumburgh Airport?
On October 10, 2026. Our record of destinations starts on October 8, 2026, so nothing earlier is kept.
Is this the departure board of Sumburgh Airport?
No. We count airline flight numbers our volunteer receivers hear in the air, once a day each, and match them to their published route. Flights out of range, private and military aircraft are not in it.
Have players caught flights through Sumburgh Airport?
Not yet. Catch any airline flight heading there, from the map or in flight, and Sumburgh Airport joins your ports of call.
How high is Sumburgh Airport above sea level?
20 ft (6 m), according to OurAirports.
How long is the longest runway at Sumburgh Airport?
4,915 ft (1,498 m), the longest of its 3 runways.
Can I fly over Sumburgh Airport in Skydex?
Yes. Fly here opens the flight simulator over the airport, with the real aircraft our receivers hear in the sky around it.
How do I visit Sumburgh Airport in Skydex?
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 2.5 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30. Nobody has visited Sumburgh Airport in the simulator yet.