List of airports in the United Kingdom and the British Crown Dependencies

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List of airports in the United Kingdom is a partial list of public active aerodromes (airports and airfields) in the UK and the British Crown Dependencies. Most private airfields are not listed. For a list ranked by volume of traffic, see Busiest airports in the United Kingdom by total passenger traffic.

The ICAO codes for airports in the United Kingdom (and its Crown Dependencies) begin with the two letters "EG". RAF Mount Pleasant located in the Falkland Islands also uses the "EG" code – "

Airport names in italics are listed in the UK Aeronautical Information Publication.[1] Airport names in bold have scheduled commercial airline service(s). Runway information is for the longest runway when more than one is available.

Airports in England

Location County ICAO IATA Airport name Usage Rwy (ft) Surface
East Midlands
Brackley Northamptonshire     Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield Private   Tarmac
Brackley Northamptonshire EGBT   Turweston Aerodrome Public 3,002 Asphalt
Bruntingthorpe Leicestershire     Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome Private 9,842 Asphalt
Castle Donington Leicestershire EGNX EMA East Midlands Airport Public 9,491 Asphalt
Coningsby Lincolnshire EGXC QCY RAF Coningsby Military 9,003 Concrete
Cranwell Lincolnshire EGYD   RAF Cranwell Military 6,831 Asphalt
Derby Derbyshire EGBD   Derby Airfield Public 1,975 Grass
Grantham Lincolnshire EGYE   RAF Barkston Heath Military 6,007 Asphalt
Kettering Northamptonshire     Deenethorpe Aerodrome Private    
Leicester Leicestershire EGBG   Leicester Airport Public 3,084 Asphalt
Lincoln Lincolnshire EGCS   Sturgate Airfield Public 2,690 Paved
Lincoln Lincolnshire EGNW   Wickenby Aerodrome Public 1,739 Concrete
Newark-on-Trent Nottinghamshire EGXY   RAF Syerston Military 5,994 Asphalt
Nottingham Nottinghamshire EGNA   Hucknall Airfield Public 2,838 Grass
Retford Nottinghamshire EGNE   Gamston Airport Public 5,522 Asphalt
Scampton Lincolnshire EGXP SQZ RAF Scampton Military 8,990 Asphalt
Silverstone Northamptonshire EGBV   Silverstone Heliport Public 1,476 Grass
Spalding Lincolnshire EGCL   Fenland Airfield Public 1,949 Grass
Stamford Lincolnshire EGXT   RAF Wittering Military 9,052 Asphalt
Strubby Lincolnshire EGCG   Strubby Airfield[2] Public 2,461 Paved
Sywell Northamptonshire EGBK ORM Sywell Aerodrome Private 2,982 Grass
Tollerton Nottinghamshire EGBN NQT Nottingham Airport Private 3,445 Asphalt/Concrete
Waddington Lincolnshire EGXW WTN RAF Waddington Military 9,000 Asphalt
Worksop Nottinghamshire EGNF   Netherthorpe Airfield Public 1,814 Grass
East of England
Aldenham Hertfordshire EGTR Elstree Airfield Public 2,136 Asphalt
Beccles Suffolk EGSM   Beccles Airport Public 2,283 Concrete/Grass
Bedford Bedfordshire EGBF   Bedford Aerodrome Private 3,593 Concrete
Bedford Bedfordshire EGSB Castle Mill Airfield[3] Private 600 Grass
Bourn Cambridgeshire EGSN   Bourn Airfield Private 2,077 Bitumen
Braintree Essex EGSL   Andrewsfield Aerodrome Private 2,592 Grass
Bury St Edmunds Suffolk     Rougham Airfield[4] Private 3,049 Grass
Fowlmere Cambridgeshire EGMA   Fowlmere Airfield Public 2,297 Grass
Cambridge Cambridgeshire EGSC CBG Cambridge International Airport Public 6,446 Concrete
Clacton-on-Sea Essex EGSQ   Clacton Airport Public 2,001 Grass
Cranfield Bedfordshire EGTC   Cranfield Airport Private 5,902 Asphalt
