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GB 23–24 October 2026

Airports in the United Kingdom

The FlyItalyADSB network has a page for 28 airports in the United Kingdom: together 6,529 departures and arrivals a day (23–24 October 2026). The busiest are London Heathrow, London Gatwick and London Stansted. The countries with the most airline connections are Spain, Ireland and Italy.

Airports
28
with a page
Movements a day
6,529
departures + arrivals, all airports
Countries connected
39
airline flights both ways
Airlines
133
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) 1,283
  2. 2 London Gatwick Airport LGW London, England · top connection: Barcelona (BCN) 922
  3. 3 London Stansted Airport STN London, Essex, England · top connection: Dublin (DUB) 606
  4. 4 Manchester Airport MAN Manchester, Greater Manchester, England · top connection: Dublin (DUB) 603
  5. 5 Edinburgh Airport EDI Ingliston, Edinburgh, Scotland · top connection: Dublin (DUB) 464
  6. 6 London Luton Airport LTN Luton, Luton, England · top connection: Barcelona (BCN) 402
  7. 7 Birmingham Airport BHX Birmingham, West Midlands, England · top connection: Dublin (DUB) 332
  8. 8 Bristol Airport BRS Bristol, England · top connection: Dublin (DUB) 233
  9. 9 Glasgow Airport GLA Glasgow, Scotland · top connection: London (LHR) 210
  10. 10 East Midlands Airport EMA Nottingham, Leicestershire, England · top connection: Belfast (BFS) 185
  11. 11 Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL Liverpool, England · top connection: Dublin (DUB) 185
  12. 12 Leeds Bradford Airport LBA Leeds, West Yorkshire, England · top connection: Dublin (DUB) 174
  13. 13 Belfast International Airport BFS Belfast, Northern Ireland · top connection: London, Essex (STN) 146
  14. 14 Aberdeen International Airport ABZ Aberdeen, Scotland · top connection: Amsterdam (AMS) 132
  15. 15 Newcastle International Airport NCL Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England · top connection: Amsterdam (AMS) 128
  16. 16 London City Airport LCY London, England · top connection: Amsterdam (AMS) 103
  17. 17 George Best Belfast City Airport BHD Belfast, Northern Ireland · top connection: Manchester, Greater Manchester (MAN) 72
  18. 18 Southampton Airport SOU Southampton, England · top connection: Ingliston, Edinburgh (EDI) 50
  19. 19 Bournemouth Airport BOH Bournemouth, England · top connection: Palma de Mallorca (PMI) 47
  20. 20 Norwich Airport NWI Norwich, Norfolk, England · top connection: Amsterdam (AMS) 44
  21. 21 Glasgow Prestwick Airport PIK Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland · top connection: Barcelona (BCN) 35
  22. 22 Cardiff International Airport CWL Cardiff, Wales · top connection: Dublin (DUB) 32
  23. 23 Exeter International Airport EXT Exeter, Devon, England · top connection: St. Peter (JER) 31
  24. 24 London Southend Airport SEN Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England · top connection: Palma de Mallorca (PMI) 26
  25. 25 Inverness Airport INV Inverness, Highland, Scotland · top connection: Luton, Luton (LTN) 25
  26. 26 Teesside International Airport MME Darlington, Durham, England · top connection: Amsterdam (AMS) 24
  27. 27 Humberside Airport HUY Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England · top connection: Amsterdam (AMS) 22
  28. 28 Stornoway Airport SYY Stornoway, Western Isles, Scotland · top connection: Glasgow (GLA) 21

Countries connected

airline flights, both ends seen

  1. Spain 1,347 flights
  2. Ireland 537 flights
  3. Italy 380 flights
  4. Germany 370 flights
  5. Netherlands 354 flights
  6. France 333 flights
  7. Portugal 235 flights
  8. United States 220 flights
  9. Switzerland 182 flights
  10. Poland 168 flights
  11. Denmark 99 flights
  12. Norway 69 flights

Airlines

departures + arrivals

  1. easyJetEZY 2,164
  2. RyanairRYR 2,094
  3. British AirwaysBAW 1,189
  4. Jet2.comEXS 1,109
  5. TUI AirwaysTOM 451
  6. British Airways ShuttleSHT 287
  7. LoganairLOG 249
  8. BA EuroflyerEFW 241
  9. Ryanair UKRUK 234
  10. easyJet EuropeEJU 218

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 (23–24 October 2026): London Heathrow Airport (LHR, 1,283), London Gatwick Airport (LGW, 922), London Stansted Airport (STN, 606), Manchester Airport (MAN, 603) and Edinburgh Airport (EDI, 464).

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

Among the airline flights whose departure and arrival the network saw (23–24 October 2026): Spain (1,347), Ireland (537), Italy (380), Germany (370) and Netherlands (354).

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 TUI Airways.

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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