UK city airports: contact details and travel information

Birmingham, West Midlands

The West Midlands' main airport, about 6 miles east of Birmingham city centre, linked to Birmingham International station and serving Europe, the Middle East and beyond.

Bournemouth, Dorset

Dorset's airport at Hurn, near Christchurch, which handled about 1.4 million passengers in 2025 with holiday flights from Jet2, Ryanair and TUI.

Bristol, South West England

The largest airport in South West England, in North Somerset about 8 miles from Bristol, with flights to destinations across Europe.

Newquay, Cornwall

Cornwall's main airport at St Mawgan near Newquay, with domestic, Irish and seasonal European flights, and home to the UK's first licensed spaceport.

Derby, East Midlands

Leicestershire airport between Derby, Nottingham and Leicester, handling holiday flights and one of the UK's largest air cargo operations.

Exeter, Devon

Devon's main airport, about 5 miles east of Exeter, with flights to UK and Irish cities, the Channel Islands, Amsterdam and Mediterranean holiday destinations.

Hull, North Lincolnshire

Regional airport at Kirmington in North Lincolnshire with KLM flights to Amsterdam, seasonal holiday flights and offshore helicopter operations, handling about 161,000 passengers in 2025.

Leeds, West Yorkshire

Airport at Yeadon serving Leeds, Bradford and West Yorkshire, with around 4.4 million passengers in 2025 and based aircraft from Jet2 and Ryanair.

Liverpool, Merseyside

Liverpool's airport at Speke, about 7.5 miles south-east of the city centre, handling around 5.6 million passengers in 2025 on mainly European routes.

London, Greater London

Compact airport in London's Royal Docks, about 5 miles from the City of London, with its own DLR station and short-haul flights to European business and leisure destinations.

London, West Sussex

The UK's second busiest airport, 28 miles south of London near Crawley, with North and South terminals and fast rail links to London Victoria and London Bridge.

London, Greater London

The UK's busiest airport, 14 miles west of central London, with four terminals and rail links via the Heathrow Express, Elizabeth line and Piccadilly line.

London, Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire airport 32 miles north of central London, linked to Luton Airport Parkway station by the Luton DART shuttle, with easyJet, Wizz Air, Ryanair and Jet2 flights.

London, Essex

Essex airport 41 miles east of central London, with its own railway station 100 steps from the terminal and trains to London Liverpool Street in about 52 minutes.

London, Essex

Essex airport just off the M11, around 40 miles from central London, with a single Norman Foster terminal and direct Stansted Express trains to Liverpool Street.

Manchester, Greater Manchester

The largest airport in the North of England, handling around 32 million passengers in 2025 on short-haul and long-haul flights from Terminals 2 and 3.

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Historic general aviation aerodrome in Eccles, Salford, formerly branded City Airport Manchester, with grass runways, flight training, helicopters and a listed control tower.

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

The largest airport in North East England, at Woolsington near Newcastle upon Tyne, with around 5.5 million passengers in 2025 and a direct Tyne and Wear Metro link.

Norwich, East of England

Regional airport on the northern edge of Norwich with KLM flights to Amsterdam, domestic routes and seasonal holiday flights.

Southampton, Hampshire

Hampshire airport beside Southampton Airport Parkway station, with flights to UK cities, the Channel Islands, Ireland and European destinations including Amsterdam and Paris.

Darlington, County Durham

Publicly owned airport near Darlington serving the Tees Valley, with around 260,000 passengers in 2025 and flights with KLM, Ryanair and TUI.

Aberdeen, Aberdeen City

North-east Scotland's airport at Dyce, with 2.3 million passengers in 2025, flights to the UK, Scandinavia and Europe, and one of Europe's busiest heliports serving the North Sea.

Dundee, Dundee City

Small council-owned airport on the Firth of Tay, run by HIAL. Loganair's flights to London Heathrow, Kirkwall and Sumburgh are due to end on 23 October 2026.

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

Scotland's busiest airport, handling almost 17 million passengers in 2025, with a tram stop at the terminal and flights across Europe, North America and the Middle East.

Glasgow, Renfrewshire

Scotland's second busiest airport, near Paisley, with 8.2 million passengers in 2025, a 24-hour express bus to Glasgow and flights across Europe, North America and Dubai.

Prestwick, South Ayrshire

Publicly owned Ayrshire airport with its own railway station on the Glasgow to Ayr line, Ryanair flights to Spain, Portugal, Italy and the Canary Islands, and cargo operations.

Inverness, Highland

The main airport for the Scottish Highlands, at Dalcross about 8 miles north-east of Inverness, with flights to London, other UK cities, Amsterdam, Dublin and the Scottish islands.

Kirkwall, Orkney Islands

Orkney's main airport, at Grimsetter about 3 miles south-east of Kirkwall, with Loganair flights to mainland Scotland and Shetland and inter-island services to six of the North Isles.

Stornoway, Na h-Eileanan Siar

The main airport for the Outer Hebrides, just east of Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis, with Loganair flights to Glasgow, Edinburgh and Inverness and an inter-island link to Benbecula.

Lerwick, Shetland Islands

Shetland's main airport, at the southern tip of Mainland about 25 miles south of Lerwick, with Loganair flights to mainland Scotland and Orkney plus offshore helicopter traffic.

Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan

Wales' national airport, near Rhoose in the Vale of Glamorgan, about 13 miles west of Cardiff. Owned by the Welsh Government, with flights by TUI, Ryanair, Vueling, KLM, Aer Lingus and WestJet.

Belfast, County Antrim

Northern Ireland's busiest airport, at Aldergrove about 18 miles north-west of Belfast. Owned by VINCI Airports and served by easyJet, Jet2, Ryanair and TUI.

Derry~Londonderry, County Londonderry

The airport for the North West of Northern Ireland, at Eglinton about 7 miles north-east of Derry~Londonderry, with Loganair, easyJet and Ryanair flights to Great Britain.

Belfast, County Down

Belfast's city centre airport, about 3 miles from the centre next to Sydenham station. Mainly UK domestic routes, flown by Aer Lingus Regional, British Airways, easyJet, KLM and Loganair.