Cromer Norfolk     Northrepps Aerodrome Private 2,018 Grass
Duxford Cambridgeshire EGSU QFO Duxford Aerodrome Public 4,931 Paved
Great Yarmouth Norfolk EGSD   Great Yarmouth - North Denes Airport      
Halstead Essex EGSR   Earls Colne Airfield Public 3,081 Grass/Asphalt
Henlow Bedfordshire EGWE   RAF Henlow Military   Grass
Hethel Norfolk EGSK   Hethel Airport[5] Private    
Honington Suffolk EGXH BEQ RAF Honington Military 9,000 Concrete
Ipswich Suffolk EGSO   Crowfield Airfield   2,520 Grass
Ipswich Suffolk EGST   Elmsett Airfield[6] Private 2,920 Grass
Lakenheath Suffolk EGUL LKZ RAF Lakenheath Military 9,000 Concrete/Asphalt
Luton Bedfordshire EGGW LTN London Luton Airport Public 7,086 Asphalt
Marham Norfolk EGYM KNF RAF Marham Military 9,140 Concrete
Mildenhall Suffolk EGUN MHZ RAF Mildenhall Military 9,221 Concrete/Asphalt
North Weald Essex EGSX   North Weald Airfield Public 6,332 Asphalt
Norwich Norfolk EGSH NWI Norwich International Airport Public 6,040 Asphalt/Concrete
Norwich Norfolk EGSJ   Seething Airfield Public 2,625 Asphalt
Norwich Norfolk EGSV   Old Buckenham Airport Public 2,625 Asphalt
Norwich Norfolk EGYC CLF RAF Coltishall Military    
Old Warden Bedfordshire EGTH   Shuttleworth (Old Warden) Aerodrome Private 2,060 Grass
Peterborough Cambridgeshire EGSF   Peterborough Business Airport Private 3,238 Asphalt
Peterborough Cambridgeshire EGSP   Peterborough/Sibson Airport Public 3,068 Grass
Shipdham Norfolk EGSA   Shipdham Airfield      
St Ives Cambridgeshire EGUY QUY RAF Wyton Military 8,225 Asphalt
St Neots Cambridgeshire EGMJ   Little Gransden Airfield Public 1,870 Grass
Southend Essex EGMC SEN London Southend Airport Public 6,089 Asphalt
Stansted Mountfitchet Essex EGSS STN London Stansted Airport Public 10,000 Asphalt
Stapleford Tawney Essex EGSG   Stapleford Aerodrome Public 3,533 Grass/Asphalt
Stowmarket Suffolk EGUW   Wattisham Airfield Military 7,953 Asphalt
Thetford Norfolk EGXH BEQ RAF Honington Military 9,012 Asphalt
Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire EGLG   Panshanger Airport Public 3,189 Grass
Greater London
Bromley Greater London EGKB BQH London Biggin Hill Airport Public 5,912 Tarmac
Havering Greater London EGML   Damyns Hall Aerodrome Private 1,965 Grass
Hillingdon Greater London EGLL LHR London Heathrow Airport Public 12,799 Asphalt
Hillingdon Greater London EGWU NHT RAF Northolt Military 5,545 Asphalt
Newham Greater London EGLC LCY London City Airport Public 4,948 Concrete
Wandsworth Greater London EGLW   London Heliport Public 125 Concrete
North East England
Alnwick Northumberland EGQM   RAF Boulmer Military    
Bockenfield Northumberland     Eshott Airfield Public   Asphalt
Middleton St George Durham EGNV MME Durham Tees Valley Airport Public 7,516 Asphalt
Woolsington Tyne and Wear EGNT NCL Newcastle Airport Public 7,641 Asphalt
North West England
Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria EGNL BWF Barrow/Walney Island Airport Public 3,327 Asphalt
Blackpool Lancashire EGNH BLK Blackpool Airport Private 6,132 Asphalt
Carlisle Cumbria EGNC CAX Carlisle Lake District Airport Public 6,027 Asphalt
Eccles Greater Manchester EGCB   City Airport Manchester Public 2,037 Grass
Formby Merseyside EGOW   RAF Woodvale Military 5,405 Asphalt
Liverpool Merseyside EGGP LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport Public 7,500 Asphalt
Preston Lancashire EGNO   Warton Aerodrome Private 7,946 Asphalt
