List of airports in the United Kingdom

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The UK has 471 airfields and airports , according to the CIA World Factbook . In this list they are arranged according to part of the country , overseas territory , crown possessions and the towns or islands that they open up.

United Kingdom

England

city Airport name ICAO code IATA code use Runway length
(in m)
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Abingdon RAF Abingdon EGUD FIG
Albrighton RAF Cosford EGWC military 1186 asphalt
Alnwick RAF Boulmer EGQM
Amesbury MoD Boscombe Down EGDM military 3212 Concrete / asphalt
Andover Army Air Corps Middle Wallop EGVP
Andover Thruxton Aerodrome EGHO Civil 0770 asphalt
Ascot Ascot Racecourse Heliport EGLT Civil 0800 grass
Barrow-in-Furness Barrow / Walney Island Airfield EGNL BWF Civil 1014 asphalt
Basingstoke Lasham Airfield EGHL QLA Civil 1797 asphalt
Beccles Beccles Airport EGSM Civil 0696 Concrete / grass
Bedford Castle Mill Airfield EGSB BFC
Benson RAF Benson EGUB BEX military 1823 asphalt
Beverley Beverley / Linley Hill Airfield EGNY Civil 2083 grass
Bicester Bicester Airfield
Birmingham Birmingham International Airport EGBB BHX Civil 2605 asphalt
Blackpool Blackpool International Airport EGNH BLK Civil 1869 asphalt
Bockenfield Eshott Airfield Civil asphalt
Bodmin Bodmin Aerodrome EGLA Civil 0610 grass
Bognor Regis Bognor Regis Aerodrome EGKC
Bourn Bourn Aerodrome EGSN Civil 0633 bitumen
Bournemouth Bournemouth Airport EGHH BOH Civil 2298 asphalt
Brackley Hinton in the Hedges Airfield Civil tar
Braintree Andrewsfield Aerodrome EGSL Private 0790 grass
Shade of brown Royal Marines Base Chivenor EGDC military 1833 asphalt
Bristol Bristol International Airport EGGD BRS Civil 2011 asphalt
Brize Norton RAF Brize Norton EGVN BZZ military 3050 asphalt
Brough Brough Aerodrome EGNB Private 1054 asphalt
Bruntingthorpe Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome Private 3000 asphalt
Bulford Salisbury Plain Aerodrome EGDS
Camberley Blackbushe Airport EGLK BBS Civil 1335 asphalt
Cambridge Cambridge Airport EGSC CBG Civil 1965 concrete
Cambridge RAF Fowlmere EGMA Civil 0700 grass
Canterbury / Ramsgate Kent International Airport EGMH MSE Civil 3887 Asphalt / concrete
Carlisle Carlisle Airport EGNC CAX Civil 1837 asphalt
Challock Challock Airfield EGKE
Cheltenham Cheltenham Racecourse Heliport EGBC Civil 0400 grass
Chichester Chichester / Goodwood Airport EGHR QUG Civil 1255 grass
Chobham Fairoaks Airport EGTF FRK Private 0813 asphalt
Church Fenton RAF Church Fenton EGXG military 1877 asphalt
Clacton-on-Sea Clacton Airport EGSQ Civil 0610 grass
Colerne Colerne Airfield EGUO military 1095 asphalt
Coningsby RAF Coningsby EGXC QCY military 2744 concrete
Coventry Coventry Airport EGBE CVT Civil 2007 asphalt
Cranfield Cranfield Airport EGTC Private 1799 asphalt
Cranwell RAF Cranwell EGYD military 2082 asphalt
Derby Derby Airfield EGBD Civil 0602 grass
Dishforth RAF Dishforth EGXD military 1858 asphalt
Doncaster Robin Hood Airport EGCN DSA Civil 2893 asphalt
Dunsfold Dunsfold Aerodrome EGTD
Duxford Duxford Aerodrome EGSU QFO Civil 1503
East Midlands East Midlands Airport EGNX EMA Civil 2893 asphalt
Enstone Enstone Airfield Civil
Exeter Exeter International Airport EGTE EXT Civil 2083 asphalt
Fairford RAF Fairford EGVA FFD military 3046 asphalt
Farnborough Farnborough Airfield EGLF FAB Private 2440 asphalt
