Edinburgh Airport

For the previous military use of this facility, see RAF Turnhouse.

Edinburgh Airport
Aerial photograph of the airport in 2017
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerVinci SA (50.01%)
Global Infrastructure Partners (49.99%)
OperatorEdinburgh Airport Ltd.
ServesEdinburgh
LocationEdinburgh, Scotland
Opened19 May 1947; 77 years ago (1947-05-19)
Operating base for
Built1916; 108 years ago (1916)
(as RAF Turnhouse)
Elevation AMSL41 m / 136 ft
Coordinates55°57′0″N 3°22′21″W / 55.95000°N 3.37250°W / 55.95000; -3.37250
Websitewww.edinburghairport.com
Map
EDI/EGPH is located in the City of Edinburgh council area
EDI/EGPH
EDI/EGPH
Location in Edinburgh
EDI/EGPH is located in Scotland
EDI/EGPH
EDI/EGPH
EDI/EGPH (Scotland)
EDI/EGPH is located in the United Kingdom
EDI/EGPH
EDI/EGPH
EDI/EGPH (the United Kingdom)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 2,556 8,386 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers14,395,463
Passenger change 22-23Increase28%
Aircraft movements115,076
Movements change 22-23Increase17.3%
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1]
Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority[2]

Edinburgh Airport (IATA: EDI, ICAO: EGPH) is an international airport located in the Ingliston area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It was the busiest airport in Scotland in 2019, handling over 14.7 million passengers. It was also the sixth-busiest airport in the United Kingdom by total passengers in 2019. It is located 5 NM (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)[1] west of the city centre, just off the M8 and M9 motorways. It is owned by Vinci SA (50.01% share ownership) and Global Infrastructure Partners (49.99% share ownership).[3][4]

  1. ^ a b "NATS – AIS – Home". Ead-it.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Aircraft and passenger traffic data from UK airports". UK Civil Aviation Authority. 3 March 2017. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  3. ^ Fraser, Douglas (27 June 2024). "Edinburgh Airport hopes for take-off with new owner". BBC News. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  4. ^ Kollewe, Julia (27 December 2018). "Gatwick airport: majority stake sold to French group". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.