Ringway Greater Manchester EGCC MAN Manchester Airport Public 10,000 Concrete/Asphalt
South East England
Abingdon Oxfordshire EGUD RAF Abingdon Military    
Andover Hampshire EGHO   Thruxton Aerodrome Public 2,526 Asphalt
Andover Hampshire EGVP   Army Air Corps Middle Wallop Military    
Ascot Racecourse Berkshire EGLT   Ascot Racecourse Heliport Public 2,625 Grass
Bembridge Isle of Wight EGHJ BBP Bembridge Airport Private 2,746 Concrete
Benson Oxfordshire EGUB BEX RAF Benson Military 5,981 Asphalt
Bicester Oxfordshire EGDD   Bicester Airfield      
Brize Norton Oxfordshire EGVN BZZ RAF Brize Norton Military 10,007 Asphalt
Challock Kent EGKE   Challock Airfield[7]      
Chobham Surrey EGTF   Fairoaks Airport Private 2,667 Asphalt
Crawley West Sussex EGKK LGW Gatwick Airport Public 10,879 Asphalt/Concrete
Denton Kent     Clipgate Airfield Private 1,607 Grass
Dunsfold Surrey EGTD   Dunsfold Aerodrome      
Eastleigh Hampshire EGHI SOU Southampton Airport Public 5,653 Asphalt
Enstone Oxfordshire EGTN   Enstone Airfield Public    
Farnborough Hampshire EGLF FAB Farnborough Airport Private 8,005 Asphalt
Gerrards Cross Buckinghamshire EGLD   Denham Aerodrome Public 2,543 Asphalt
Goodwood Racecourse West Sussex EGKG   Goodwood Racecourse Heliport Public 1,640 Grass
Hammerwood Park East Sussex     Hammerwood Helipad[8][9] Public 130 Grass
Halton Buckinghamshire EGWN   RAF Halton Military   Grass
High Wycombe Buckinghamshire EGTB   Wycombe Air Park/Booker Airport Public 2,411 Asphalt
Kidlington Oxfordshire EGTK OXF London Oxford Airport Private 4,327 Asphalt
Lancing West Sussex EGKA ESH Shoreham Airport Public 3,399 Asphalt
Lasham Hampshire EGHL QLA Lasham Airfield Public 5,896 Asphalt
Lydd Kent EGMD LYX Lydd Airport Public 4,938 Asphalt
Headcorn Kent EGKH   Lashenden (Headcorn) Airfield Private 2,756 Grass
Nutfield Surrey EGKR KRH Redhill Aerodrome Public 2,943 Grass
Odiham Hampshire EGVO ODH RAF Odiham Military 6,030 Asphalt
Oxford Oxfordshire EGLJ   Chalgrove Airfield Private 6,004 Asphalt
Popham Hampshire EGHP   Popham Airfield Public    
Rochester Kent EGTO RCS Rochester Airport Private 3,159 Grass
Sandown Isle of Wight EGHN   Isle of Wight/Sandown Airport Public 2,900 Grass
Westhampnett West Sussex EGHR QUG Chichester/Goodwood Airport Public 4,117 Grass
Weston-on-the-Green Oxfordshire     RAF Weston-on-the-Green Military    
White Waltham Berkshire EGLM   White Waltham Airfield Public 3,330 Grass
Yateley Hampshire EGLK BBS Blackbushe Airport Public 4,380 Asphalt
South West England
Amesbury Wiltshire EGDM   MoD Boscombe Down Military 10,538 Concrete/Asphalt
Bodmin Cornwall EGLA   Bodmin Aerodrome Public 2,001 Grass
Braunton Devon EGDC   Royal Marines Base Chivenor Military 6,014 Asphalt
Bulford Wiltshire EGDS   Salisbury Plain Aerodrome      
Cheltenham Racecourse Gloucestershire EGBC   Cheltenham Racecourse Heliport Public 1,312 Grass
Churchdown Gloucestershire EGBJ GLO Gloucestershire Airport Public 4,656 Asphalt
Clyst Honiton Devon EGTE EXT Exeter International Airport Public 6,833 Asphalt
Colerne Wiltshire EGUO   Colerne Airfield Military 3,593 Asphalt
Davidstow Cornwall     RAF Davidstow Moor Public 2000 Asphalt
Fairford Gloucestershire EGVA FFD RAF Fairford Military 9,994 Asphalt
Great Torrington Devon EGHU   Eaglescott Airfield Public 1,969 Grass
Helston Cornwall EGDR   RNAS Culdrose Military 6,006 Asphalt
Henstridge Somerset EGHS   Henstridge Airfield[10] Public    
Honiton Devon EGTU   Dunkeswell Aerodrome Private 3,176 Asphalt
