List of busiest airports in the United Kingdom

Queue of aircraft for take-off at Heathrow Airport, which handled 79 million passengers in 2023

Gatwick Airport, the second busiest airport after Heathrow

Manchester Airport, the third busiest airport in the UK and busiest of the non-London airports

This is a list of the busiest airports in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, and Isle of Man ranked by total passenger traffic, compiled from Civil Aviation Authority data from 2006 to 2023. For some years the figures also show total aircraft movements and cargo volume handled at each airport. For a complete list of UK airports, see List of airports in the United Kingdom and the British Crown Dependencies.

The United Kingdom, an island country, is home to many of Europe's largest and busiest airports. London Heathrow, which handles over 79 million international passengers annually, is the largest airport in the UK. London serves as the largest aviation hub in the world by passenger traffic, with six international airports, handling over 168 million passengers in 2023, ^[1] more than any other city (List of busiest city airport systems by passenger traffic). London's second-busiest airport, London Gatwick, was until 2016 the world's busiest single-runway airport. ^[2] Manchester Airport is the United Kingdom's third-busiest airport. London Stansted and London Luton are the fourth and fifth busiest airports, respectively.

The largest airport operator in the United Kingdom is Heathrow Airport Holdings (owner of Heathrow), followed by Manchester Airports Group (owner of Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands). Together with British Airways and Virgin Atlantic, they are part of the Aviation Foundation which lobby for the aviation needs of the United Kingdom. ^[3]

Statistics

Overview

Busiest UK airports by passenger traffic. See Wikidata query.

2022 / 2023 data

The following is a list of the 40 largest UK airports by total passenger traffic in 2023, from UK CAA statistics. ^[1]

Rank 2023 [nb 1]	Airport	Total passengers [nb 2]			Aircraft movements [nb 3]
		2022	2023	Change 2022 / 23	2022	2023	Change 2022 / 23
1	London Heathrow	61,611,838	79,180,434	028.5%	380,305	456,600	020.1%
2	London Gatwick	32,835,381	40,897,656	024.6%	217,622	256,893	018.0%
3	Manchester	23,364,471	28,096,783	020.3%	158,575	180,246	013.7%
4	London Stansted	23,290,097	27,951,291	020.0%	176,914	195,438	010.5%
5	London Luton	13,324,491	16,403,784	023.1%	118,063	128,430	008.8%
6	Edinburgh	11,250,211	14,396,794	028.0%	98,065	115,076	017.3%
7	Birmingham	9,597,485	11,481,365	019.6%	65,644	86,584	031.9%
8	Bristol	7,948,941	9,913,011	024.7%	65,909	77,260	017.2%
9	Glasgow	6,517,585	7,358,828	012.9%	70,391	74,563	005.9%
10	Belfast International	4,818,214	5,957,055	023.6%	49,942	57,761	015.7%
11	Newcastle	4,128,407	4,819,969	016.8%	41,187	45,229	009.8%
12	Liverpool	3,490,844	4,193,623	020.1%	47,526	49,436	004.0%
13	Leeds Bradford	3,288,635	3,989,405	021.3%	33,912	36,413	007.4%
14	East Midlands	3,186,367	3,932,497	023.4%	64,678	66,212	002.4%
15	London City	3,009,313	3,429,684	014.0%	49,937	52,101	004.3%
16	Aberdeen	1,960,307	2,229,918	013.8%	74,098	73,442	000.9%
17	Belfast City	1,655,164	2,115,153	027.8%	25,368	29,282	015.4%
18	Jersey	1,336,082	1,468,820	009.9%	32,185	30,869	004.1%
19	Bournemouth	734,530	950,206	029.4%	29,186	20,650	029.2%
20	Cardiff	859,805	838,529	002.5%	18,793	15,806	015.9%
21	Inverness	700,012	802,338	014.6%	23,820	23,842	000.1%
22	Southampton	631,458	754,931	019.6%	20,562	21,998	007.0%
23	Guernsey	654,446	694,958	006.2%	28,854	27,872	003.4%
24	Isle of Man	551,941	638,619	015.7%	15,208	15,741	003.5%
25	Glasgow Prestwick	445,211	524,880	017.9%	19,034	24,471	028.6%
26	Exeter	382,223	433,067	013.3%	30,874	27,082	012.3%
27	Newquay	244,675	408,870	067.1%	24,625	19,384	021.3%
28	Norwich	319,040	357,852	012.2%	31,434	29,662	008.8%
29	Sumburgh	247,538	259,068	004.7%	17,715	17,426	001.6%
30	Teesside	173,785	226,557	030.4%	20,319	21,125	004.0%
31	City of Derry	163,379	154,486	005.4%	7,122	7,110	000.2%
32	London Southend	89,361	146,072	063.5%	26,624	31,546	018.5%
33	Kirkwall	133,410	143,093	007.3%	11,758	11,443	002.7%
34	Humberside	92,465	136,976	048.1%	13,103	16,678	027.3%
35	Stornoway	102,331	106,237	003.8%	7,384	7,366	000.2%
36	St Mary's	86,846	69,404	020.1%	10,381	8,849	014.8%
37	Land's End	63,737	54,517	014.5%	9,169	7,475	018.5%
38	Alderney	50,924	49,546	002.7%	7,629	7,237	005.1%
39	Farnborough	N/A [nb 4]	38,827	100.0%	N/A [nb 5]	32,622	100.0%
40	Dundee	38,451	38,508	000.1%	13,522	6,019	055.5%
TOP 40 TOTAL		223,379,401	275,645,634	023.4%	2,157,437	2,414,262	011.9%
>40	Other UK Airports	1,070,406	126,129	088.2%	420,195	361,950	013.9%
TOTAL		224,449,807	275,769,740	022.9%	2,577,632	2,588,599	000.4%

Source: UK CAA Airport Data 2023 ^[1]

2021 / 2022 data

The following is a list of the 40 largest UK airports by total passenger traffic in 2022, from UK CAA statistics. ^[4]

