Loganair flew out of the island's Highland Council-owned Ashaig Airfield, near Broadford, until 1988.

BBC: Old Man of Storr, Skye

Loganair's scheduled air service also operated from the strip to provide a link between Broadford and Glasgow.

BBC: Skye airstrip study set to get Highland Council funds

The airstrip near Broadford was built in the 1970s and appears briefly in a scene from the 1980 film Flash Gordon.

BBC: Skye airstrip study set to get Highland Council funds

Broadford on Skye and Scalloway and Dunrossness on Shetland are among 14 stations which will close on 31 March, while two others will shut next year.

BBC: Northern Constabulary confirms station closures

They said it would take a doctor in Broadford, on Skye, or a paramedic stationed in Kyle of Lochalsh, on the mainland, more than an hour to reach Arnisdale.

BBC: Protest held over remote GP cover in Glenelg and Arnisdale

Events that were planned for Earth Hour included an astronomy and wildlife-watching event near Broadford on the Isle of Skye and a "spooky walk" in the Auld Kirk and the Auld Brig in Ayr.

BBC: Earth Hour: Thousands of Scots switch off lights