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Internal Transport<br />
Internal Air and Sea Transport Infrastructure<br />
Type of Type of Surface Type and<br />
Location Transport Service* Dimensions of Airstrip<br />
Unst<br />
SIC Vehicle Ferry<br />
Yell<br />
SIC Vehicle Ferry<br />
Fetlar Air/SIC Vehicle Ferry Air = Charter only Soft Gravel (457x18m)<br />
Skerries Air/SIC Vehicle Ferry Rolled Gravel (Firm) (381x18m)<br />
Whalsay Air/SIC Vehicle Ferry Air = Charter only Rolled Gravel (Firm) (457x18m)<br />
Scatsta Air Air = Charter only Bituminous (960x28m)<br />
Bressay SIC Vehicle Ferry<br />
Tingwall Air Bituminous (740x18m)<br />
Sumburgh Air Tarmac (1,084x46m)<br />
Tarmac (1,426x46m)<br />
Tarmac (550x45m)<br />
Fair Isle Air/SIC Ferry Rolled Gravel (Firm) (457x18m)<br />
Papa Stour Air/SIC Ferry Soft Gravel (457x18m)<br />
Foula Air/SIC Ferry Soft Gravel (457x18m)<br />
* All SIC vehicle ferries operate on both a charter and scheduled basis.<br />
Air services operate similarly, except w<strong>here</strong> stated.<br />
Inter Island Ferries<br />
<strong>Shetland</strong> <strong>Islands</strong> <strong>Council</strong> Ferry Traffic<br />
Passengers<br />
Ferry Route 1976 1986 1996 2001 2006 2011 2012 2013<br />
Bressay 71,615 96,849 219,619 180,675 207,874 192,440 196,800 170,896<br />
Skerries – – – – 6,029 5,388 5,283 6,163<br />
Unst/Fetlar 33,460 40,605 112,852 110,688 138,452 172,578 172,100 159,303<br />
Whalsay 23,110 45,888 144,606 138,327 169,359 169,180 173,100 166,054<br />
Yell 62,626 96,364 193,186 192,661 245,039 254,422 269,300 280,866<br />
Other routes** – – – – 3,485 691 2,837 3,258<br />
Total 190,811 279,706 670,263 622,351 770,238 797,462 819,420 786,540<br />
Vehicles<br />
Ferry Route 1976 1986 1996 2001 2006 2011 2012 2013<br />
Bressay 14,817 31,958 66,612 58,829 70,348 70,356 66,500 65,190<br />
Skerries – – – – 2,742 2,488 2,514 3,231<br />
Unst/Fetlar 16,920 28,202 52,034 56,459 71,067 103,470 88,800 78,300<br />
Whalsay 10,117 31,660 64,212 62,748 77,192 78,212 77,900 77,800<br />
Yell 33,333 65,264 97,180 100,889 126,409 133,931 130,600 138,051<br />
Other routes** – – – – 1,087 *** 1,050 1,163<br />
Total 75,187 157,084 280,038 278,925 348,845 389,599 367,364 363,735<br />
* Prior to 1995 the fare gathering system did not record non-fare paying vehicles and passengers.<br />
** Other routes = Fair Isle, Foula and Papa Stour.<br />
*** These figures were unavailable at time of going to print.<br />
Figures for Skerries and Other routes prior to 2005 were unavailable at time of going to print.<br />
Source: Ferry Services, SIC<br />
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