Rank 2022 [nb 6]	Airport	Total passengers [nb 7]			Aircraft movements [nb 8]
		2021	2022	Change 2021 / 22	2021	2022	Change 2021 / 22
1	London Heathrow	19,393,886	61,611,838	217.7%	195,336	380,305	094.7%
2	London Gatwick	6,261,814	32,835,381	424.4%	55,817	217,622	289.9%
3	Manchester	6,085,103	23,364,471	284.0%	66,310	158,575	139.1%
4	London Stansted	7,148,200	23,290,097	225.8%	93,316	176,914	089.6%
5	London Luton	4,674,800	13,324,491	185.0%	61,703	118,063	091.3%
6	Edinburgh	3,024,960	11,250,211	271.9%	43,674	98,065	124.5%
7	Birmingham	2,482,430	9,597,485	286.6%	35,411	65,644	085.4%
8	Bristol	2,087,772	7,948,941	280.7%	32,278	65,909	104.2%
9	Glasgow	2,072,546	6,517,585	214.5%	39,713	70,391	077.2%
10	Belfast International	2,328,276	4,818,214	106.9%	33,964	49,942	047.0%
11	Newcastle	1,024,930	4,128,407	302.8%	21,421	41,187	092.3%
12	Liverpool	1,165,508	3,490,844	199.5%	29,327	47,526	062.1%
13	Leeds Bradford	739,131	3,288,635	344.9%	14,566	33,912	132.8%
14	East Midlands	832,529	3,186,367	282.7%	52,327	64,678	023.6%
15	London City	720,580	3,009,313	317.6%	14,463	49,937	245.3%
16	Aberdeen	1,075,639	1,960,307	082.2%	62,986	74,098	017.6%
17	Belfast City	812,424	1,655,164	103.7%	12,819	25,368	097.9%
18	Jersey	678,151	1,336,082	097.0%	22,861	32,185	040.8%
19	Doncaster Sheffield	309,512	959,963	210.2%	14,077	15,847	012.6%
20	Cardiff	123,825	859,805	594.4%	11,236	18,793	067.3%
21	Bournemouth	200,640	734,530	266.1%	38,304	29,186	023.8%
22	Inverness	357,584	700,012	095.8%	25,267	23,820	005.7%
23	Guernsey	250,526	654,446	161.2%	18,253	28,854	058.1%
24	Southampton	263,131	631,458	140.0%	11,910	20,562	072.6%
25	Isle of Man	182,371	551,941	202.6%	9,594	15,208	058.5%
26	Glasgow Prestwick	78,069	445,211	470.3%	17,126	19,034	011.1%
27	Exeter	126,854	382,223	201.3%	25,201	30,874	022.5%
28	Norwich	126,043	319,040	153.1%	30,064	31,434	004.6%
29	Sumburgh	183,903	247,538	034.6%	16,699	17,715	006.1%
30	Newquay	105,554	244,675	131.8%	32,062	24,625	023.2%
31	Teesside	78,520	173,785	121.3%	18,013	20,319	012.8%
32	City of Derry	73,024	163,379	123.7%	4,552	7,122	056.5%
33	Kirkwall	85,665	133,410	055.7%	11,114	11,758	005.8%
34	Stornoway	62,791	102,331	063.0%	6,809	7,384	008.4%
35	Humberside	31,534	92,465	193.2%	11,973	13,103	009.4%
36	London Southend	94,367	89,361	005.3%	34,114	26,624	022.0%
37	St Mary's	72,291	86,846	020.1%	8,935	10,381	016.2%
38	Land's End	53,211	63,737	019.8%	7,539	9,169	021.6%
39	Alderney	41,279	50,924	023.4%	5,456	7,629	039.8%
40	Dundee	19,658	38,451	095.6%	23,956	13,522	043.6%
TOP 40 TOTAL		65,529,031	224,339,364	242.4%	1,270,546	2,173,284	071.1%
>40	Other UK Airports	64,325	110,443	071.7%	358,447	404,348	012.8%
TOTAL		65,593,356	224,449,807	242.2%	1,628,993	2,577,632	058.2%

Source: UK CAA Airport Data 2022 ^[4]

2020 / 2021 data

The following is a list of the 40 largest UK airports by total passenger traffic in 2021, from UK CAA statistics. ^[5]

Rank 2021 [nb 9]	Airport	Total passengers [nb 10]			Aircraft movements [nb 11]
		2020	2021	Change 2020 / 21	2020	2021	Change 2020 / 21
1	London Heathrow	22,111,326	19,393,886	012.3%	204,730	195,336	004.6%
2	London Stansted	7,539,689	7,148,200	005.2%	86,107	93,316	008.4%
3	London Gatwick	10,173,431	6,261,814	038.4%	80,161	55,817	030.4%
4	Manchester	7,034,856	6,085,103	013.5%	66,760	66,310	000.7%
5	London Luton	5,550,821	4,674,800	015.8%	59,769	61,703	003.2%
6	Edinburgh	3,474,879	3,024,960	012.9%	45,966	43,674	005.0%
7	Birmingham	2,869,582	2,482,430	013.5%	35,647	35,411	000.7%
8	Belfast International	1,747,086	2,328,276	033.3%	32,983	35,411	003.0%
9	Bristol	2,194,524	2,087,772	004.9%	29,191	32,278	010.6%
10	Glasgow	1,946,474	2,072,546	006.5%	34,715	39,713	014.4%
11	Liverpool	1,338,415	1,165,508	012.9%	28,468	29,327	003.0%
12	Aberdeen	994,077	1,075,639	008.2%	59,250	62,986	006.3%
13	Newcastle	1,064,274	1,024,930	003.7%	18,449	21,421	016.1%
14	East Midlands	901,237	832,529	007.6%	48,265	52,327	008.4%
15	Belfast City	542,547	812,424	049.7%	10,359	12,819	023.7%
16	Leeds Bradford	751,091	739,131	001.6%	12,312	14,566	018.3%
17	London City	908,105	720,580	020.7%	19,069	14,463	024.2%
18	Jersey	424,922	678,151	059.6%	16,174	22,861	041.3%
19	Inverness	241,167	357,584	048.3%	19,610	25,267	028.8%
20	Doncaster Sheffield	338,829	309,512	008.7%	12,232	14,077	015.1%
21	Southampton	296,161	263,131	011.2%	10,931	11,910	009.0%
22	Guernsey	188,607	250,526	032.8%	14,556	18,253	025.4%
23	Bournemouth	175,907	200,630	014.1%	28,370	38,304	035.0%
24	Sumburgh	116,745	183,902	057.5%	10,839	16,699	054.1%
25	Isle of Man	162,898	182,371	012.0%	8,480	9,594	013.1%
26	Exeter	148,251	126,854	014.4%	22,997	25,201	009.6%
27	Norwich	120,258	126,043	004.8%	24,542	30,064	022.5%
28	Cardiff	219,984	123,825	043.7%	10,111	11,236	011.1%
29	Newquay	67,877	105,554	055.5%	34,398	32,062	006.8%
30	London Southend	401,143	94,367	076.5%	18,401	34,114	085.4%
31	Kirkwall	61,177	85,665	040.0%	9,498	11,114	017.0%
32	Teesside	38,540	78,520	103.7%	12,731	18,013	041.5%
33	Glasgow Prestwick	90,790	78,069	014.0%	14,085	17,126	021.6%
34	City of Derry	80,494	73,024	009.3%	3,522	4,552	029.2%
35	St Mary's	41,766	72,291	073.1%	6,200	8,935	044.1%
36	Stornoway	44,387	62,791	041.5%	5,662	6,809	020.3%
37	Land's End	34,673	53,211	053.5%	6,297	7,539	019.7%
38	Alderney	28,048	41,279	047.2%	3,810	5,456	043.2%
39	Humberside	45,273	31,534	030.3%	10,347	11,973	015.7%
40	Benbecula	14,199	24,202	070.4%	2,367	2,931	023.8%
TOP 40 TOTAL		74,524,510	65,533,575	012.1%	1,178,361	1,249,521	006.0%
>40	Other UK Airports	48,589	59,781	023.0%	281,316	379,472	034.9%
TOTAL		74,573,099	65,593,356	012.0%	1,459,677	1,628,993	011.6%

