Barra #turismo #beach #praia | Viajando Bahia

The road to Barra includes crossing a river from the port of Banjul, the capital city. There are two options to cross the river, by ferry or by local boat. Only the crossing is an experience by itself. You might be crossing with some goats, rams, maybe camels if you are lucky and of course a lot of people, cars, motorbikes,… Read more https://my-gambia.com/barra-fort-bullen-market/ | My Gambia

This is Barra airport, the only airport in the world to run a regular service where flights take off and land on A tidal beach, its perhaps the most beautiful too. On top of taking 1500 passengers a year, the 19 seater planes that occupy this remarkable airport carry medical samples from the local hospital and guarantee the supply of daily newspapers to the island. Hear from one of the people tasked with keeping this unique airport on schedule in a brand new season of Europe From Above, premieri

Barra beach airport is the only airport in the world where scheduled flights use a beach as their runway. Flights to and from Glasgow are operated by Loganair to the Isle of Barra, part of the beautiful Western Isles of Scotland. The planes land and take off on the white sands of Traigh Mhor, a two-mile cockleshell strand. We have now found an archive film of this from around 2010 we believe. https://www.facebook.com/theouterhebrides | Scotland Online

Our annual Outer Hebrides trip to Barra is happening again in June next year. An incredible group of islands to explore on the edge of the Atlantic. Think swims, snorkels, hikes, exploring, wildlife, shipwrecks, beaches! We take smaller groups than usual on this one and no two trips are the same. It’s the firm favourite in our whole calendar! Come join us for a BIG adventure week! | Basking Shark Scotland