Edinburgh Airport

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Edinburgh Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner Vinci SA (50.01%)
Global Infrastructure Partners (49.99%)
OperatorEdinburgh Airport Ltd.
Serves Edinburgh
LocationEdinburgh, Scotland, UK
Opened19 May 1947;77 years ago (1947-05-19)
Operating base for
Built1916;108 years ago (1916)
(as RAF Turnhouse)
Elevation  AMSL 41 m / 136 ft
Coordinates 55°57′0″N3°22′21″W / 55.95000°N 3.37250°W / 55.95000; -3.37250
Website www.edinburghairport.com
Map
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EDI/EGPH
Location in Edinburgh
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EDI/EGPH (Scotland)
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Edinburgh Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
06/242,5568,386 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers14,395,463
Passenger change 22-23Increase2.svg28%
Aircraft movements115,076
Movements change 22-23Increase2.svg17.3%
Sources: UK AIP at NATS [1]
Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority [2]

Edinburgh Airport( IATA : EDI, ICAO : EGPH) is an international airport located in the Ingliston area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It was the busiest airport in Scotland in 2019, handling over 14.7 million passengers. It was also the sixth-busiest airport in the United Kingdom by total passengers in 2019. It is located 5  NM (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) [1] west of the city centre, just off the M8 and M9 motorways. It is owned by Vinci SA (50.01% share ownership) and Global Infrastructure Partners (49.99% share ownership). [3] [4]

Contents

History

Early years

"Map of Air Routes and Landing Places in Great Britain, as temporarily arranged by the Air Ministry for civilian flying", published in 1919, shows Turnhouse as a "military and civil station". Aerial travel for Business or Pleasure - Thos Cook & Son - 1919 - pp 16+ (map).jpg
"Map of Air Routes and Landing Places in Great Britain, as temporarily arranged by the Air Ministry for civilian flying", published in 1919, shows Turnhouse as a "military and civil station".

Turnhouse Aerodrome was the northernmost British air defence base in World War I used by the Royal Flying Corps. The small base opened in 1916 [5] and it was used to house the 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron from 1925, which consisted of DH 9As, Westland Wapitis, Hawker Harts, and Hawker Hind light bombers. All the aircraft used a grass airstrip.

In 1918, the Royal Air Force was formed and the airfield was named RAF Turnhouse and ownership was transferred to the Air Ministry.

When the Second World War broke out, RAF Fighter Command took control over the airfield and a runway of 3,900 ft (1,189 m) was paved to handle the Supermarine Spitfire. During the Battle of Britain, 3, 65, and 141 Squadrons were present at the airbase.

Post Second World War

When the war ended, the airfield remained under military control. It was officially opened for commercial traffic on 19 May 1947. The first commercial flight to use the airport was a British European Airways service from London (Northolt) to Shetland, with Edinburgh and Aberdeen being intermediate stopping points. The aircraft was an 18-seat Douglas C47. [6]

In 1952, the runway was extended to 6000 ft to handle the Vampire FB5s operated by the resident 603 Squadron, and an aircraft arresting barrier net was installed to protect traffic on the adjacent A9 road.[ citation needed ] The net remained in place until the early 1970s and was used to stop one of the Ferranti Flying Unit Buccaneers which had overrun the runway. A further use was in 1970 when a Meteor TT20, operated by the RN Fleet Requirement Unit, overran the runway and ended up in the net. In 1956, a new passenger terminal was built to provide an improved commercial service; five years later it was extended.[ citation needed ] After the disbandment of the 603 Squadron in March 1957, the Air Ministry transferred ownership to the Ministry of Aviation in 1960 to offer improved commercial service to the airport. Flying was temporarily diverted to East Fortune, which had its runway extended to accommodate the airliners of the period.[ citation needed ]

BAA ownership 1971 to 2012

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Departure gate area (2009)
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Air Traffic Control tower (2010)

The British Airports Authority (BAA) took over ownership of the airport on 1 April 1971 at a time when the original terminal building was running at about eight times its design capacity. Immediate improvements to the terminal were cosmetic, such as extra seating and TV monitors for flight information, and it took two years for plans to be proposed for a completely new terminal and runway redesign. Public consultation on planning started in November 1971 and ended in February 1972. The initial stages of the redevelopment began in June 1973; they included a diversion of the River Almond. Work on the new terminal building, designed by Sir Robert Matthew, started in March 1975, and the building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 27 May 1977, [7] opening to the public two days later.