Source: UK CAA Airport Data 2021 ^[5]

2019 / 2020 data

The following is a list of the 40 largest UK airports by total passenger traffic in 2020, from UK CAA statistics. ^[6]

Rank 2020 [nb 12]	Airport	Total passengers [nb 13]			Aircraft movements [nb 14]
		2019	2020	Change 2019 / 20	2019	2020	Change 2019 / 20
1	London Heathrow	80,890,031	22,111,326	072.7%	478,059	204,730	057.2%
2	London Gatwick	46,576,473	10,173,431	078.2%	284,987	80,161	071.9%
3	London Stansted	28,124,292	7,539,689	073.2%	199,925	86,107	056.9%
4	Manchester	29,397,357	7,034,856	076.1%	202,892	66,760	067.1%
5	London Luton	18,216,207	5,550,821	069.5%	141,858	59,769	057.9%
6	Edinburgh	14,737,497	3,474,879	076.4%	131,617	45,966	065.1%
7	Birmingham	12,650,607	2,869,582	077.3%	109,357	35,647	067.4%
8	Bristol	8,964,242	2,194,524	075.5%	69,434	29,191	058.0%
9	Glasgow	8,847,100	1,946,474	078.0%	91,812	34,715	062.2%
10	Belfast International	6,278,563	1,747,086	072.2%	59,259	32,983	044.3%
11	Liverpool	5,045,991	1,338,415	073.5%	58,968	28,468	051.7%
12	Newcastle	5,203,624	1,064,274	079.5%	50,688	18,449	063.6%
13	Aberdeen	2,912,883	994,077	065.9%	91,248	59,250	035.1%
14	London City	5,122,271	908,105	082.3%	84,260	19,069	077.4%
15	East Midlands	4,675,411	901,237	080.7%	74,566	48,265	035.3%
16	Leeds Bradford	3,992,862	751,091	081.2%	35,641	12,312	065.5%
17	Belfast City	2,455,259	542,547	077.9%	35,382	10,359	070.7%
18	Jersey	1,762,949	424,922	075.9%	41,296	16,174	060.8%
19	London Southend	2,035,535	401,143	080.3%	36,327	18,401	049.3%
20	Doncaster Sheffield	1,407,862	338,829	075.9%	23,043	12,232	046.9%
21	Southampton	1,781,457	296,161	083.4%	36,473	10,931	070.0%
22	Inverness	938,232	241,167	074.3%	31,338	19,610	037.4%
23	Cardiff	1,656,085	219,984	086.7%	31,881	10,111	068.3%
24	Guernsey	882,374	188,607	078.6%	36,397	14,556	060.0%
25	Bournemouth	803,307	175,907	078.1%	38,540	28,370	026.4%
26	Isle of Man	854,676	162,898	080.9%	21,155	8,480	059.9%
27	Exeter	1,021,784	148,251	085.5%	44,306	22,997	048.1%
28	Norwich	530,328	120,258	077.3%	35,187	24,542	030.3%
29	Sumburgh	267,456	116,745	056.3%	18,056	10,839	040.0%
30	Glasgow Prestwick	640,055	90,790	085.8%	24,463	14,085	042.4%
31	City of Derry	203,777	80,494	060.5%	7,096	3,522	050.4%
32	Newquay	461,478	67,877	085.3%	46,338	34,398	025.8%
33	Kirkwall	172,625	61,177	064.6%	14,247	9,498	033.3%
34	Humberside	204,463	45,273	077.9%	18,228	10,347	043.2%
35	Stornoway	131,441	44,387	066.2%	9,444	5,662	040.0%
36	St Mary's	93,927	41,766	055.5%	12,329	6,200	049.7%
37	Teesside	150,735	38,540	074.4%	16,746	12,731	024.0%
38	Scatsta	109,480	35,624	067.5%	4,989	1,595	068.0%
39	Land's End	64,056	34,673	045.9%	11,177	6,297	043.7%
40	Alderney	53,155	28,048	047.2%	8,326	3,810	054.2%
TOP 40 TOTAL		300,317,907	74,545,935	075.2%	2,767,335	1,177,589	057.4%
>40	Other UK Airports	159,435	62,788	060.6%	284,478	203,850	028.3%
TOTAL		300,477,342	74,608,723	075.2%	3,051,813	1,381,439	054.7%

