How many airports are in the UK?

There are over 40 airports around the UK, some of which top the list of the busiest airports in Europe. The map below shows a list of all major UK domestic and international airports. Scroll down to find more information about these major UK airports and the best ways to travel to and from them by train or coach.



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Heathrow Airport in London is the UK's largest and busiest airport as well as being the busiest airport in Europe and the seventh busiest in the world based on passenger traffic.

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It is not as if the city of London planned where to put each airport. They were there when the need for additional capacity appeared; in some cases the airports initially served local municipalities and cargo airlines, later to be used by charter and other airlines when the airports closer to London were full.

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London Heathrow (LHR) is the busiest airport in the UK, handling almost twice the number of passengers as the next entry on the list.

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London Stansted and London Luton are the fourth and fifth busiest airports, respectively. The largest airport operator in the United Kingdom is Heathrow Airport Holdings (owner of Heathrow), followed by Manchester Airports Group (owner of Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands).

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Colonsay Airport, run by Argyll and Bute Council with flights operated by Hebridean Air Services, recorded just 49 passengers in 2020, the year Covid-19 and lockdowns hit, the video reported.

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Longest Runway in the UK London Heathrow 09L/27R at 12,799ft x 164ft (3,902m x 50m) is currently the longest active runway in the UK.

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Heathrow Airport has been recognized as Europe's safest airport, according to the Safe Travel Barometer. It has also been ranked one of the highest scores along 4 other airports worldwide, scoring 4.4.

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Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport remains the busiest airport in the world with 5.2 million seats in September 2023. The composition of the Global Top 10 Busiest Airports is also the same as last month but there are a few changes to the rankings.

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1. Heathrow (LHR) Heathrow Airport, London's main hub, is also one of the world's busiest airports, with 80.1 million passengers coming through in 2018. Spread across five terminals and just 14 miles west of central London, it's the easiest airport for getting into town.

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There might be a main international airport and a smaller, domestic/regional-only airport. London is so big that it actually has six official airports. They are located in very different parts of the city, serve different purposes and largely offer flights to differing destinations.

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Commercial aviation was about to enter a different age, and environmental concerns led to the cancellation of the grand plan for the Everglades Jetport after only one runway had been built. Now, that lone runway functions both as a training ground and a nostalgic reminder of a dream that never materialized.

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The UK's oldest airport is at Shoreham, near Brighton. It opened in 1910, with several flying enthusiasts using it as a base for bold, early flights.

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  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport has been rated the UK's best airport. ...
  • Survey respondents ranked airports based on eleven categories, including toilets and queues at check in.
  • London City Airport ranks second. ' ...
  • Southampton Airport is third in the ranking with a score of 77 per cent.


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The airport is owned and operated by Gatwick Airport Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ivy Holdco Limited, owned by Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), among others.

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Unsurprisingly, Heathrow Terminal 5 took the top spot. As the main hub for long-haul flights from British Airways, Iberia and American Airlines (just to name a few), T5 recorded over 100,000 passengers in September alone. Heathrow's Terminals 3 and 2 ranked similarly highly, coming in at fifth and sixth respectively.

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