Hullavington Wiltshire EGDV   Hullavington Airport[11] Public    
Hurn Dorset EGHH BOH Bournemouth Airport Public 7,451 Asphalt
Kemble Gloucestershire EGBP Cotswold Airport Private 6,591 Asphalt
Lyneham Wiltshire EGDL LYE RAF Lyneham Military 7,828 Asphalt
Mawgan in Pydar Cornwall EGHQ NQY Newquay Cornwall Airport / RAF St Mawgan Public 9,006 Asphalt
Mullion Cornwall EGDO   RNAS Predannack Military    
Netheravon Wiltshire EGDN   Airfield Camp Netheravon[12] Military    
Oaksey Wiltshire EGTW   Oaksey Park Airfield[13] Public    
Perranporth Cornwall EGTP   Perranporth Airfield Public 3,084 Asphalt
Portland Harbour Dorset EGDP   Portland Heliport[14] Military 750  
Salisbury Wiltshire EGLS   Old Sarum Airfield Public 2,562 Grass
Shaftesbury Dorset EGHA   Compton Abbas Airfield Private 2,635 Grass
St Just Cornwall EGHC LEQ Land's End Airport Public 2,598 Grass
St Mary's Cornwall EGHE ISC St Mary's Airport Public 1,969 Asphalt
Truro Cornwall EGHY   Truro Aerodrome Public 1,739 Grass
Upavon Wiltshire EGDJ UPV former RAF Upavon Military   Grass
Lulsgate Somerset EGGD BRS Bristol Airport Public 6,598 Asphalt
Westonzoyland Somerset     RAF Weston Zoyland Public   Grass/Asphalt
Wroughton Wiltshire EGDT   RAF Wroughton Military    
Yeovil Somerset EGDW   RNAS Merryfield Military 5,970 Asphalt
Yeovil Somerset EGDY YEO RNAS Yeovilton Military 7,580 Concrete
Yeovil Somerset EGHG   Yeovil Aerodrome Public 4,547 Grass
West Midlands
Albrighton Shropshire EGWC   RAF Cosford Military 3,890 Asphalt
Baginton Warwickshire EGBE CVT Coventry Airport Public 6,586 Asphalt
Solihull West Midlands EGBB BHX Birmingham Airport Public 10,013 Asphalt
Leominster Herefordshire EGBS   Shobdon Aerodrome Public 2,953 Asphalt
Shrewsbury Shropshire EGCV   Sleap Airfield Public 2,631 Asphalt
Tatenhill Staffordshire EGBM   Tatenhill Airfield Public 2,585 Asphalt
Ternhill Shropshire EGOE   RAF Ternhill Military 3,215 Asphalt
Wellesbourne Warwickshire EGBW   Wellesbourne Mountford Aerodrome Private 3,009 Asphalt
Wolverhampton Staffordshire EGBO   Wolverhampton Airport Public 3,878 Asphalt
Yorkshire and the Humber
Beverley East Riding of Yorkshire EGNY   Beverley/Linley Hill Airfield Public 2,083 Grass
Brough East Riding of Yorkshire EGNB   Brough Aerodrome Private 3,458 Asphalt
Breighton North Yorkshire EGBR   Breighton Aerodrome Private 2,790 Grass
Church Fenton North Yorkshire EGXG   East Leeds Airport Private 6,158 Asphalt
Dishforth North Yorkshire EGXD   RAF Dishforth Military 6,096 Asphalt
Finningley South Yorkshire EGCN DSA Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield Public 9,491 Asphalt
Huddersfield West Yorkshire EGND   Crosland Moor Airfield Public 2,296 Asphalt/Grass
Kirmington Lincolnshire EGNJ HUY Humberside Airport Public 7,205 Asphalt/Concrete
Leconfield East Riding of Yorkshire     RAF Leconfield Military    
Leeds West Yorkshire EGNM LBA Leeds Bradford International Airport Public 7,382 Concrete
Leeds West Yorkshire EGNP   Leeds Heliport Private 43 Concrete
Leeming Bar North Yorkshire EGXE   RAF Leeming Military 7,520 Asphalt
Linton-on-Ouse North Yorkshire EGXU HRT RAF Linton-on-Ouse Military 6,020 Asphalt
Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire Lincolnshire EGCF   Sandtoft Airfield Public 2,907 Asphalt
Sherburn-in-Elmet North Yorkshire EGCJ   Sherburn-in-Elmet Airfield Public 2,723 Tarmac
Topcliffe North Yorkshire EGXZ   RAF Topcliffe Military 5,951 Asphalt
York North Yorkshire EGNU   Full Sutton Airfield Public 2,533 Grass