Source: UK CAA Airport Data 2020 ^[6]

2018 / 2019 data

The following is a list of the 40 largest UK airports by total passenger traffic in 2019, from UK CAA statistics. ^[7]

Rank 2019 [nb 15]	Airport	Total passengers [nb 16]			Aircraft movements [nb 17]
		2018	2019	Change 2018 / 19	2018	2019	Change 2018 / 19
1	London Heathrow	80,124,537	80,890,031	01.0%	477,604	478,059	00.1%
2	London Gatwick	46,086,089	46,576,473	01.1%	283,919	284,987	00.4%
3	Manchester	28,292,797	29,397,537	03.9%	201,247	202,892	00.8%
4	London Stansted	27,996,116	28,124,292	00.5%	201,614	199,925	00.8%
5	London Luton	16,769,634	18,216,207	08.6%	136,511	141,858	03.9%
6	Edinburgh	14,294,305	14,737,497	03.1%	130,016	131,617	01.2%
7	Birmingham	12,457,051	12,650,607	01.6%	111,828	109,357	02.2%
8	Bristol	8,699,529	8,964,242	03.0%	72,927	69,434	04.8%
9	Glasgow	9,656,227	8,847,100	08.4%	97,157	91,812	05.5%
10	Belfast International	6,268,960	6,278,563	00.2%	60,541	59,259	02.1%
11	Newcastle	5,334,095	5,203,624	02.4%	53,740	50,688	05.7%
12	London City	4,820,292	5,122,271	06.3%	80,854	84,260	04.2%
13	Liverpool	5,046,995	5,045,991	00.0%	59,320	58,698	00.6%
14	East Midlands	4,873,831	4,675,411	04.1%	76,013	74,566	01.9%
15	Leeds Bradford	4,038,889	3,992,862	01.1%	38,680	35,614	07.9%
16	Aberdeen	3,056,018	2,912,883	04.7%	91,279	91,248	00.0%
17	Belfast City	2,511,261	2,445,259	02.2%	35,959	35,382	01.6%
18	London Southend	1,480,139	2,035,535	37.5%	32,531	36,327	11.7%
19	Southampton	1,991,014	1,781,457	10.5%	39,651	36,473	08.0%
20	Jersey	1,664,175	1,762,949	05.9%	42,436	41,296	02.7%
21	Cardiff	1,581,131	1,656,085	04.7%	31,085	31,881	02.6%
22	Doncaster Sheffield	1,222,347	1,407,862	15.2%	18,930	23,043	21.7%
23	Exeter	931,265	1,021,784	09.7%	39,532	44,306	12.1%
24	Inverness	894,360	938,232	04.9%	29,690	31,338	05.6%
25	Guernsey	837,615	882,374	05.3%	36,356	36,397	00.1%
26	Isle of Man	836,656	854,676	02.2%	23,431	21,155	09.7%
27	Bournemouth	674,972	803,307	19.0%	39,886	38,540	03.4%
28	Glasgow Prestwick	681,715	640,055	06.1%	24,904	24,463	01.8%
29	Norwich	536,578	530,328	01.2%	34,287	35,187	02.6%
30	Newquay	456,888	461,478	01.0%	41,172	46,338	12.5%
31	Sumburgh	245,868	267,456	08.8%	16,628	18,056	08.6%
32	Humberside	192,526	204,463	06.2%	18,759	18,228	02.8%
33	City of Derry	185,843	203,777	09.7%	6,330	7,096	12.1%
34	Kirkwall	181,562	172,625	04.9%	14,771	14,247	03.5%
35	Teesside	142,080	150,735	06.1%	16,950	16,746	01.2%
36	Stornoway	135,700	131,441	03.1%	10,570	9,444	10.7%
37	Scatsta	174,934	109,480	37.4%	8,513	4,989	41.4%
38	St Mary's	92,195	93,927	01.9%	12,546	12,329	01.7%
39	Land's End	64,216	64,056	00.2%	11,511	11,177	02.9%
40	Alderney	53,343	53,155	00.2%	8,981	8,326	07.3%
TOP 40 TOTAL		295,583,748	300,317,907	01.6%	2,768,659	2,767,335	00.0%
>40	Other UK Airports	167,275	159,435	04.7%	277,243	284,478	02.6%
TOTAL		295,751,134	300,477,342	01.6%	3,045,902	3,051,813	00.2%

Source: UK CAA Airport Data 2019 ^[7]

2017 / 2018 data

The following is a list of the 40 largest UK airports by total passenger traffic in 2018, from UK CAA statistics. ^[8]

