Editing Shetland (section)

=== Transport ===

[[File:Loganair Islander at Fair Isle.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[Loganair]] aircraft in [[Fair Isle]], midway between [[Orkney]] and Shetland]]

Transport between islands is primarily by ferry, and Shetland Islands Council operates various [[SIC Ferries|inter-island services]].<ref>[http://www.shetland.gov.uk/ferries/ "Ferries"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524172124/http://www.shetland.gov.uk/ferries/ |date=24 May 2011 }}, shetland.gov.uk, Retrieved 23 May 2011</ref> Shetland is also served by a domestic connection from Lerwick to [[Aberdeen]] on mainland Scotland. This service, which takes about 12 hours, is operated by [[NorthLink Ferries]]. Some services also call at [[Kirkwall]], Orkney, which increases the journey time between [[Aberdeen]] and Lerwick by 2 hours.<ref>Shetland Islands Council, (2010), pp. 32, 35</ref><ref>[http://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/timetables.html "2011 Timetables"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707203851/http://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/timetables.html|date=7 July 2011}} NorthLink Ferries, Retrieved 7 April 2011</ref> There are plans for road tunnels to some of the islands, especially [[Bressay]] and [[Whalsay]]; however, it is hard to convince the mainland government to finance them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tunnelsonline.info/news/shetland-isles-tunnel-plans/|title=Shetland Isles tunnel plans – Tunnels and Tunnelling International|website=tunnelsonline.info|date=5 January 2010 |access-date=13 February 2016|archive-date=15 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215072713/http://www.tunnelsonline.info/news/shetland-isles-tunnel-plans/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Sumburgh Airport]], the main airport in Shetland, is located close to Sumburgh Head, {{cvt|40|km}} south of Lerwick. [[Loganair]] operates flights to other parts of Scotland up to ten times a day, the destinations being [[Kirkwall]], [[Aberdeen]], [[Inverness]], [[Glasgow]] and [[Edinburgh]].<ref>[http://www.hial.co.uk/sumburgh-airport/ "Sumburgh Airport"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622100611/http://www.hial.co.uk/sumburgh-airport/ |date=22 June 2011 }} Highlands and Islands Airports. Retrieved 16 March 2011</ref> [[Tingwall Airport|Lerwick/Tingwall Airport]] is located {{cvt|11|km}} west of Lerwick. Operated by [[Directflight]] in partnership with Shetland Islands Council, it is devoted to inter-island flights from the Shetland Mainland to [[Fair Isle Airport|Fair Isle]] and [[Foula Airfield|Foula]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20191220202036/http://www.directflight.co.uk/surveillance/passenger-transport/shetland/ "Shetland Inter-Island Scheduled Service"], directflight.co.uk, Retrieved 11 May 2012</ref>

Public bus services are operated in [[Mainland, Shetland|Mainland]], [[Trondra]], [[Burra, Shetland|Burra]], [[Unst]] and [[Yell, Shetland|Yell]], with scheduled dial-a-ride services available in [[Bressay]] and [[Fetlar]]. Buses also connect with ferries leading to [[Foula]], [[Papa Stour]], and [[Whalsay]].<ref>Shetland Islands Council, (2010), p. 34</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Stantec |url=https://www.zettrans.org.uk/site/assets/files/1330/zettrans_rts_case_for_change_report_-_draft_for_consultation_-_final_issued.pdf |title=ZetTrans Regional Transport Strategy – Case for Change Report |publisher=ZetTrans |year=2022}}</ref>

Given that the archipelago is exposed to wind and tide, there are numerous sites of wrecked ships.<ref>{{cite book|title=Shipwrecks of Orkney, Shetland and the Pentland Firth|last=Ferguson|first=David M. |publisher=David & Charles|year=1988|isbn=9780715390573}}</ref> [[Lighthouse]]s are sited as an aid to navigation at various locations.<ref>[http://www.nlb.org.uk/LighthouseLibrary/Main/ "Lighthouse Library"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103231033/http://www.nlb.org.uk/LighthouseLibrary/Main/ |date=3 January 2017 }} Northern Lighthouse Board, Retrieved 8 July 2010</ref>