Although the original main runway 13/31 (which is now 12/30) served the airport well, its alignment (NW-SE) had the disadvantage of suffering from severe crosswinds, and the other two minor runways were very short and could not be readily extended, so movements were transferred to a new runway (07/25, which has since become 06/24) in an addition completely outside the original airfield boundary. This runway, completed in 1977, is 2,556 m (8,386 ft) in length, and was able to take all modern airliners including Concorde. A new terminal was built alongside the runway to cater for the additional traffic. The old terminal and hangars were converted into a cargo centre.

International service from Edinburgh began in 1962 with direct service to Dublin, but for many years international flights were charter and private only. This started to change during the late 1970s, with direct services to continental Europe (Amsterdam, 1975). By the mid-1980s direct routes included Paris, Düsseldorf, Brussels, Frankfurt and Copenhagen, but direct transatlantic flights were not yet possible as Glasgow-Prestwick was the only "designated gateway" in Scotland under the US-UK Bermuda II Agreement. [8] By the time BAA had been privatised in 1987, Edinburgh Airport handled over 1.8 million passengers each year; compared to the 681,000 passengers handled in 1971 when BAA first took control of the airport. [9]

RAF Turnhouse was operational near the passenger terminal of the airport for all of the post-war period but was finally closed in 1997. [10]

Since the original terminal upgrade in 1977, there have been major reconstructions, including extensions of the two passenger terminal aprons and a major expansion of car parking facilities, including a multi-storey car park in 2004. In 2005, a new 57-metre-tall (187 ft) air traffic control tower was completed for £10m. An extension to the terminal called the South East Pier opened in September 2006. This extension initially added six gates on a new pier to the southeast of the original building. A further four gates were added to the South East Pier at the end of 2008.

On 19 October 2011, BAA Limited announced its intention to sell the airport, following a decision by the UK's Competition Commission requiring BAA to sell either Glasgow Airport or Edinburgh Airport. [11] BAA announced on 23 April 2012 that it had sold Edinburgh Airport to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) for a price of £807.2 million, equivalent to £1204 million in 2023. [12]

GIP ownership

In 2013, a further extension to the passenger terminal was announced, taking the terminal building up to the Edinburgh Airport tram stop. The Edinburgh Trams opening in May 2014 created the first rail connection to Edinburgh Airport. Whilst the number of passengers has increased, the number of flights decreased in 2014 due to planes operating at a higher capacity. [13] Passenger traffic at Edinburgh Airport reached a record level in 2015 with over 11.1 million passengers [14] and over 109,000 aircraft movements. [2] The terminal building is currently[ when? ] being expanded with an investment of £40m. A new £25m expansion project involving the construction of a new 6,000 m2 building, housing a security hall and retail areas, is also currently[ when? ] underway at the airport. On 23 February 2016, Ryanair announced a growth of 20% in passenger numbers, bringing the airline's annual passenger capacity at Edinburgh Airport to 2.5 million. This was coupled with the news of six new services to Ryanair's winter schedule from Edinburgh and more services on its popular European destinations. In February 2016, consultancy firm Biggar Economics announced that Edinburgh Airport contributes almost £1 billion annually to the Scottish economy. [15] As part of the expansion works, Runway 12/30 was officially withdrawn from use on 29 March 2018. [16]

VINCI acquisition

On 17 April 2024, Vinci SA announced that it had reached an agreement with GIP to acquire a 50.01% shareholding of the airport for £1.27 billion, with GIP retaining 49.99%. [17] [18] [19] [20] The transaction was concluded on 25 June 2024. [21] [22]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Edinburgh: [23]