Rank 2018 [nb 18]	Airport	Total passengers [nb 19]			Aircraft movements [nb 20]
		2017	2018	Change 2017 / 18	2017	2018	Change 2017 / 18
1	London Heathrow	78,012,825	80,124,537	02.7%	475,783	477,604	00.4%
2	London Gatwick	45,556,899	46,086,089	01.2%	285,912	283,919	00.7%
3	Manchester	27,826,054	28,292,797	01.2%	203,689	201,247	01.2%
4	London Stansted	25,904,450	27,996,116	08.1%	189,919	201,614	06.2%
5	London Luton	15,990,276	16,769,634	04.9%	133,743	136,511	02.1%
6	Edinburgh	13,410,343	14,294,305	06.6%	128,675	130,016	01.0%
7	Birmingham	12,990,303	12,457,051	04.1%	122,067	111,828	08.4%
8	Glasgow	9,897,959	9,656,227	02.4%	102,766	97,157	05.5%
9	Bristol	8,239,250	8,699,529	05.6%	76,199	72,927	04.3%
10	Belfast International	5,836,735	6,268,960	07.4%	58,152	60,541	04.1%
11	Newcastle	5,300,274	5,334,095	00.6%	57,808	53,740	07.0%
12	Liverpool	4,901,157	5,046,995	03.0%	56,643	59,320	04.7%
13	East Midlands	4,878,781	4,873,831	00.1%	77,067	76,013	01.4%
14	London City	4,530,439	4,820,292	06.4%	80,490	80,854	00.5%
15	Leeds Bradford	4,076,616	4,038,889	00.9%	46,159	38,680	16.2%
16	Aberdeen	3,090,642	3,056,018	01.1%	97,007	91,279	05.9%
17	Belfast City	2,559,846	2,511,261	01.9%	36,332	35,959	01.0%
18	Southampton	2,069,950	1,991,014	03.8%	44,161	39,651	10.2%
19	Jersey	1,637,763	1,664,175	01.6%	46,615	42,436	09.0%
20	Cardiff	1,465,227	1,581,131	07.9%	28,934	31,085	07.4%
21	London Southend	1,092,269	1,480,139	35.5%	26,674	32,531	22.0%
22	Doncaster Sheffield	1,355,559	1,222,347	08.5%	17,435	18,930	08.6%
23	Exeter	908,750	931,265	02.5%	40,472	39,532	02.3%
24	Inverness	874,934	894,360	02.2%	31,002	29,690	04.2%
25	Guernsey	843,272	837,615	00.7%	38,209	36,356	04.8%
26	Isle of Man	797,615	836,656	04.9%	23,061	23,431	01.6%
27	Glasgow Prestwick	696,309	681,715	02.1%	24,897	24,904	00.0%
28	Bournemouth	694,660	674,972	02.8%	34,641	39,886	15.1%
29	Norwich	528,153	536,578	01.6%	37,307	34,287	08.1%
30	Newquay	461,300	456,888	01.0%	37,113	41,172	10.9%
31	Sumburgh	256,418	245,868	04.1%	22,347	16,628	25.6%
32	Humberside	190,936	192,526	00.8%	18,282	18,759	02.6%
33	City of Derry	193,981	185,843	04.2%	5,156	6,330	22.8%
34	Kirkwall	177,248	181,562	02.4%	14,754	14,771	00.1%
35	Scatsta	170,847	174,934	02.4%	8,224	8,513	03.5%
36	Durham Tees Valley	130,911	142,080	08.5%	19,668	16,950	13.8%
37	Stornoway	134,148	135,700	01.2%	10,924	10,570	03.2%
38	St Mary's	91,852	92,195	00.4%	11,357	12,546	10.5%
39	Land's End	59,386	64,216	08.1%	10,062	11,511	14.4%
40	Alderney	54,760	53,343	02.6%	9,707	8,981	07.5%
TOTAL		287,869,097	295,583,748	02.7%	2,789,413	2,768,659	00.7%

Source: UK CAA Airport Data 2018 ^[8]

2016 / 2017 data

The following is a list of the 40 largest UK airports by total passenger traffic in 2017, from UK CAA statistics. ^[9]

Rank 2017 [nb 21]	Airport	Total passengers [nb 22]			Aircraft movements [nb 23]
		2016	2017	Change 2016 / 17	2016	2017	Change 2016 / 17
1	London Heathrow	75,711,130	78,012,825	03.0%	474,963	475,783	00.2%
2	London Gatwick	43,119,628	45,556,899	05.3%	280,666	285,912	01.9%
3	Manchester	25,637,054	27,826,054	08.5%	192,293	203,689	05.9%
4	London Stansted	24,320,071	25,904,450	06.5%	180,430	189,919	04.9%
5	London Luton	14,645,619	15,990,276	09.2%	128,519	133,743	04.1%
6	Edinburgh	12,348,425	13,410,343	08.6%	122,220	128,675	05.3%
7	Birmingham	11,645,334	12,990,303	11.5%	113,184	122,067	07.8%
8	Glasgow	9,327,193	9,897,959	06.2%	98,217	102,766	04.6%
9	Bristol	7,610,780	8,239,250	08.3%	73,536	76,199	03.6%
10	Belfast International	5,147,546	5,836,735	13.4%	55,155	58,152	05.4%
11	Newcastle	4,807,906	5,300,274	10.2%	56,263	57,808	02.7%
12	Liverpool	4,778,939	4,901,157	02.6%	62,441	56,643	09.3%
13	East Midlands	4,653,818	4,878,781	04.8%	73,689	77,067	04.6%
14	London City	4,538,813	4,530,439	00.2%	85,169	80,490	05.5%
15	Leeds Bradford	3,612,117	4,076,616	12.9%	44,304	46,159	04.2%
16	Aberdeen	2,955,338	3,090,642	04.6%	96,156	97,007	00.9%
17	Belfast City	2,665,139	2,559,846	04.0%	42,475	36,332	14.5%
18	Southampton	1,947,052	2,069,950	06.3%	42,824	44,161	03.1%
19	Jersey	1,614,705	1,637,763	01.4%	47,170	46,615	01.2%
20	Cardiff	1,347,483	1,465,227	08.7%	26,256	28,934	10.2%
21	Doncaster Sheffield	1,255,907	1,335,559	06.3%	16,098	17,435	08.3%
22	London Southend	874,549	1,092,269	24.9%	23,449	26,674	13.8%
23	Exeter	847,257	908,750	07.3%	40,665	40,472	00.5%
24	Guernsey	874,818	843,272	03.6%	39,717	38,209	03.8%
25	Inverness	783,017	874,934	11.7%	30,450	31,002	01.8%
26	Isle of Man	791,651	797,615	00.8%	28,331	23,061	18.6%
27	Glasgow Prestwick	673,232	696,309	03.4%	25,714	24,897	03.2%
28	Bournemouth	667,981	694,660	04.0%	36,922	34,641	06.2%
29	Norwich	506,007	528,153	04.4%	37,190	31,847	14.4%
30	Newquay	371,500	461,300	24.2%	30,417	37,113	22.0%
31	Sumburgh	250,407	256,418	02.4%	21,129	22,347	05.8%
32	City of Derry	290,671	193,981	33.3%	5,441	5,156	05.2%
33	Humberside	201,650	190,936	05.3%	22,744	18,282	19.6%
34	Kirkwall	163,029	177,248	08.7%	14,539	14,754	01.5%
35	Scatsta	162,100	170,847	05.4%	7,894	8,224	04.2%
36	Stornoway	126,520	134,148	06.0%	10,600	10,924	03.1%
37	Durham Tees Valley	132,369	130,911	01.1%	21,162	19,668	07.1%
38	St. Mary's	95,068	91,852	03.4%	13,164	11,357	13.7%
39	Land's End	64,804	59,386	08.4%	11,189	10,062	10.1%
40	Alderney	57,595	54,760	04.9%	10,120	9,707	04.1%
TOTAL		271,624,222	287,901,863	06.0%	2,742,865	2,658,212	03.1%

