Loganair is testing an all-electric aircraft around its network in March 2026.

Stopry from the Shetland Times here:

https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/loganair-marks-major-achievement-as-electric-aircraft-takes-430157/

Broadford Airstrip is, of course, very close to the planned new overhead line, so has easy acccess to the huge power needed to "refuel".

The Feb 2026 Raeshaw Farms court case has created a massive headache for wind farm projects. Until now, developers have carried out an Environmental Impact Assessment for their wind farm, but not for the (possibly unknown at the time) grid connection.

The Scottish Courts have now decided that the two (wind farm and grid connection) should be considered as one for the purposes of a compliant Environmental Impasct Assessment. 

But then that means you have to have a grid connection lined up. And the grid want to prioritise "shovel ready" projects!

Please click here to read a summary of the case and its early implications. 

or visit: 

https://cms-lawnow.com/en/ealerts/2026/02/raeshaw-farms-limited-v-scottish-ministers-a-change-of-wind-direction

New maps were uploaded to the planning portal in Autumn 2025. We have now submitted a revised objection based on aviation safety and Highland Council's established policy of maintaining the airfield for future commercial flights.

Please click here or on the photo to read our objection.

Storage of wind turbine blades at Ashaig Airfield - and the  projected income from them for Highland Council - is now in doubt after the developer decided "not to progress the project in its current form".
Confirmation that the wind farm the blades were destined for was Bhlaridh ws confirmed in the 22 Dec 2025 planning document describing access to the airfield.

The aim is to start a new application for the wind farm in 2026.

The council have produced a formal valuation of £800,000 to £1,200,000. The valuation is based on the potential for storage of wind turbine blades, not on the value of the airfield.

 The surveyor points out that areas of flat land like this (ie suitable for aircraft!) are in short supply for the storage of wind turbine blades in the west coast of Scotland.

Of course, all the agreements are subject to planning permission for the wind farms, and the continuation of a favourable economic situation.

To view the aviation objection to planning application 24/05026/FUL for wind turbine blade storage, please click here or on the photo.

Blake Geoservices went into liquidation in April 2023. The report submitted with the Airfield planning application was in regard to the Bhiaraidh Windfarm which became operational in 2017, so is at least 10 years old.  Is it still acurate?
An extension of 15 180m tall turbines at Bhiaraidh was approved in August 2022.
Are these the turbines being proposed for storage here - blades for the first phase were shipped to Kyle?

Please click here for Plate Load Testing report as submitted earlier this year

As part of planning application 24/05026/FUL this map  - later revised many times! see below - was published to show the airfield land on the title deeds plus some other land also owned by Highland Council. HC still haven't included the key safety measurements.

"Temporary (10 year) lay down and storage area for wind farm components. The primary use of the site as a whole consists of an unlicensed and unmanned aerodrome owned and operated by The Highland Council 'Place' Service. This use will continue throughout the term of the planning application. The areas proposed for storage are currently scrub ground adjacent to the north and south of the runway. "

This is the Local Place Plan for Broadford and Strath. Broadford Airfield is mentioned on Page 8:

"— Secure sufficient land for an airstrip at Ashaig to allow the reintroduction of scheduled air services to Skye, promoting business and tourism. "

Please click here to read the whole plan

Small grey circle is the 2km radius around Ashaig (Broadford) Airfield midpoint. Large grey circles are 20 rotor diameters from the nearest turbines - and extend over the runway!

Link to the developer's web site: https://breakishwindfarm.co.uk/

Finalsised site plans still being drawn up, but looks like nearest proposed turbine would be 3km to the west of the airstrip. Potential issue under CAP 764 advice.

Vocal local campaign against these turbines. 

To view the Title Deeds from 1971, please click here.
Be aware, the title is still on the old descriptive Sasines Register, and not the new Land Register. It appears there have been some changes to the boundaries, see other entries.

This was provided by the Registrars to help locate the airfield titles. Note this plan does not include the access road, and has a more "wiggly" southern boundary!

This overlay shows which areas are on the new Land Register as shaded pale grey, with the land on the old Sasines Register  (such as the airfield and its surroundings) left unshaded.

Click here to view a summary of the latest commercial flights plan for Broadford. In today's money, anything from £2 million to £8 million! Items of note might be a weather station at £27,000, a second windsock at £10,000, repainting runway centre line and edge markings, up to £12,000.  We can certainly do all that for less than £5,000! The boundary fence upgrade is priced at £39,500. Another version is here.

Loganair operated commercial flights from Broadford from 1972 until 1988. Since then the Skye Bridge has opened and so there is no longer potentially long waits for the ferry.

To read the 2007 Hitrans report into retarting commercial services, please click here.