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Athens [24]
Aer Lingus Belfast–City, [25] Dublin [25]
Air Canada Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson [26]
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle [27]
American Airlines Seasonal: Philadelphia (resumes 23 May 2025) [28]
Atlantic Airways Seasonal: Vágar [29]
Aurigny Guernsey [30]
Austrian Airlines Seasonal: Vienna (resumes 3 June 2025) [31]
BH Air Seasonal charter: Burgas [32] [ better source needed ]
British Airways London–City, [33] London–Heathrow [34]
Seasonal: Florence,[ citation needed ] London–Gatwick, [35] Olbia, [36] Palma de Mallorca, San Sebastián [36]
Brussels Airlines Brussels [37]
Delta Air Lines Seasonal: Atlanta, [38] Boston, [39] [ better source needed ] New York–JFK [39] [ better source needed ]
easyJet Agadir, [40] Alicante, Amsterdam, Basel/Mulhouse, Belfast–International, Berlin, Birmingham, Bristol, Copenhagen, Derry, [41] Düsseldorf (begins 2 May 2025), [42] Enfidha (begins 3 May 2025), [43] Geneva, Kraków, Lanzarote, Lisbon, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, London–Stansted, Lyon, Madrid, Milan–Malpensa, Munich, Naples, Paphos, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Reykjavik–Keflavik, Tenerife–South, Venice
Seasonal: Antalya, [44] Athens,[ citation needed ] Bodrum,[ citation needed ] Catania,[ citation needed ] Corfu,[ citation needed ] Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, [45] Grenoble, Heraklion, Hurghada, [46] Jersey, Kefalonia, Marrakesh (begins 1 May 2025), [43] Nice, Olbia (begins 1 May 2025), [43] Palma de Mallorca, Prague, Rhodes, Rovaniemi, [46] Santorini
Edelweiss Air Zurich [47]
Emirates Dubai–International [48]
Eurowings Cologne/Bonn, [49] Düsseldorf [50]
Seasonal: Stuttgart [51]
Finnair Helsinki [52]
Hainan Airlines Seasonal: Beijing–Capital [53]
Iberia Express Seasonal: Madrid [54]
Jet2.com [55] Alicante, Antalya, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Málaga, Rome–Fiumicino, [56] Tenerife–South
Seasonal: Bergen (begins 5 May 2025), [57] Bodrum, Burgas (begins 1 May 2025), [58] Catania (begins 7 May 2025), [58] Chambéry, [59] Corfu, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Faro, Geneva, Girona (begins 3 May 2026), [60] Heraklion, Ibiza, Innsbruck, İzmir, Kalamata (begins 6 May 2026), [60] Kefalonia (begins 3 May 2026), [60] Kos, Larnaca, Malta, [61] Menorca, Naples, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Prague, [61] Preveza/Lefkada, Reus, Rhodes, Salzburg, Santorini, Split, Thessaloniki, Turin, Verona, Vienna, [62] [ better source needed ] Zakynthos
JetBlue Seasonal: Boston (begins 22 May 2025), [63] New York–JFK [64]
KLM Amsterdam [65]
Loganair Bergen, [66] Cardiff, [67] Exeter, [66] Isle of Man, [68] Kirkwall, [66] Southampton, [66] Stornoway, Sumburgh [66]
Seasonal: Guernsey (resumes 24 May 2025), [69] Newquay [66]
Lufthansa Frankfurt, Munich [70]
Norwegian Air Shuttle Copenhagen, [71] Oslo, [71] Stockholm–Arlanda [72]
Seasonal: Bergen [73]
Pegasus Airlines Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen [74]
Qatar Airways Doha [75]
Ryanair [76] [77] Agadir, [78] Alicante, Barcelona, Bari, Beauvais, Belfast–International, Bergamo, [79] Berlin, Billund, Bologna, Bournemouth, Bratislava, Bucharest–Otopeni, Budapest, Charleroi, Copenhagen, Cork, Dublin, Eindhoven, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gdańsk, Gothenburg, Gran Canaria, Hamburg, Kaunas, Knock, Kraków, Lanzarote, Lisbon, London–Stansted, [80] Madrid, Málaga, Malta, Marrakesh, [51] Nantes, Naples, Palermo, Porto, [81] Poznań, Prague, Riga, Rome–Ciampino, Santander, Seville, Shannon, Sofia, Tenerife–South, Venice, Vienna, Warsaw–Modlin, [82] Weeze, Wroclaw
Seasonal: Bergerac, [83] Béziers, Biarritz, [83] Corfu, Ibiza, Marseille, Newquay, Palma de Mallorca, [84] Pisa, Poitiers, Rhodes, Tirana, [85] Toulouse, [86] Valencia, [86] Zadar
Scandinavian Airlines Stockholm–Arlanda [87]
Seasonal: Copenhagen [88]
SunExpress Antalya [89]
Seasonal: Dalaman, [90] İzmir [91]
Transavia Seasonal: Paris–Orly [92]
TUI Airways Seasonal: Antalya,[ citation needed ] Chambéry, [93] Corfu,[ citation needed ] Dalaman,[ citation needed ] Innsbruck,[ citation needed ] Palma de Mallorca,[ citation needed ] Tenerife–South [ citation needed ]
Turkish Airlines Istanbul [94]
United Airlines Newark [95]
Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare, [95] Washington–Dulles [95]
Vueling Barcelona [96]
Virgin Atlantic Seasonal: Orlando [97]
WestJet Seasonal: Calgary, [98] Halifax, [99] Toronto–Pearson [99]