Filton Bristol Filton Airport EGTG FZO Civil 2467 concrete
Formby RAF Woodvale EGOW military 1647 asphalt
Gerrards Cross Denham Aerodrome EGLD Civil 0775 asphalt
Goodwood Goodwood Racecourse Heliport EGKG Civil 0500 grass
Grantham RAF Barkston Heath EGYE military 1831 asphalt
Great Torrington Eaglescott Airfield EGHU Civil 0600 grass
Great Yarmouth North Denes Airport EGSD
Halstead Earls Colne Airfield EGSR Civil 0939 Grass / asphalt
Halton RAF Halton EGWN military
Helston RNAS Culdrose EGDR military 1831 asphalt
Henlow RAF Henlow EGWE military
Henstridge Henstridge Airfield EGHS Civil
Hertford Panshanger Airport EGLG Civil 0972 grass
Hethel Hethel Airport EGSK Private
High Wycombe Wycombe Air Park EGTB Civil 0735 asphalt
Honiton Dunkeswell Aerodrome EGTU Private 0968 asphalt
Huddersfield Crosland Moor Airfield Civil 0700 Asphalt / grass
Hullavington Hullavington Airport EGDV Civil
Ipswich Crowfield Airfield EGSO grass
Ipswich Elmsett Airport EGST
Kemble Kemble Airfield EGBP Private 2009 asphalt
Kettering RAF Deenethorpe military
Kingston upon Hull Humberside Airport EGNJ HUY Civil 2196 Asphalt & Concrete
Lakenheath RAF Lakenheath EGUL LKZ military 2743 Concrete / asphalt
Leconfield RAF Leconfield military
Leeming Bar RAF Leeming EGXE military 2292 asphalt
Leicester Leicester Airport EGBG Civil 0940 asphalt
Leominster Shobdon Aerodrome EGBS Civil 0900 grass
Lincoln Sturgate Airfield EGCS Civil
Lincoln Wickenby Aerodrome EGNW Civil 0530 concrete
Linton-on-Ouse RAF Linton-on-Ouse EGXU HRT military 1835 asphalt
Liverpool Liverpool John Lennon Airport EGGP LPL Civil 2286 asphalt
London London Biggin Hill Airport EGKB BQH Civil 1802
London London City Airport EGLC LCY Civil 1508 concrete
London Gatwick Airport EGKK LGW Civil 3316 Asphalt / concrete
London London Heathrow Airport EGLL LHR Civil 3901 asphalt
London London heliport EGLW Civil concrete
London London Luton Airport EGGW LTN Civil 2160 asphalt
London London Stansted Airport EGSS STN Civil 3048 asphalt
Lydd London Ashford Airport EGMD LYX Civil 1505 asphalt
Maidstone Lashenden (Headcorn) Airfield EGKH Private 0840 grass
Manchester Barton Aerodrome EGCB Civil 0621 grass
Manchester Manchester Airport EGCC MAN Civil 3048 Concrete / asphalt
Marham RAF Marham EGYM KNF military 2786 concrete
Mildenhall RAF Mildenhall EGUN MHZ military 2811 Concrete / asphalt
Mullion RNAS Predannack EGDO military
Netheravon Airfield Camp Netheravon EGDN military
Newark-on-Trent RAF Syerston EGXY military 1827 asphalt
Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle Airport EGNT NCL Civil 2391 asphalt
Newquay Newquay Cornwall Airport EGHQ NQY Civil 2745 asphalt
North Weald North Weald Airfield EGSX Private 1930 asphalt
Northampton Sywell Aerodrome EGBK ORM Private 0909 grass
Norwich Norwich International Airport EGSH NWI Civil 1841 Asphalt / concrete
Norwich Old Buckenham Airport EGSV Civil 0800 asphalt
Norwich RAF Coltishall EGYC CLF military
Norwich Seething Airfield EGSJ Civil 0800 asphalt
Nottingham Hucknall Airfield EGNA Civil 0865 grass
Nottingham Nottingham Airport EGBN NQT Private 1050 Asphalt / concrete
Oaksey Oaksey Park Airfield EGTW Civil
Odiham RAF Odiham EGVO ODH military 1838 asphalt
Old Warden Shuttleworth (Old Warden) Aerodrome EGTH Private
Oxford Chalgrove Airfield EGLJ Private 1830 asphalt
Oxford Oxford Airport EGTK OXF Private 1319 asphalt