Airports in Northern Ireland

Location County ICAO IATA Airport name Usage Rwy (ft) Surface
Aldergrove County Antrim EGAA BFS Belfast International Airport Public 9,121 Asphalt
Belfast County Down EGAC BHD George Best Belfast City Airport Public 6,001 Asphalt
Eglinton County Londonderry EGAE LDY City of Derry Airport Public 6,453 Asphalt
Enniskillen County Fermanagh EGAB ENK Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport Private 4,350 Asphalt
Newtownards County Down EGAD   Newtownards Airport Public 2,605 Asphalt

Airports in Scotland

Location Council area ICAO IATA Airport name Usage Rwy (ft) Surface
Aberdeen Aberdeen EGPD ABZ Aberdeen International Airport Public 6,394 Asphalt
Ardchattan and Muckairn Argyll and Bute EGEO OBN Oban Airport Public 4,068 Asphalt
Benbecula Na h-Eileanan Siar EGPL BEB Benbecula Airport Public 6,023 Asphalt
Barra Na h-Eileanan Siar EGPR BRR Barra Airport Public 2,776 Sand
Campbeltown Argyll and Bute EGEC CAL Campbeltown Airport (RAF Machrihanish) Public 10,003 Asphalt
Coll Argyll and Bute EGEL COL Coll Airport Public 1,640 Asphalt
Colonsay and Oronsay Argyll and Bute EGEY CSA Colonsay Airport Public 1,644 Asphalt
Cross and Burness Orkney EGEN NRL North Ronaldsay Airport Public 1,532 Graded hardcore
Cumbernauld North Lanarkshire EGPG   Cumbernauld Airport Public 2,690 Asphalt
Dalcross Highland EGPE INV Inverness Airport Public 6,191 Asphalt
Delting Shetland EGPM SCS Scatsta Airport Public 4,462 Asphalt
Dundee Dundee EGPN DND Dundee Airport Public 4,593 Asphalt
Dunrossness Shetland EGPB LSI Sumburgh Airport Public 4,678 Asphalt
Eday Orkney EGED EOI Eday Airport Public 1,532 Graded hardcore
Edinburgh Edinburgh EGPH EDI Edinburgh Airport Public 8,399 Asphalt
Fair Isle Shetland EGEF FIE Fair Isle Airport Private 1,594 Gravel
Foula Shetland FOA Foula Airport 1,500 Gravel
Kildalton Argyll and Bute EGPI ILY Islay Airport Public 5,068 Asphalt
Kinglassie Fife EGPJ   Fife Airport Public 2,297 Asphalt
Kinloss Moray EGQK FSS RAF Kinloss Military 7,582 Asphalt
Lady Orkney EGES NDY Sanday Airport Public 1,532 Graded hardcore
Leuchars Fife EGQL ADX RAF Leuchars Military 8,491 Asphalt
Lossiemouth Moray EGQS LMO RAF Lossiemouth Military 9,019 Asphalt
Out Skerries Shetland OUK Out Skerries Airport
Papa Stour Shetland PSV Papa Stour Airport
Papa Westray Orkney EGEP PPW Papa Westray Airport Public 1,532 Graded hardcore
Prestwick South Ayrshire EGPK PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport Public 9,799 Concrete/Asphalt
Renfrew Renfrewshire EGPF GLA Glasgow International Airport Public 8,720 Asphalt
St Andrews and Deerness Orkney EGPA KOI Kirkwall Airport Public 4,685 Asphalt
Scone Perth and Kinross EGPT PSL Perth Airport Public 2,799 Asphalt
Stornoway Na h-Eileanan Siar EGPO SYY Stornoway Airport Public 7,218 Asphalt
Strath Highland EGEI SKL Broadford Airfield Public 2,602 Grass
Stronsay Orkney EGER SOY Stronsay Airport Public 1,690 Graded hardcore
Tingwall Shetland EGET LWK Tingwall Airport Public 2,507 Asphalt
Tiree Argyll and Bute EGPU TRE Tiree Airport Public 4,829 Asphalt
Westray Orkney EGEW WRY Westray Airport Public 1,532 Gravel
Whalsay Shetland EGEH WHS Whalsay Airport Public 1,499 Asphalt
Wick Highland EGPC WIC Wick Airport Public 5,988 Asphalt