Source: UK CAA Airport Data 2017 ^[9]

2015 / 2016 data

The following is a list of the 40 largest UK airports by total passenger traffic and aircraft movements in 2016, from UK CAA statistics. ^[9]

Rank 2016 [nb 24]	Airport	Total passengers [nb 25]			Aircraft movements [nb 26]
		2015	2016	Change 2015 / 16	2015	2016	Change 2015 / 16
1	London Heathrow	74,985,748	75,711,130	01.0%	474,087	474,963	00.2%
2	London Gatwick	40,269,087	43,119,628	07.1%	267,760	280,666	04.8%
3	Manchester	23,136,047	25,637,054	10.8%	173,165	192,293	11.0%
4	London Stansted	22,519,178	24,320,071	08.0%	168,629	180,430	07.0%
5	London Luton	12,263,505	14,645,619	19.4%	114,083	128,519	12.7%
6	Edinburgh	11,114,587	12,348,425	11.1%	115,286	122,220	06.0%
7	Birmingham	10,187,122	11,645,334	14.3%	98,015	113,184	15.5%
8	Glasgow	8,714,307	9,327,193	07.0%	90,790	98,217	08.2%
9	Bristol	6,786,790	7,610,780	12.1%	68,074	73,536	08.0%
10	Belfast International	4,391,292	5,147,546	17.2%	52,246	55,155	05.6%
11	Newcastle	4,562,853	4,807,906	05.4%	55,950	56,263	00.6%
12	Liverpool	4,301,495	4,778,939	11.1%	55,905	62,441	11.7%
13	East Midlands	4,450,862	4,653,818	04.6%	77,053	73,689	04.4%
14	London City	4,319,301	4,538,813	05.1%	84,753	85,169	00.5%
15	Leeds Bradford	3,455,445	3,612,117	04.5%	42,912	44,304	03.2%
16	Aberdeen	3,469,525	2,955,338	14.8%	112,357	96,156	14.4%
17	Belfast City	2,692,713	2,665,139	01.0%	41,782	42,475	01.7%
18	Southampton	1,789,470	1,947,052	08.8%	39,379	42,824	08.7%
19	Jersey	1,554,390	1,614,705	03.9%	46,822	47,170	00.7%
20	Cardiff	1,160,506	1,347,483	16.1%	25,077	26,256	04.7%
21	Doncaster Sheffield	857,109	1,255,907	46.5%	11,998	16,098	34.2%
22	Guernsey	891,616	874,818	01.9%	39,955	39,717	00.6%
23	London Southend	900,648	874,549	02.9%	23,538	23,449	00.4%
24	Exeter	821,789	847,257	03.1%	33,210	40,665	22.4%
25	Isle of Man	781,601	791,651	01.3%	29,370	28,331	03.5%
26	Inverness	669,364	783,017	17.0%	29,873	30,450	01.9%
27	Glasgow Prestwick	610,837	673,232	10.2%	22,765	25,714	13.0%
28	Bournemouth	706,776	667,981	05.5%	43,020	36,922	14.2%
29	Norwich	459,664	506,007	10.1%	36,045	37,190	03.2%
30	Newquay	251,987	371,500	47.4%	22,848	30,417	33.1%
31	City of Derry	284,489	290,671	02.2%	5,005	5,441	08.7%
32	Sumburgh	271,994	250,407	07.9%	17,171	21,129	23.1%
33	Humberside	222,107	201,650	09.2%	25,665	22,744	11.4%
34	Kirkwall	160,234	163,029	01.7%	14,199	14,539	02.4%
35	Scatsta	253,526	162,100	36.1%	12,221	7,894	35.4%
36	Durham Tees Valley	140,902	132,369	06.1%	18,702	21,162	13.2%
37	Stornoway	127,282	126,520	00.6%	10,952	10,600	03.2%
38	St. Mary's	94,718	95,068	00.4%	12,210	13,164	07.8%
39	Land's End	54,169	64,804	19.6%	10,425	11,189	07.3%
40	Alderney	59,843	57,595	03.8%	10,149	10,120	00.3%
TOTAL		254,744,874	271,624,222	06.6%	2,633,446	2,742,865	04.2%

Source: UK CAA Airport Data 2016 ^[10]

2014 / 2015 data

The following is a list of the 40 largest UK airports by total passenger traffic in 2015, from UK CAA statistics. ^[11]

Rank 2015	Airport	Total passengers 2014	Total passengers 2015	Change 2014/15
1	London Heathrow	73,405,330	74,985,748	2.2%
2	London Gatwick	38,103,667	40,269,087	5.7%
3	Manchester	21,989,682	23,136,047	5.2%
4	London Stansted	19,965,093	22,519,178	12.8%
5	London Luton	10,484,938	12,263,505	17.0%
6	Edinburgh	10,160,004	11,114,587	9.4%
7	Birmingham	9,705,955	10,187,122	5.0%
8	Glasgow	7,715,988	8,714,307	12.9%
9	Bristol	6,339,805	6,786,790	7.1%
10	Newcastle	4,516,739	4,562,853	1.0%
11	East Midlands	4,510,544	4,450,862	1.3%
12	Belfast International	4,033,954	4,391,292	8.9%
13	London City	3,647,824	4,319,301	18.4%
14	Liverpool	3,986,654	4,301,495	7.9%
15	Aberdeen	3,723,662	3,469,525	6.8%
16	Leeds Bradford	3,274,474	3,455,445	5.5%
17	Belfast City	2,555,145	2,692,713	5.4%
18	Southampton	1,831,700	1,789,470	2.3%
19	Jersey	1,495,707	1,554,390	3.9%
20	Cardiff	1,023,932	1,160,506	13.3%
21	London Southend	1,102,358	900,648	18.3%
22	Guernsey	894,602	891,616	0.3%
23	Doncaster Sheffield	724,885	857,109	18.2%
24	Exeter	767,404	821,789	7.1%
25	Isle of Man	729,703	781,601	7.1%
26	Bournemouth	661,584	706,776	6.8%
27	Inverness	612,725	669,364	9.2%
28	Glasgow Prestwick	913,685	610,837	33.1%
29	Norwich	458,968	459,664	0.2%
30	City of Derry	350,257	284,485	18.8%
31	Sumburgh	264,521	271,994	2.8%
32	Scatsta	279,799	253,526	9.4%
33	Newquay	221,047	251,987	14.0%
34	Humberside	239,173	222,107	7.1%
35	Kirkwall	161,347	160,234	0.7%
36	Durham Tees Valley	142,379	140,902	1.0%
37	Stornoway	129,481	127,282	1.7%
38	St. Mary's	90,944	94,718	4.1%
39	Alderney	61,317	59,843	2.4%
40	Land's End	44,475	54,169	21.8%
TOTAL		241,321,451	254,744,874	5.6%