Penzance Penzance Heliport EGHK PZE Civil 0375 grass
Perranporth Perranporth Airfield EGTP Civil 0940 asphalt
Peterborough Peterborough / Sibson Airport EGSP Civil 0935 grass
Peterborough Peterborough Business Airport EGSF Private 0987 asphalt
Plymouth Plymouth City Airport EGHD PLH Civil 0942 asphalt
Popham Popham Airfield EGHP Civil
Portland RNAS Portland Heliport EGDP military
Preston Warton Aerodrome EGNO Private 2422 asphalt
Redhill Redhill Aerodrome EGKR KRH Civil 0897 grass
Retford Gamston Airport EGNE Civil 1683 asphalt
Rochester Rochester Airport EGTO RCS Private 0963 grass
Romford Stapleford Aerodrome EGSG Civil 1077 Grass / asphalt insert
Ruislip RAF Northolt EGWU NHT military 1690 asphalt
Salisbury Old Sarum Airfield EGLS Civil 0781 grass
Sandown Bembridge Airport EGHJ BBP Private 0837 concrete
Sandown Isle of Wight / Sandown Airport EGHN Civil 0884 grass
Scampton RAF Scampton EGXP SQZ military 2740 asphalt
Scunthorpe Sandtoft Airfield EGCF Civil 0886 asphalt
Shaftesbury Compton Abbas Airfield EGHA Private 0803 grass
Sheffield Sheffield City Airport EGSY SZE Civil 1211 asphalt
Sherburn-in-Elmet Sherburn-in-Elmet Airfield EGCJ Civil 0830
Shipdham RAF Shipdham EGSA
Shoreham-by-Sea Shoreham Airport EGKA ESH Civil 1036 asphalt
Shrewsbury Sleap Airfield EGCV Civil 0802 asphalt
Silverstone Silverstone Heliport EGBV Civil 0450 grass
Southampton Southampton Airport EGHI SOU Civil 1723 asphalt
Southend-on-Sea London Southend Airport EGMC SEN Civil 1605 asphalt
Southport Southport Birkdale Sands Airport EGCO Civil
Spalding Fenland Airfield EGCL Civil 0594 grass
St Ives RAF Wyton EGUY QUY military 2507 asphalt
St Just in Penwith Land's End Airport EGHC LEQ Civil 0792 grass
St Neots Little Gransden Airfield EGMJ Civil 0570 grass
St. Mary's St. Mary's Airport EGHE ISC Civil 0600 asphalt
Stamford RAF Wittering EGXT military 2759 asphalt
Staverton Gloucestershire Airport EGBJ GLO Civil 1419 asphalt
Stockport Woodford Airfield EGCD Private 2292 asphalt
Stowmarket Wattisham Airfield EGUW military 2424 asphalt
Strubby Strubby Airfield EGCG Civil
Tatenhill Tatenhill Airfield EGBM Civil 0788 asphalt
Tees Valley Durham Tees Valley Airport EGNV MME Civil 2291 asphalt
Ternhill RAF Ternhill EGOE military 0980 asphalt
Thetford RAF Honington EGXH BEQ military 2747 asphalt
Topcliffe RAF Topcliffe EGXZ military 1814 asphalt
Tresco Tresco heliport EGHT Closed in 2012 0362 grass
Truro Truro Aerodrome EGHY Civil 0530 grass
Turweston Turweston Aerodrome EGBT Civil 0915 asphalt
Upavon Up from Airfield EGDJ UPV
Upminster Damyns Hall Aerodrome EGML Private 0599 grass
Waddington RAF Waddington EGXW WTN military 2743 asphalt
Watford Elstree Airfield EGTR ETR Civil 0651 asphalt
Wellesbourne Wellesbourne Mountford Aerodrome ETUCE Private 0917 asphalt
West Yorkshire Leeds Bradford International Airport EGNM LBA Civil 2250 concrete
Weston-on-the-Green RAF Weston-on-the-Green military
White Waltham White Waltham Airfield EGLM Civil 1015 grass
Wiltshire RAF Lyneham EGDL LYE military 2386 asphalt
Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Airport EGBO Civil 1182 asphalt
Worksop Netherthorpe Airfield EGNF Civil 0553 grass
Wroughton RAF Wroughton EGDT
Yeovil RNAS Merryfield EGDW military 1820 asphalt
Yeovil RNAS Yeovilton EGDY YEO military 2310 concrete
Yeovil Yeovil Aerodrome EGHG Civil 1386 grass
York Full Sutton Airfield EGNU Civil 0772 grass

