Country
GB
United Kingdom
Europe
The United Kingdom has 53 airports on the AirPro Atlas: 17 large, 23 medium and 13 small. 15 airlines based there were seen flying in the last 30 days, among them British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and easyJet. The busiest airport with a published figure is London Heathrow Airport, with 83.9 million passengers in 2024.
- airports on the Atlas
- 53
- airlines seen flying
- 15
- active launch pads
- 2
- FAA repair stations
- 157
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| # | Airport | Passengers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | London Heathrow Airport LHR · EGLLLondonOn the globe | 83.9 millionpassengers in 2024 |
| 2 | London Gatwick Airport LGW · EGKKLondonOn the globe | 40.9 millionpassengers in 2023 |
| 3 | London Luton Airport LTN · EGGWLuton, LutonOn the globe | – |
| 4 | London Stansted Airport STN · EGSSLondon, EssexOn the globe | – |
| 5 | East Midlands Airport EMA · EGNXNottingham, LeicestershireOn the globe | – |
| 6 | Glasgow Airport GLA · EGPFGlasgowOn the globe | – |
| 7 | Manchester Airport MAN · EGCCManchester, Greater ManchesterOn the globe | – |
| 8 | Aberdeen International Airport ABZ · EGPDAberdeen | – |
| 9 | Belfast International Airport BFS · EGAABelfast | – |
| 10 | Birmingham Airport BHX · EGBBBirmingham, West Midlands | – |
| 11 | Bristol Airport BRS · EGGDBristolOn the globe | – |
| 12 | Cardiff International Airport CWL · EGFFCardiffOn the globe | – |
| 13 | Edinburgh Airport EDI · EGPHIngliston, EdinburghOn the globe | – |
| 14 | Glasgow Prestwick Airport PIK · EGPKPrestwick, South AyrshireOn the globe | – |
| 15 | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA · EGNMLeeds, West Yorkshire | – |
And 2 more large airports in the list below.
Busiest first, by the latest full-year passenger figure on Wikidata (from 2023); airports without one follow, those more airlines use as a hub first.
Airlines based here
- British Airways BA · BAWoneworld · Hubs LGW, LHR
- Virgin Atlantic VS · VIRSkyTeam · Hubs MAN, LHR
- easyJet U2 · EZYHubs LTN, MXP
- Wizz Air UK W9 · WUKHubs LTN, LGW
- Aurigny Air Services GR · AURHub GCI
- BA CityFlyer CJ · CFEHub LCY
- BA EuroFlyer A0 · EFWHub LGW
- DHL Air UK D0 · DHKHub EMA
- Loganair LM · LOGHub GLA
- Ryanair UK RK · RUKHub STN
- Titan Airways ZT · AWCHub STN
- TUI Airways BY · TOMHub LTN
- Jet2.com LS · EXS
- Norse Atlantic UK Z0 · UBT
- Royal Air Force Air Transport RRR
Airlines registered in the country (Wikidata) whose flights ADSB.lol receivers saw in the last 30 days; alliance members first.
Upcoming events
- Jun9Engine Leasing, Trading & Finance Europe9 Jun 2027 – 10 Jun 2027 · London, UK
- Jul1Farnborough International Airshow 20281 Jul 2028 – 31 Jul 2028 · Farnborough, UK
- Oct3MRO Europe 20283 Oct 2028 – 5 Oct 2028 · London, UK
Launch pads
Active pads with launches in the last 12 months first (Launch Library 2).
Aircraft plants and storage
- Cotswold AirportAircraft storage
- ecube St AthanAircraft storage
Sites checked on their operators’ own pages.
All 53 airports on the Atlas
Large airports (17)
- ABZ Aberdeen International Airport Aberdeen
- BFS Belfast International Airport Belfast
- BHX Birmingham Airport Birmingham, West Midlands
- BRS Bristol Airport Bristol
- CWL Cardiff International Airport Cardiff
- EMA East Midlands Airport Nottingham, Leicestershire
- EDI Edinburgh Airport Ingliston, Edinburgh
- GLA Glasgow Airport Glasgow
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport Prestwick, South Ayrshire
- LBA Leeds Bradford Airport Leeds, West Yorkshire
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport Liverpool
- LGW London Gatwick Airport London
- LHR London Heathrow Airport London
- LTN London Luton Airport Luton, Luton
- STN London Stansted Airport London, Essex
- MAN Manchester Airport Manchester, Greater Manchester
- NCL Newcastle International Airport Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Medium airports (23)
- BRR Barra Airport Eoligarry
- BEB Benbecula Airport Balivanich
- BOH Bournemouth Airport Bournemouth
- CAL Campbeltown Airport Campbeltown
- LDY City of Derry Airport Derry, Derry and Strabane
- NQY Cornwall Airport Newquay Newquay
- DND Dundee Airport Dundee
- EOI Eday Airport Eday
- EXT Exeter International Airport Exeter, Devon
- BHD George Best Belfast City Airport Belfast
- HUY Humberside Airport Grimsby, Lincolnshire
- INV Inverness Airport Inverness, Highland
- ILY Islay Airport Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute
- KOI Kirkwall Airport Kirkwall, Orkney Islands
- LCY London City Airport London
- SEN London Southend Airport Southend-on-Sea, Essex
- NWI Norwich Airport Norwich, Norfolk
- SOU Southampton Airport Southampton
- SYY Stornoway Airport Stornoway, Western Isles
- LSI Sumburgh Airport Lerwick, Shetland
- MME Teesside International Airport Darlington, Durham
- TRE Tiree Airport Balemartine, Argyll and Bute
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport Wick
Small airports (13)
- COL Coll Airport Coll Island
- CSA Colonsay Airstrip Colonsay
- FIE Fair Isle Airport Fair Isle
- FOA Foula Airfield Foula
- LEQ Land's End Airport Land's End, Cornwall
- LWK Lerwick / Tingwall Airport Lerwick, Shetland Islands
- NRL North Ronaldsay Airport North Ronaldsay
- OBN Oban Airport North Connel
- PPW Papa Westray Airport Papa Westray, Orkney Islands
- NDY Sanday Airport Sanday
- ISC St. Mary's Airport St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly
- SOY Stronsay Airport Stronsay
- WRY Westray Airport Westray, Orkney Islands
The Atlas has every large airport and the medium and small ones with scheduled passenger flights. Each airport opens its page when AirPro News has written about it, else its card on the 3D globe.
Airports from OurAirports (public domain): every large airport and the others with scheduled passenger flights, each confirmed by Wikidata (CC0); passenger figures from Wikidata; airlines seen flying by ADSB.lol receivers (ODbL); FAA ratings and repair stations from the FAA; the EU Air Safety List from the European Commission; EASA’s own approvals (Source: EASA); launch pads from Launch Library 2; events from the AirPro News calendar. Information only, not for navigation. Data sources. Spotted an error? Write to contact@airpronews.com.