Airports in Wales

Location County ICAO IATA Airport name Usage Rwy (ft) Surface
Aberporth Ceredigion EGFA   Aberporth Airport Public 3,031 Asphalt
Anglesey Isle of Anglesey EGOQ   RAF Mona Military 5,180 Asphalt
Caernarfon Gwynedd EGCK   Caernarfon Airport Public 3,543 Asphalt
Cardiff Cardiff EGFC   Cardiff Heliport Public 300 Concrete
Haverfordwest Pembrokeshire EGFE HAW Haverfordwest Aerodrome Public 5,000 Asphalt
Hawarden[nb 1] Flintshire EGNR CEG Chester Hawarden Airport Public 6,702 Asphalt/Concrete
Llanbedr Gwynedd EGOD   Llanbedr Airport Military 7,500 Asphalt
Llanfair yn Neubwll Isle of Anglesey EGOV VLY Anglesey Airport Public 7,513 Asphalt
Pembrey Carmarthenshire EGFP   Pembrey Airport Private 2,614 Concrete
Pennard Swansea EGFH SWS Swansea Airport Public 4,429 Asphalt/Concrete
Rhoose Vale of Glamorgan EGFF CWL Cardiff Airport Public 7,848 Asphalt
St Athan Vale of Glamorgan EGDX DGX RAF Saint Athan Military 5,988 Asphalt
Welshpool Powys EGCW   Welshpool Airport Public 3,346 Asphalt

Airports in the British Crown Dependencies

Location Dependency ICAO IATA Airport name Usage Rwy (ft) Surface
Alderney Alderney EGJA ACI Alderney Airport Public 2,887 Asphalt/Grass
Andreas Isle of Man Andreas Airfield Private
Forest Guernsey EGJB GCI Guernsey Airport Public 4,800 Asphalt
Malew Isle of Man EGNS IOM Isle of Man Airport Public 5,754 Asphalt/Concrete
St Peter Jersey EGJJ JER Jersey Airport Public 5,597 Asphalt

See also

Airports in British overseas territories

Footnotes

  1. Hawarden is in Wales, but the airport also serves Chester in England

References

  1. Aerodromes published in the UK AIP, and Heliports published in the UK AIP
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  3. Castle Mill Airfield
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  5. EGSK Airport General Information: Hethel Airport
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  7. Pilot information for Challock Airfield
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  12. Airfield Camp Netheravon
  13. Oaksey Park Airfield
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