Source: UK CAA Airport Data 2015 ^[11]

2013 / 2014 data

The following is a list of the 40 largest UK airports by total passenger traffic in 2014, from UK CAA statistics. ^[12]

Rank 2014	Airport	Total passengers 2013	Total passengers 2014	Change 2013/14
1	London Heathrow	72,367,054	73,405,330	1.4%
2	London Gatwick	35,444,206	38,103,667	7.5%
3	Manchester	20,751,581	21,989,682	6.0%
4	London Stansted	17,852,393	19,965,093	11.8%
5	London Luton	9,697,944	10,484,938	8.1%
6	Edinburgh	9,775,443	10,160,004	3.9%
7	Birmingham	9,120,201	9,705,955	6.4%
8	Glasgow	7,363,764	7,715,988	4.8%
9	Bristol	6,131,896	6,339,805	3.4%
10	Newcastle	4,420,839	4,516,739	2.2%
11	East Midlands	4,334,117	4,510,544	4.1%
12	Belfast International	4,023,336	4,033,954	0.3%
13	Liverpool	4,187,493	3,986,654	4.8%
14	Aberdeen	3,440,765	3,723,662	8.2%
15	London City	3,379,753	3,647,824	7.9%
16	Leeds Bradford	3,318,358	3,274,474	1.3%
17	Belfast City	2,541,759	2,555,145	0.5%
18	Southampton	1,722,758	1,831,700	6.3%
19	Jersey	1,453,863	1,495,707	2.9%
20	London Southend	969,912	1,102,358	13.7%
21	Cardiff	1,072,062	1,023,932	4.5%
22	Glasgow Prestwick	1,145,836	913,685	20.3%
23	Guernsey	886,396	894,602	0.9%
24	Exeter	741,465	767,404	3.5%
25	Isle of Man	739,683	729,703	1.3%
26	Doncaster Sheffield	690,351	724,885	5.0%
27	Bournemouth	660,272	661,584	0.2%
28	Inverness	608,184	612,725	0.7%
29	Norwich	463,401	458,968	1.0%
30	City of Derry	384,973	350,257	9.0%
31	Scatsta	298,308	279,799	6.2%
32	Sumburgh	212,233	264,521	24.6%
33	Humberside	236,083	239,173	1.3%
34	Blackpool	262,630	223,998	14.7%
35	Newquay	174,891	221,047	26.4%
36	Kirkwall	159,325	161,347	1.3%
37	Durham Tees Valley	161,092	142,379	11.6%
38	Stornoway	122,410	129,481	5.8%
39	Isles of Scilly (St.Marys)	89,170	90,944	2.0%
40	Alderney	62,855	61,317	2.4%
TOTAL		231,469,055	241,500,974	4.3%

Source: UK CAA Airport Data 1990–2014 ^[12]

2012 / 2013 data

The following is a list of the 40 largest UK airports by total passenger traffic in 2013, from UK CAA statistics. ^[12]

Rank 2013	Airport	Total passengers 2012	Total passengers 2013	Change 2012/13
1	London Heathrow	70,037,417	72,367,054	3.3%
2	London Gatwick	34,235,982	35,444,206	3.5%
3	Manchester	19,736,502	20,751,581	5.1%
4	London Stansted	17,472,699	17,852,393	2.2%
5	Edinburgh	9,195,061	9,775,443	6.3%
6	London Luton	9,617,697	9,697,944	0.8%
7	Birmingham	8,922,539	9,120,201	2.2%
8	Glasgow	7,157,859	7,363,764	2.9%
9	Bristol	5,921,530	6,131,896	3.6%
10	Newcastle	4,366,196	4,420,839	1.3%
11	East Midlands	4,076,178	4,334,117	6.3%
12	Liverpool	4,463,257	4,187,493	6.2%
13	Belfast International	4,313,685	4,023,336	6.7%
14	Aberdeen	3,330,126	3,440,765	3.3%
15	London City	3,016,664	3,379,753	12.0%
16	Leeds Bradford	2,990,517	3,318,358	11.0%
17	Belfast City	2,246,202	2,541,759	13.2%
18	Southampton	1,694,120	1,722,758	1.7%
19	Jersey	1,468,333	1,453,863	1.0%
20	Glasgow Prestwick	1,067,933	1,145,836	7.3%
21	Cardiff	1,028,123	1,072,062	4.3%
22	London Southend	617,027	969,912	57.2%
23	Guernsey	890,746	886,396	0.5%
24	Exeter	701,743	741,465	5.7%
25	Isle of Man	697,123	739,683	6.1%
26	Doncaster Sheffield	693,661	690,351	0.5%
27	Bournemouth	692,545	660,272	4.7%
28	Inverness	604,098	608,184	0.7%
29	Norwich	396,676	463,401	16.8%
30	City of Derry	398,209	384,973	3.3%
31	Scatsta	304,480	298,308	2.0%
32	Blackpool	235,238	262,630	11.6%
33	Humberside	234,142	236,083	0.8%
34	Sumburgh	150,567	212,233	41.0%
35	Newquay	166,609	174,891	5.0%
36	Durham Tees Valley	166,251	161,092	3.1%
37	Kirkwall	140,683	159,325	13.3%
38	Stornoway	119,411	122,410	2.5%
39	Isles of Scilly (St.Marys)	97,012	89,170	8.1%
40	Alderney	64,165	62,855	2.0%
TOTAL		223,729,006	231,469,055	3.5%

