26 Underrated Airports That Are Surprisingly Great for Layovers

18. Barra Airport (BRR), Scotland: Landings Dictated by Tides

Welcome to the only airport globally where scheduled flights use a tidal beach as the runway! Located on the Isle of Barra in Scotland's Outer Hebrides, flight times here are entirely dependent on the ebb and flow of the Atlantic tide. At high tide, the three runways disappear beneath the waves. Landing on the wide, sandy Traigh Mhòr beach offers a unique and remarkably smooth experience, connecting this remote island community to the mainland in a truly extraordinary way, dictated entirely by nature.