Airports by country · GB
Airports in the United Kingdom
In short
The United Kingdom has 40 airports with scheduled passenger service in OurAirports data: 17 classified as large and 23 as medium.
The nearest to the capital, London, is London City Airport (LCY), 12 km (7 mi) from the city centre.
England has the most airports of any region (20).
Source: OurAirports data retrieved 2026-10-18; capital location from Natural Earth.
Data updated
At a glance
- Airports with scheduled service
- 40
- Large (OurAirports class)
- 17
- Medium (OurAirports class)
- 23
Map
Key findings
With 40 airports with scheduled passenger service, the United Kingdom ranks 18th of the 233 countries and territories in OurAirports data.
How we calculated this: Rank of countries by count of dataset airports.
The longest runway is at London Heathrow Airport (LHR): 12,799 ft (3,901 m).
How we calculated this: Maximum OurAirports runway length within the country.
England has the most of them: 20 of 40, across 4 regions with airports.
How we calculated this: Count of dataset airports by OurAirports region (ISO 3166-2).
The airport nearest to central London, the capital, is London City Airport (LCY), 12 km (7 mi) away.
How we calculated this: Nearest dataset airport to the Natural Earth capital point.
Airports by region
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BHXBirmingham AirportBirmingham, West Midlands | Large | 3,052 m | 100 m |
| BRSBristol AirportBristol | Large | 2,011 m | 190 m |
| EMAEast Midlands AirportNottingham, Leicestershire | Large | 2,894 m | 93 m |
| LBALeeds Bradford AirportLeeds, West Yorkshire | Large | 2,250 m | 208 m |
| LPLLiverpool John Lennon AirportLiverpool | Large | 2,285 m | 24 m |
| LGWLondon Gatwick AirportLondon | Large | 3,317 m | 62 m |
| LHRLondon Heathrow AirportLondon | Large | 3,901 m | 25 m |
| LTNLondon Luton AirportLuton, Luton | Large | 2,162 m | 160 m |
| STNLondon Stansted AirportLondon, Essex | Large | 3,049 m | 106 m |
| MANManchester AirportManchester, Greater Manchester | Large | 3,050 m | 78 m |
| NCLNewcastle International AirportNewcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear | Large | 2,330 m | 81 m |
| BOHBournemouth AirportBournemouth | Medium | 2,272 m | 12 m |
| NQYCornwall Airport NewquayNewquay | Medium | 2,744 m | 119 m |
| EXTExeter International AirportExeter, Devon | Medium | 2,076 m | 31 m |
| HUYHumberside AirportGrimsby, Lincolnshire | Medium | 2,200 m | 37 m |
| LCYLondon City AirportLondon | Medium | 1,508 m | 6 m |
| SENLondon Southend AirportSouthend-on-Sea, Essex | Medium | 1,856 m | 15 m |
| NWINorwich AirportNorwich, Norfolk | Medium | 1,842 m | 36 m |
| SOUSouthampton AirportSouthampton | Medium | 1,887 m | 13 m |
| MMETeesside International AirportDarlington, Durham | Medium | 2,291 m | 37 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABZAberdeen International AirportAberdeen | Large | 1,953 m | 66 m |
| EDIEdinburgh AirportIngliston, Edinburgh | Large | 2,558 m | 41 m |
| GLAGlasgow AirportGlasgow | Large | 2,661 m | 8 m |
| PIKGlasgow Prestwick AirportPrestwick, South Ayrshire | Large | 2,987 m | 20 m |
| BRRBarra AirportEoligarry | Medium | 846 m | 2 m |
| BEBBenbecula AirportBalivanich | Medium | 1,837 m | 6 m |
| CALCampbeltown AirportCampbeltown | Medium | 1,412 m | 13 m |
| DNDDundee AirportDundee | Medium | 1,400 m | 5 m |
| EOIEday AirportEday | Medium | 578 m | 3 m |
| INVInverness AirportInverness, Highland | Medium | 1,888 m | 9 m |
| ILYIslay AirportIsle of Islay, Argyll and Bute | Medium | 1,554 m | 17 m |
| KOIKirkwall AirportKirkwall, Orkney Islands | Medium | 1,430 m | 15 m |
| SYYStornoway AirportStornoway, Western Isles | Medium | 2,200 m | 8 m |
| LSISumburgh AirportLerwick, Shetland | Medium | 1,498 m | 6 m |
| TRETiree AirportBalemartine, Argyll and Bute | Medium | 1,402 m | 12 m |
| WICWick John O'Groats AirportWick | Medium | 1,831 m | 38 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BFSBelfast International AirportBelfast | Large | 2,780 m | 82 m |
| LDYCity of Derry AirportDerry, Derry and Strabane | Medium | 1,969 m | 7 m |
| BHDGeorge Best Belfast City AirportBelfast | Medium | 1,829 m | 5 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CWLCardiff International AirportCardiff | Large | 2,354 m | 67 m |
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