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Sumburgh (Old Norse :Sunnan Borgr = South Broch ), is in the southern part of the Shetland Mainland. Many people refer to the Virkie area as Sumburgh, when infact the only places which can legitimately use the name are Sumburgh Airport, Sumburgh Farm, and Sumburgh Head. Sumburgh Airport is the main airport serving the Shetland Islands. It is located on the southern tip of the Shetland Mainland, nearly 40 kilometres south of Lerwick. The airport is operated by Highlands & Islands Airports Limited, HIAL.

The airport is served by Loganair, (currently under franchise to British Airways until October 2008 when Flybe take over the Codeshare agreement), Highland Airways, and Atlantic Airways. There are direct flights from Sumburgh Airport to Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Kirkwall and London Stansted. A new twice weekly service, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, to Bergen in Norway, has been introduced for the summer of 2008.


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  • Sumburgh Lighthouse (2009-06-22)

    Located in Sumburgh Head, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Sumburgh Lighthouse

    No accommodation in the whole of the Shetland Islands can boast a location quite as spectacular as Sumburgh Lighthouse. The lighthouse is situated above the imposing cliffs of Sumburgh Head, an RSPB reserve which is home to over 10,000 seabirds in the summer months.

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  • Sumburgh Head Nature Reserve (2009-06-22)

    Located in Sumburgh Head, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Sumburgh Head Nature Reserve

    Sumburgh Head Nature Reserve, on the southern-most tip of Mainland Shetland in Sumburgh offer viewing points, nature trails and lots of bird viewing options. The Reserve is a spectacular place to see nesting seabirds: fulmars on the cliff ledges, puffins perched outside their burrows and guillemots clustered on the rocks. Sumburgh Head is a great place to watch for whales and dolphins, particularly minke whales and orcas. Pet friendly park.

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