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
ASL Airlines France East Midlands, [100] Paris–Charles de Gaulle, [101] Teesside [101]
DHL Aviation East Midlands, Leipzig/Halle [102]
FedEx Express East Midlands, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, [101] Teesside [101]

Statistics

Passenger numbers

Edinburgh Airport Passenger Totals. See Wikidata query.
YearNumber of
Passengers [nb 1] 		Number of
aircraft
movements [nb 2]
19851,578,00036,926
19861,651,00036,596
19871,852,00039,603
19882,080,00040,664
19892,369,00047,100
19902,495,00047,900
19912,343,00049,700
19922,539,00056,400
19932,721,00058,800
19943,001,00061,100
19953,280,00064,000
19963,810,00068,800
19974,214,91999,352
19984,588,507100,134
19995,119,258101,226
20005,519,372102,393
20016,067,333112,361
20026,930,649118,416
20037,481,454118,943
20048,017,547125,317
20058,456,739127,122
20068,611,345126,914
20079,047,558128,172
20089,006,702125,550
20099,049,355115,969
20108,596,715108,997
20119,385,245113,357
20129,195,061110,288
20139,775,443111,736
201410,160,004109,545
201511,114,587115,286
201612,348,425122,220
201713,410,256128,675
201814,310,403130,016
201914,747,830131,617
20203,478,50145,966
20213,024,96034,165
202211,250,21193,004
202314,396,794115,076
Source: CAA Statistics [103]

Busiest routes

Busiest international routes from EDI (2023)
RankDestinationPassengersChange 2022
to 2023
1 Dublin 722,767Increase2.svg 26%
2 Amsterdam 593,951Increase2.svg 26%
3 Paris-Charles de Gaulle 438,164Increase2.svg 43%
4 Tenerife-South 320,165Increase2.svg 12%
5 Doha-Hamad 292,141Increase2.svg 102%
6 Alicante 243,808Increase2.svg 16%
7 Frankfurt 242,721Increase2.svg 26%
8 Copenhagen 222,205Increase2.svg 23%
9 Barcelona 218,961Increase2.svg 22%
10 Palma de Mallorca 214,240Increase2.svg 13%
Source: CAA Statistics [103]
Busiest domestic routes from EDI (2023)
RankDestinationPassengersChange 2022
to 2023
1 London Heathrow 1,049,394Increase2.svg 43%
2 London Stansted 599,950Increase2.svg 126%
3 London Gatwick 459,436Increase2.svg 12%
4 Belfast International 433,876Increase2.svg 41%
5 Bristol 422,825Increase2.svg 43%
6 London City 342,810Increase2.svg 13%
7 London Luton 313,448Increase2.svg 27%
8 Birmingham 214,327Increase2.svg 25%
9 Belfast City 116,994Increase2.svg 39%
10 Southampton 89,058Increase2.svg 9%
Source: CAA Statistics [103]

Ground transport

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Airlink 100 bus on Waverley Bridge
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Edinburgh Gateway station interchange stop
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Edinburgh Airport tram terminus
Transport at
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Gogarburn
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Gyle Centre
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Bus


Bus services from the airport
OperatorDestinationsRef.
Bright Bus Airport Express Central Edinburgh [104]
Lothian Buses Edinburgh [105]
Scottish Citylink Glasgow, North Lanarkshire, Stirling, West Lothian [106]
Stagecoach East Scotland Fife [107]

Road

The airport lies on the A8 road, and can be reached by the M8 motorway and the M9 motorway. The airport can also be reached from the M90 motorway via the Queensferry Crossing.

Train

The airport has no dedicated railway station. However, it is served by the nearby Edinburgh Gateway station, which serves as an interchange with Edinburgh Trams services to the airport. [108] The tram line also connects the airport to the nearby Edinburgh Park railway station. [109]

A more extensive Edinburgh Airport Rail Link project to provide a direct heavy rail link was cancelled in 2007 due to increasing costs. [110]

Tram

The airport is served by Edinburgh Trams, a light rail link.

