Edinburgh Airport

About Edinburgh Airport

Edinburgh Airport (IATA: EDI) is Scotland's busiest airport. It is located within the City of Edinburgh, UK, in the area of Ingliston. As Scotland's busiest airport in 2018, it handled over 14.3 million passengers, also making it the 6th-busiest airport in the United Kingdom.

The airport was originally a small air defence base, which opened in 1916, later named RAF Turnhouse in 1918. After World War II in the late 1940s, the airport began to facilitate commercial flights, with the runway being extended and a new passenger terminal built and later extended. In 1971, the BAA took ownership of the airport and improvements to the terminal and runways was immediatly proposed. In 2013, however, further plans to expand the airport terminal was announced, with runway 12/30 being withdrawn from operations in 2018.

Although located in Edinburgh, the airport serves a much wider area, including Lothian, Glasgow, Fife, the Scottish Borders, Central Scotland and of course the city of Edinburgh.

Facilities

The airport only has one passenger terminal, so is fairly small compared to other airports. However, the terminal building is currently undergoing an improvement and expansion project. This includes the construction of a new building, with new security processing areas and retail areas.

Facilities Include:

Free WiFi

Baby changing rooms

Children's play areas

Speedy Family Lane

24-hour food options

Luggage wrapping services

Luggage storage

Mobile charging facilities

ATMs

Prayer Room

Fast Track security access

Art Gallery showcasing Scottish art.

Dy Cleaning

Lounges Include:

Aspire Lounge: Available for travellers in all classes with a pass, the Aspire Lounge at EDI provides beverages (alcoholic and non-alchoholic), conference facilities, Family Booth areas, mobile charging, work booths, reading material and TVs.

No. 1 Edinburgh Lounge: Accessible for travellers of all classes when purchasing an access pass. This lounge offers WiFi, TVs and reading material for entertainment, along with alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks for your stay duration.

Terminals

There is currently only the one terminal at Edinburgh Airport. This is home to the airline check-in desks, security and retail space. Find restaurants such as Wetherspoons, Krispy Kreme, Costa and Barburrito and shops such as Jo Malone, Accessorize, WHSmith, Duty Free and Michael Kors at this airport's terminal.

Top Destinations

The following table summarises the busiest routes to and from Edinburgh Airport, in terms of passenger numbers. This is the data from 2018. Although the majority of the top destinations are from UK domestic flights, there are also some international flights, including many with many European airlines.