Airport comparison · DND vs EDI
Dundee (DND) vs Edinburgh (EDI)
In short
Dundee Airport (DND) is 57 km (36 mi) north-northeast of central Edinburgh; Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is 10 km (6 mi) west.
The two airports are 60 km (37 mi) apart.
OurAirports classifies EDI as a large airport and DND as medium-sized.
Distances are great-circle from Natural Earth's point for Edinburgh; airport data from OurAirports, retrieved 2026-10-18.
Data updated
Side by side
| DNDDundee Airport | EDIEdinburgh Airport | |
|---|---|---|
| Distance from central Edinburgh | 57 km (36 mi) | 10 km (6 mi) |
| Direction from the centre | NNE (12°) | W (271°) |
| OurAirports class | Medium | Large |
| Longest runway | 1,400 m (4,593 ft) | 2,558 m (8,392 ft) |
| Runways | 1 | 1 |
| Elevation | 5 m (17 ft) | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Country | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
The two airports are 60 km (37 mi) apart in a straight line.
What the data shows
EDI is 48 km (30 mi) closer to central Edinburgh than DND, measured in a straight line from the city point.
How we calculated this: Difference of great-circle distances from the Natural Earth city point.
EDI's longest runway is 3,799 ft (1,158 m) longer than DND's.
How we calculated this: Difference of OurAirports longest runway lengths.
OurAirports classifies EDI as a large airport and DND as medium-sized.
How we calculated this: OurAirports airport type (large_airport / medium_airport).
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