Which is the smaller airport in UK?

Smaller airports include Exeter Airport, Newquay, Southampton, St Mary's Airport (Scilly Isles) Stornoway Airport and Cardiff Airport.



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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. Located in the west of the city, in the London borough of Hillingdon, Heathrow hosts two runways and four operational terminal buildings.

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Juancho E. Located on the tiny island of Saba in the Caribbean, Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport is the smallest airport in the world.

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For a list ranked by volume of traffic, see Busiest airports in the United Kingdom by total passenger traffic.
  • East Midlands.
  • Luton.
  • Norwich.
  • Southend.
  • Stansted.
  • Heathrow.
  • City.
  • Teesside.


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Using the full-year 2022 annual passenger numbers from the UK Civil Aviation (CAA), the following are the top 5 airports.
  1. 1 London Heathrow – 61.6 million passengers. ...
  2. 2 London Gatwick – 32.83 million passengers. ...
  3. 3 Manchester – 23.34 million passengers. ...
  4. 4 London Stansted – 23.29 million passengers.


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Juancho E. Irausquin Airport (IATA: SAB, ICAO: TNCS) is an airport on the Dutch Caribbean island of Saba. Its runway is widely acknowledged as the shortest commercial runway in the world, with a length of 400 m (1,312 ft).

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Manchester Airport (MAN IATA) is one of the busiest and largest airports in Europe. The airport is in the south of Manchester, in the North West of England and is an excellent gateway to the north of the United Kingdom.

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King Fahd International Airport, Saudi Arabia, is the largest airport in the world. Denver International Airport is the second biggest airport in the world. Five of the ten largest airports in the world are in the US.

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Kirkwall is the quietest airport in the UK. Loganair is the only airline to service this airstrip on the Orkney Islands regularly. Flights operate to Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, and Sumburgh.

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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.

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Shoreham Airport, UK The UK's oldest airport is at Shoreham, near Brighton. It opened in 1910 with a number of flying enthusiasts using it as a base for bold, early flights. The first (according to the airport's documented history) was Harold Piffard.

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Located at 378 m (1,240 ft) below mean sea level, Bar Yehuda Airfield is the lowest airport in the world.

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The shortest domestic scheduled flight is 2.74 km (1.7 miles) between the Orkney islands of Westray and Papa Westray. The flight takes two minutes (including taxiing) and is operated by Loganair which has been flown with Britten-Norman Islander eight-seat aircraft since September 1967.

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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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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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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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Most Beautiful Airports of the World
  • Marrakesh Menara Airport, Morocco.
  • New Jewel Changi Airport, Singapore.
  • Incheon International Airport, South Korea.
  • Incheon International Airport, South Korea.
  • Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates.
  • Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates.


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