Awe As Traveler Films Plane Landing at Only Beach Airport in the World [Video]

A viral video has drawn attention to one of the world’s most-unique travel experiences—a commercial airport in Scotland where planes land and take off directly from a beach.

The clip shared by TikTok user @carolinemcquistin been viewed more than 215,000 times and shows the breathtaking descent of a Loganair flight onto the sands of Barra Airport, located on the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Text overlaid on the footage reads: “This is your sign to take a flight to the only airport in the world where the plane lands on the beach!”

The moment captures a passenger looking out the window as the aircraft approaches the exposed tidal flats, offering a sweeping view of the turquoise water and white sand just before touchdown.

Barra Airport holds the rare distinction of being the only airport in the world where scheduled flights utilize a tidal beach as the runway.

The airport’s official websitesays the …