Northern Ireland

city Airport name ICAO code IATA code use Runway length
(in m)
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Belfast Belfast International Airport EGAA BFS Civil 2780 asphalt
Belfast George Best Belfast City Airport EGAC BHD Civil 1829 asphalt
Derry City of Derry Airport EGAE LDY Civil 1852 asphalt
Enniskillen Enniskillen / St Angelo Airport EGAB ENK Private 1326 asphalt
Newtownards Newtownards Airport EGAD Civil 0794 asphalt

Scotland

City or island Council area Airport name ICAO code IATA code use Runway length
(in m)
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Aberdeen Aberdeen Aberdeen International Airport EGPD ABZ Civil 1829 asphalt
Benbecula Na h-Eileanan Siar Benbecula Airport EGPL BEB Civil 1836 asphalt
Broadford Highland Broadford Airfield EGEI SKL Civil 0793 asphalt
Coll Argyll and Bute Coll Airport EGEL COL Civil 0500 asphalt
Colonsay Argyll and Bute Colonsay Airport EGEY CSA Civil 0501 asphalt
Barra Na h-Eileanan Siar Barra Airport EGPR BRR Civil 0846 sand
Campbeltown Argyll and Bute Campbeltown Airport EGEC CAL Civil 1750 asphalt
Cumbernauld North Lanarkshire Cumbernauld Airport EGPG Civil 0820 asphalt
Delting Shetland Scatsta Airport EGPM SCS Civil 1360 asphalt
Dundee Dundee Dundee Airport EGPN DND Civil 1400 asphalt
Eday Orkney Eday Airport EGED EOI Civil 0518 grass
Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh Airport EGPH EDI Civil 2560 asphalt
Fair Isle Shetland Fair Isle Airport EGEF FIE Civil 0486 gravel
Fetlar Shetland Fetlar Airstrip FEA Civil 0481 gravel
Flotta Orkney Flotta Airfield FLH Civil 0760 asphalt
Foula Shetland Foula Airfield EGFO FOA Civil 0382 gravel
Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow City Heliport EGEG Civil
Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow Seaplane Terminal Civil
Glenrothes Fife Fife Airport EGPJ Civil 0700 asphalt
Inverness Highland Inverness Airport EGPE INV Civil 1887 asphalt
Islay Argyll and Bute Islay Airport EGPI ILY Civil 1545 asphalt
Kinloss Moray RAF Kinloss EGQK FSS military 2311 asphalt
Kirkwall Orkney Kirkwall Airport EGPA KOI Civil 1428 asphalt
Leuchars Fife RAF Leuchars EGQL ADX military 2588 asphalt
Lossiemouth Moray RAF Lossiemouth EGQS LMO military 2749 asphalt
North Ronaldsay Orkney North Ronaldsay Airport EGEN NRL Civil 0467 Natural surface
Oban Argyll and Bute Oban Airport EGEO OBN Civil 1240 asphalt
Out Skerries Shetland Out Skerries Airfield OUK 0365 gravel
Paisley Renfrewshire Glasgow International Airport EGPF GLA Civil 2658 asphalt
Papa Stour Shetland Papa Stour Airfield PSV Civil 0440 Earth / gravel
Papa Westray Orkney Papa Westray Airport EGEP PPW Civil 0467 Natural surface
Plockton Highland Plockton Airfield XPLO Civil 0597 asphalt
Prestwick South Ayrshire Glasgow Prestwick Airport EGPK PIK Civil 2987 Concrete / asphalt
Sanday Orkney Sanday Airport EGES NDY Civil 0467 Natural surface
Scone Perth and Kinross Perth Airport EGPT PSL Civil 0853 asphalt
Stornoway Na h-Eileanan Siar Stornoway Airport EGPO SYY Civil 2200 asphalt
Stronsay Orkney Stronsay Airport EGER SOY Civil 0515 Natural surface
Sumburgh Shetland Sumburgh Airport EGPB LSI Civil 1426 asphalt
Tingwall Shetland Tingwall Airport EGET LWK Civil 0764 asphalt
Tiree Argyll and Bute Tiree Airport EGPU TRE Civil 1472 asphalt
Unst Shetland Unst Airport EGPW UNT Civil 0640 asphalt
Westray Orkney Westray Airport EGEW WRY Civil 0467 gravel
Whalsay Shetland Whalsay Airport EGEH WHS Civil 0457 asphalt
Wick Highland Wick Airport EGPC WIC Civil 1825 asphalt