The line from the airport travels eastwards through the western suburbs and the city centre of Edinburgh before heading north to Leith, eventually terminating at Newhaven.

Preceding station  Edinburgh Trams  Following station
Ingliston Park & Ride
towards Newhaven 		 Newhaven - Edinburgh Airport Terminus

Accidents and incidents

On 20 July 1970, a Hawker Siddeley HS-125-3B (G-AXPS) operated by the Imperial Tobacco Company crashed on takeoff from Turnhouse on an empty positioning flight to Newcastle. The aircraft was a total loss and whilst the pilot was uninjured, the copilot was declared dead on arrival at the hospital. The probable cause of the crash was thought to be the application of an incorrect rudder following a simulated engine failure on take-off. The reason for this application of an incorrect rudder has not been determined. [111] [112]

A De Havilland Moth Minor (G-AFOZ) crashed at Turnhouse during a low-level display on 3 May 1975. One of the two occupants died in the hospital the following day. [113]

On 27 February 2001, a Loganair Shorts 360 (G-BNMT) operating a Royal Mail flight to Belfast, crashed into the Firth of Forth shortly after taking off from Edinburgh at 1730 GMT. Both crew members were killed, but there were no passengers on board. A fatal accident inquiry later blamed a buildup of slush in the aircraft's engines before the crash. A protective covering had not been fitted to the engine intakes while the aircraft was parked at Edinburgh for several hours in heavy snow. [114] [115]

Notes

  1. ↑ Number of passengers, Freight and Mail include both domestic and international counterparts.
  2. ↑ Number of Movements represents total aircraft takeoffs and landings during that year.

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Málaga–Costa del Sol Airport is the fourth busiest airport in Spain after Madrid–Barajas, Barcelona–El Prat and Palma de Mallorca. It is significant for Spanish tourism as the main international airport serving the Costa del Sol. It is 8 km (5.0 mi) southwest of Málaga and 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Torremolinos. The airport has flight connections to over 40 countries worldwide, and over 14.4 million passengers passed through it in 2015. In 2017, 18.6 million passengers passed through Málaga Airport.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Porto Airport</span> International airport near Porto, Portugal

Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport or simply Porto Airport is an international airport near Porto (Oporto), Portugal. It is located 11 km (6.8 mi) northwest of the Clérigos Tower. Its location is split between the municipalities of Maia, Matosinhos and Vila do Conde. The airport is run by ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal and is currently the second-busiest in the country, based on aircraft operations; and the second-busiest in passengers, based on Aeroportos de Portugal traffic statistics, after Lisbon Airport and before Faro Airport. The airport is a base for easyJet, Ryanair, TAP Air Portugal and its subsidiary TAP Express.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ibiza Airport</span> International airport in Ibiza, Spain

Ibiza Airport is the international airport serving the Balearic Islands of Ibiza and Formentera in Spain located 7 km (4.3 mi) southwest of Ibiza Town. In 2020, the airport handled 2.1 million passengers, making it the thirteenth busiest airport in the country. As the island is a major European holiday destination, it features both year-round domestic services and several dozen seasonal routes to cities across Europe. It is also used as a seasonal base for Vueling.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport</span> International airport serving Bari, Italy

Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport is an airport serving the city of Bari in Italy. It is approximately 8 km (5 mi) northwest from the town centre. Named after Pope John Paul II, who was born Karol Wojtyła, the airport is also known as Palese Airport after a nearby neighbourhood. The airport handled 6,461,179 passengers in 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zakynthos International Airport</span> Airport in Zakynthos

Zakynthos International Airport "Dionysios Solomos" is an airport in Zakynthos, Greece.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aktion National Airport</span> Airport in Aktion

Aktion National Airport is an airport serving Preveza and Lefkada in Greece. It is also known as Preveza Airport. It is also used by NATO and Hellenic Air Force Command. The airport commenced operations in 1968.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Palma de Mallorca Airport</span> International airport on Mallorca, Spain

Palma de Mallorca Airport — also known as Son Sant Joan Airport – is an international airport located 8 km (5.0 mi) east of Palma, Mallorca, Spain, adjacent to the village of Can Pastilla.

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