21 airports listed
Airports in England
England has more commercial airports than any other part of the UK, ranging from major international hubs to smaller regional airports. London is served by six main passenger airports: Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, London City and Southend. Heathrow is the busiest airport in the UK.
Outside London, cities including Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Newcastle, Liverpool and Leeds have their own airports with flights across the UK, Europe and further afield. Smaller airports such as Exeter, Southampton, Norwich and Newquay focus mainly on domestic and short-haul routes.
Airport listings
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Birmingham, West Midlands
The West Midlands' main airport, about 6 miles east of Birmingham city centre, linked to Birmingham International station and serving Europe, the Middle East and beyond.
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Bournemouth, Dorset
Dorset's airport at Hurn, near Christchurch, which handled about 1.4 million passengers in 2025 with holiday flights from Jet2, Ryanair and TUI.
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Bristol Airport
BRSBristol, South West England
The largest airport in South West England, in North Somerset about 8 miles from Bristol, with flights to destinations across Europe.
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Newquay, Cornwall
Cornwall's main airport at St Mawgan near Newquay, with domestic, Irish and seasonal European flights, and home to the UK's first licensed spaceport.
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Derby, East Midlands
Leicestershire airport between Derby, Nottingham and Leicester, handling holiday flights and one of the UK's largest air cargo operations.
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Exeter Airport
EXTExeter, Devon
Devon's main airport, about 5 miles east of Exeter, with flights to UK and Irish cities, the Channel Islands, Amsterdam and Mediterranean holiday destinations.
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Hull, North Lincolnshire
Regional airport at Kirmington in North Lincolnshire with KLM flights to Amsterdam, seasonal holiday flights and offshore helicopter operations, handling about 161,000 passengers in 2025.
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
Airport at Yeadon serving Leeds, Bradford and West Yorkshire, with around 4.4 million passengers in 2025 and based aircraft from Jet2 and Ryanair.
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Liverpool, Merseyside
Liverpool's airport at Speke, about 7.5 miles south-east of the city centre, handling around 5.6 million passengers in 2025 on mainly European routes.
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London, Greater London
Compact airport in London's Royal Docks, about 5 miles from the City of London, with its own DLR station and short-haul flights to European business and leisure destinations.
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London, West Sussex
The UK's second busiest airport, 28 miles south of London near Crawley, with North and South terminals and fast rail links to London Victoria and London Bridge.
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London, Greater London
The UK's busiest airport, 14 miles west of central London, with four terminals and rail links via the Heathrow Express, Elizabeth line and Piccadilly line.
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London, Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire airport 32 miles north of central London, linked to Luton Airport Parkway station by the Luton DART shuttle, with easyJet, Wizz Air, Ryanair and Jet2 flights.
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London, Essex
Essex airport 41 miles east of central London, with its own railway station 100 steps from the terminal and trains to London Liverpool Street in about 52 minutes.
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London, Essex
Essex airport just off the M11, around 40 miles from central London, with a single Norman Foster terminal and direct Stansted Express trains to Liverpool Street.
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
The largest airport in the North of England, handling around 32 million passengers in 2025 on short-haul and long-haul flights from Terminals 2 and 3.
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
Historic general aviation aerodrome in Eccles, Salford, formerly branded City Airport Manchester, with grass runways, flight training, helicopters and a listed control tower.
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Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
The largest airport in North East England, at Woolsington near Newcastle upon Tyne, with around 5.5 million passengers in 2025 and a direct Tyne and Wear Metro link.
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Norwich Airport
NWINorwich, East of England
Regional airport on the northern edge of Norwich with KLM flights to Amsterdam, domestic routes and seasonal holiday flights.
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Southampton, Hampshire
Hampshire airport beside Southampton Airport Parkway station, with flights to UK cities, the Channel Islands, Ireland and European destinations including Amsterdam and Paris.
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Darlington, County Durham
Publicly owned airport near Darlington serving the Tees Valley, with around 260,000 passengers in 2025 and flights with KLM, Ryanair and TUI.