Wales

City or island Airport name ICAO code IATA code use Runway length
(in m)
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Aberporth Aberporth Airport EGFA Civil 0924 asphalt
Anglesey Anglesey Airport EGOV VLY Civil 2290 asphalt
RAF Valley military
RAF Mona EGOQ military 1579 asphalt
Caernarfon Caernarfon Airport EGCK Civil 1080 asphalt
Cardiff Cardiff International Airport EGFF CWL Civil 2392 asphalt
Tremorfa Heliport EGFC
Chester Hawarden Airport EGNR CEG Civil 2043 Asphalt / concrete
Haverfordwest Haverfordwest Aerodrome EGFE HAW Civil 1524 asphalt
Llanbedr Llanbedr Airport EGOD Civil 2286 asphalt
Pembrey Pembrey Airport EGFP Private 0797 concrete
Llanmaes (Wales) MOD St Athan EGDX DGX military 1825 asphalt
Swansea Swansea Airport EGFH SWS Civil 1350 concrete
Welshpool Welshpool Airport EGCW Civil 1020 asphalt

British overseas territories

Akrotiri and Dekelia

city Airport name ICAO code IATA code use Runway length
(in m)
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Akrotiri RAF Akrotiri LCRA ACT military 2743 asphalt
Dekelia Kingsfield Airfield LCRE military 1250 asphalt

Anguilla

city Airport name ICAO code IATA code use Runway length
(in m)
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The Valley Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport TQPF AXA Civil 1665 asphalt

Bermuda

city Airport name ICAO code IATA code use Runway length
(in m)
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Hamilton LF Wade International Airport TXKF BDA Civil 2958 asphalt

British Virgin Islands

City or island Airport name ICAO code IATA code use Runway length
(in m)
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Anegada Auguste George Airport TUPA NGD Civil 0820 asphalt
Road Town Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport TUPJ ICE Civil 1416 asphalt
Virgin Gorda Virgin Gorda Airport TUPW VIJ Civil 0937 compacted fine gravel

British Indian Ocean Territory

place Airport name ICAO code IATA code use Runway length
(in m)
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Diego Garcia Diego Garcia NSF Airport FJDG military 3659 concrete

Cayman Islands

City or island Airport name ICAO code IATA code use Runway length
(in m)
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Cayman Brac Charles Kirkconnell International Airport MWCB CYB Civil 1848 asphalt
George Town Owen Roberts International Airport MWCR GCM Civil 2136 asphalt
Little Cayman Edward Bodden Airfield MWCL LYB Civil 0935 gravel

Falkland Islands

city Airport name ICAO code IATA code use Runway length
(in m)
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Mount Pleasant RAF Mount Pleasant EGYP MPN Civil / military 2590 asphalt
Stanley Port Stanley Airport SFAL PSY Civil 0918 asphalt

Gibraltar

city Airport name ICAO code IATA code use Runway length
(in m)
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Gibraltar Gibraltar airport LXGB GIB Civil 1777 asphalt

Montserrat

city Airport name ICAO code IATA code use Runway length
(in m)
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Little Bay John A. Osborne Airport TRPG MNI Civil 553 asphalt

St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

island Airport name ICAO code IATA code use Runway length
(in m)
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Ascension Wideawake Airfield FHAW ASI Civil / military 3054 asphalt
St. Helena St. Helena Airport FHSH HLE Civil 1950 concrete

Turks and Caicos Islands

City or island Airport name ICAO code IATA code use Runway length
(in m)
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Big Ambergris Cay Harold Charles International Airport MBAC Civil 1737
Cockburn Town Grand Turk Airport MBGT GDT Civil 1939 asphalt
Middle Caicos Middle Caicos Airport MBMC MDS Civil 0750
North Caicos North Caicos Airport MBNC NCA Civil 1294 asphalt
Pine Cay Pine Cay Airport MBPI PIC Civil 0762
Providenciales Providenciales Airport MBPV PLS Civil 2804 asphalt
Salt Cay Salt Cay Airport MBSY SLX Civil 0822
South Caicos South Caicos Airport MBSC XSC Civil 1829 asphalt

Crown possessions

guernsey

island Airport name ICAO code IATA code use Runway length
(in m)
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Alderney Alderney Airport EGJA ACI Civil 0680 asphalt
guernsey Guernsey Airport EGJB GCI Civil 1463 asphalt

Isle of Man

island Airport name ICAO code IATA code use Runway length
(in m)
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Isle of Man Isle of Man Airport EGNS IOM Civil 1754 Asphalt / concrete

jersey

island Airport name ICAO code IATA code use Runway length
(in m)
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jersey Jersey Airport EGJJ JER Civil 1706 asphalt

See also

Remarks

  1. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r The longest runway is given if there is more than one

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