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Airports in the United Kingdom

The FlyItalyADSB network has a page for 30 airports in the United Kingdom: together 6,181 departures and arrivals a day (1–7 November 2026). The busiest are London Heathrow, London Gatwick and London Stansted. The countries with the most airline connections are Spain, Ireland and Netherlands.

Airports
30
with a page
Movements a day
6,181
departures + arrivals, all airports
Countries connected
40
airline flights both ways
Airlines
149
seen at these airports
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Airports in the United Kingdom

busiest first, departures + arrivals a day

  1. 1 London Heathrow Airport LHR London, England · top connection: Dublin (DUB) 1,284
  2. 2 London Gatwick Airport LGW London, England · top connection: Dublin (DUB) 686
  3. 3 London Stansted Airport STN London, Essex, England · top connection: Dublin (DUB) 539
  4. 4 Manchester Airport MAN Manchester, Greater Manchester, England · top connection: Dublin (DUB) 511
  5. 5 Edinburgh Airport EDI Ingliston, Edinburgh, Scotland · top connection: London (LHR) 506
  6. 6 London Luton Airport LTN Luton, Luton, England · top connection: Amsterdam (AMS) 331
  7. 7 Birmingham Airport BHX Birmingham, West Midlands, England · top connection: Dublin (DUB) 301
  8. 8 Glasgow Airport GLA Glasgow, Scotland · top connection: London (LHR) 211
  9. 9 Leeds Bradford Airport LBA Leeds, West Yorkshire, England · top connection: Dublin (DUB) 176
  10. 10 Bristol Airport BRS Bristol, England · top connection: Amsterdam (AMS) 168
  11. 11 Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL Liverpool, England · top connection: Dublin (DUB) 165
  12. 12 East Midlands Airport EMA Nottingham, Leicestershire, England · top connection: Belfast (BFS) 165
  13. 13 Aberdeen International Airport ABZ Aberdeen, Scotland · top connection: London (LHR) 155
  14. 14 London City Airport LCY London, England · top connection: Amsterdam (AMS) 153
  15. 15 Belfast International Airport BFS Belfast, Northern Ireland · top connection: Manchester, Greater Manchester (MAN) 134
  16. 16 Newcastle International Airport NCL Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England · top connection: London (LHR) 110
  17. 17 George Best Belfast City Airport BHD Belfast, Northern Ireland · top connection: London (LHR) 85
  18. 18 Teesside International Airport MME Darlington, Durham, England · top connection: Amsterdam (AMS) 59
  19. 19 Southampton Airport SOU Southampton, England · top connection: Saint Peter Port (GCI) 58
  20. 20 Glasgow Prestwick Airport PIK Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland · top connection: Glasgow (GLA) 52
  21. 21 Bournemouth Airport BOH Bournemouth, England · top connection: San Bartolomé (ACE) 49
  22. 22 Norwich Airport NWI Norwich, Norfolk, England · top connection: Amsterdam (AMS) 48
  23. 23 Exeter International Airport EXT Exeter, Devon, England · top connection: Amsterdam (AMS) 39
  24. 24 Cardiff International Airport CWL Cardiff, Wales · top connection: Amsterdam (AMS) 37
  25. 25 London Southend Airport SEN Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England · top connection: Amsterdam (AMS) 37
  26. 26 Inverness Airport INV Inverness, Highland, Scotland · top connection: London (LGW) 28
  27. 27 Humberside Airport HUY Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England · top connection: Amsterdam (AMS) 28
  28. 28 Stornoway Airport SYY Stornoway, Western Isles, Scotland · top connection: Glasgow (GLA) 25
  29. 29 Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY Newquay, England · top connection: Manchester, Greater Manchester (MAN) 25
  30. 30 Dundee Airport DND Dundee, Scotland · top connection: Glasgow (GLA) 15

Countries connected

airline flights, both ends seen

  1. Spain 2,932 flights
  2. Ireland 1,771 flights
  3. Netherlands 1,528 flights
  4. Germany 1,297 flights
  5. Italy 1,078 flights
  6. France 1,041 flights
  7. United States 653 flights
  8. Poland 635 flights
  9. Switzerland 632 flights
  10. Portugal 604 flights
  11. Denmark 417 flights
  12. Czechia 305 flights

Airlines

departures + arrivals

  1. easyJetEZY 6,684
  2. RyanairRYR 6,091
  3. British AirwaysBAW 3,849
  4. Jet2.comEXS 2,379
  5. British Airways ShuttleSHT 1,550
  6. LoganairLOG 916
  7. TUI AirwaysTOM 806
  8. BA CityFlyerCFE 768
  9. Ryanair UKRUK 706
  10. Emerald Airlines UKEAG 657

How we count: a flight counts when the network sees it low near the airport, on the ground, taking off or on approach. Where receivers don't reach low altitude the numbers stay below the real traffic.

Frequently asked questions

Which are the busiest airports in the United Kingdom? +

By departures and arrivals a day seen by our network (1–7 November 2026): London Heathrow Airport (LHR, 1,284), London Gatwick Airport (LGW, 686), London Stansted Airport (STN, 539), Manchester Airport (MAN, 511) and Edinburgh Airport (EDI, 506).

Which countries have the most flights to and from United Kingdom? +

Among the airline flights whose departure and arrival the network saw (1–7 November 2026): Spain (2,932), Ireland (1,771), Netherlands (1,528), Germany (1,297) and Italy (1,078).

Which airlines fly most in the United Kingdom? +

At the airports in the United Kingdom with a page, the airlines seen most often are easyJet, Ryanair, British Airways, Jet2.com and British Airways Shuttle.

Why aren't all the airports in the United Kingdom here? +

An airport gets a page when our receivers see at least 10 departures and arrivals a day there, low near the field. Where coverage at low altitude is missing, an airport can be busy and still not be here. A receiver nearby adds it.

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