Edinburgh Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Edinburgh Airport Limited | ||||||||||
| Serves | Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| Location | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | ||||||||||
| Opened | 19 May 1947 | ||||||||||
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| Built | 1916 (as RAF Turnhouse) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 41 m / 136 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°57′0″N 3°22′21″W / 55.95000°N 3.37250°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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EDI/EGPH Location in Edinburgh EDI/EGPH EDI/EGPH (Scotland) EDI/EGPH EDI/EGPH (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||||
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| Sources: UK AIP at NATS Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority | |||||||||||
Edinburgh Airport (IATA: EDI, ICAO: EGPH) is an international airport located in the Ingliston area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located five nautical miles (nine kilometres) west of the city centre, just off the M8 and M9 motorways. It is owned and operated by Edinburgh Airport Limited.
The airport is the busiest in Scotland based on passenger numbers, with 15.8 million passengers flying from the airport in 2024, a 10% increase on passenger numbers from 2023. A total of 35 airlines use the airport to fly to over 152 international destinations. As well as being the busiest airport in Scotland, it is the sixth busiest airport in the United Kingdom.