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Edinburgh Airport
- 65,000 happy customers
- Rated 4.5 Stars. Based on 3,581 service ratings over the past year
- Dedicated customer service team on hand to help
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- 65,000 happy customers
- Rated 4.5 Stars. Based on 3,581 service ratings over the past year
- Dedicated customer service team on hand to help
- Secure payments
Edinburgh Airport | EDI
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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 In 2013, however, further plans to expand the airport terminal was announced, with runway 12/30 being withdrawn from operations in 2018.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.
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Edinburgh Airport Location
EDI Airport is located in Ingliston, Edinburgh, Scotland. This is only 9.3km west of the city centre. It's exact location can be seen in the map below:
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.
Book Lounge Passes for Edinburgh Airport
Did you know that you can buy lounge passes for Edinburgh Airport with Alternative Airlines? You can purchase them for the Aspire Lounge and No1 Lounge.
Runways
| Direction | Length (m) | Length (ft) | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 8,386 | 2,556 | Asphalt |
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.
Airlines that fly to Edinburgh Airport
| Aegean Airlines | Aer Lingus Regional | Air Canada Rouge | Air France |
| Alitalia | American Airlines | Atlantic Airways | Austrian Airlines |
| BH Air | British Airways | Brussels Airlines | Delta Air Lines |
| easyJet | Edelweiss Air | Emirates | Eurowings |
| Finnair | Great Dane Airlines | Hainan Airlines | Iberia Express |
| Jet2.com | KLM | Lauda | Loganair |
| Lufthansa | Norwegian Air Shuttle | Qatar Airways | Ryanair |
| Scandinavian Airlines | Transavia France | TUI Airways | Turkish Airlines |
| United Airlines | Vueling | Wizz Air |
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.
| Rank | Airport | Passengers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | London - Heathrow | 1,198,848 |
| 2 | London - Gatwick | 740,904 |
| 3 | London - Stansted | 732,022 |
| 4 | Amsterdam Schiphol | 679,148 |
| 5 | Dublin | 627,537 |
| 6 | London - City | 496,961 |
| 7 | Bristol | 400,014 |
| 8 | Paris - Charles de Gaulle | 396,635 |
| 9 | Belfast - International | 328,320 |
| 10 | London - Luton | 315,116 |
| 11 | Birmingham | 267,695 |
| 12 | Tenerife - South | 256,238 |
| 13 | Copenhagen | 241,852 |
| 14 | Alicante | 209,016 |
| 15 | Palma de Mallorca | 200,566 |
| 16 | Frankfurt | 194,227 |
| 17 | Geneva | 188,379 |
| 18 | Barcelona | 186,766 |
| 19 | Southampton | 183,236 |
| 20 | Málaga | 172,196 |
How to get to Edinburgh Airport
By Road
The airport is well connected with the A8, which connects to roads such as the M8 and M9 motorways.
By Public Transport
There are a number of buses from Lothian Buses which operate services from the airport to surrounding areas of Edinburgh, Leith and Fort Kinnaird. This includes the Airlink 100, Skylink 200, Skylink 300, Skylink 400 and the N22. Other companies such as First, Stagecoach and Citylink also provide services to West Lothian, Fife, Glasgow, Stirling, Grangemouth and Bo'ness.
There are trams which connect the city centre to the outer suburbs and to the airport.
In addition, the nearest train station is Edinburgh Gateway Station, connecting the airport to local trains.