Source: UK CAA Airport Data 1990–2014 ^[12]

2011 / 2012 data

The following is a list of the 40 largest UK airports by total passenger traffic in 2012, from UK CAA statistics. ^[12]

Rank 2012	Airport	Total passengers 2011	Total passengers 2012	Change 2012/11
1	London Heathrow	69,433,230	70,037,417	0.9%
2	London Gatwick	33,674,264	34,235,982	1.7%
3	Manchester	18,892,756	19,736,502	4.5%
4	London Stansted	18,052,843	17,472,699	3.2%
5	London Luton	9,513,704	9,617,697	1.1%
6	Edinburgh	9,385,245	9,195,061	2.0%
7	Birmingham	8,616,296	8,922,539	3.6%
8	Glasgow	6,880,217	7,157,859	4.0%
9	Bristol	5,780,746	5,921,530	2.4%
10	Liverpool	5,251,161	4,463,257	15.0%
11	Newcastle	4,346,270	4,366,196	0.5%
12	Belfast International	4,103,620	4,313,685	5.1%
13	East Midlands	4,215,192	4,076,178	3.3%
14	Aberdeen	3,082,816	3,330,126	8.0%
15	London City	2,992,847	3,016,664	0.8%
16	Leeds Bradford	2,976,881	2,990,517	0.5%
17	Belfast City	2,397,312	2,246,202	6.3%
18	Southampton	1,762,076	1,694,120	6.6%
19	Jersey	1,491,332	1,468,333	1.5%
20	Glasgow Prestwick	1,297,119	1,067,933	17.7%
21	Cardiff	1,222,715	1,028,123	15.9%
22	Guernsey	933,721	890,746	4.6%
23	Exeter	717,694	701,743	2.2%
24	Isle of Man	701,847	697,123	0.7%
25	Doncaster Sheffield	822,877	693,661	15.7%
26	Bournemouth	613,755	692,545	12.8%
27	London Southend	42,439	617,027	1353.9%
28	Inverness	581,956	604,098	3.8%
29	City of Derry	405,697	398,209	1.8%
30	Norwich	413,896	396,676	4.2%
31	Scatsta	288,264	304,480	5.6%
32	Blackpool	235,682	235,238	0.2%
33	Humberside	274,609	234,142	14.7%
34	Newquay	216,249	166,609	23.0%
35	Durham Tees Valley	192,410	166,251	13.6%
36	Sumburgh	143,731	150,567	4.8%
37	Kirkwall	145,897	140,683	3.6%
38	Stornoway	125,582	119,411	4.9%
39	Isles of Scilly (St.Marys)	112,515	97,012	13.8%
40	Alderney	69,546	64,165	7.7%
TOTAL		222,407,009	223,729,006	0.6%

Source: UK CAA Airport Data 1990–2014 ^[12]

2010 / 2011 data

The following is a list of the 40 largest UK airports by total passenger traffic in 2011, from UK CAA statistics. ^[12]

Rank 2011	Airport	Total passengers 2010	Total passengers 2011	Change 2010/11
1	London Heathrow	65,881,660	69,433,230	5.4%
2	London Gatwick	31,375,290	33,674,264	7.3%
3	Manchester	17,759,015	18,892,756	6.4%
4	London Stansted	18,573,803	18,052,843	2.8%
5	London Luton	8,738,717	9,513,704	8.9%
6	Edinburgh	8,596,715	9,385,245	9.2%
7	Birmingham	8,572,398	8,616,296	0.5%
8	Glasgow	6,548,865	6,880,217	5.1%
9	Bristol	5,747,604	5,780,746	0.6%
10	Liverpool	5,013,940	5,251,161	4.7%
11	Newcastle	4,356,130	4,346,270	0.2%
12	East Midlands	4,113,501	4,215,192	2.5%
13	Belfast International	4,016,170	4,103,620	2.2%
14	Aberdeen Airport	2,763,708	3,082,816	11.5%
15	London City	2,780,582	2,992,847	7.6%
16	Leeds Bradford	2,755,110	2,976,881	8.0%
17	Belfast City	2,740,341	2,397,312	12.5%
18	Southampton	1,733,690	1,762,076	1.6%
19	Jersey	1,463,221	1,491,332	1.9%
20	Glasgow Prestwick	1,662,744	1,297,119	22.0%
21	Cardiff	1,404,613	1,222,715	13.0%
22	Guernsey	923,683	933,721	1.1%
23	Doncaster Sheffield	876,153	822,877	6.1%
24	Exeter	744,957	717,694	3.7%
25	Isle of Man	675,871	701,847	3.8%
26	Bournemouth	751,331	613,755	18.3%
27	Inverness	530,213	581,956	9.8%
28	Norwich	425,821	413,896	2.8%
29	City of Derry	339,432	405,697	19.5%
30	Scatsta	279,482	288,264	3.1%
31	Humberside	283,160	274,609	3.0%
32	Blackpool	235,340	235,682	0.1%
33	Newquay	315,107	216,249	31.4%
34	Durham Tees Valley	226,209	192,410	14.9%
35	Kirkwall	141,399	145,897	3.2%
36	Sumburgh	140,129	143,731	2.6%
37	Stornoway	113,680	125,582	10.5%
38	Isles of Scilly (St.Marys)	115,194	112,515	2.3%
39	Penzance Heliport	89,469	75,206	15.9%
40	Alderney	70,012	69,546	0.7%
TOTAL		213,874,459	222,439,776	4.0%

Source: UK CAA Airport Data 1990–2014 ^[12]

2009 / 2010 data

The following is a list of the 40 largest UK airports by total passenger traffic in 2010, from UK CAA statistics. ^[12]

Rank 2010	Airport	Total passengers 2009	Total passengers 2010	Change 2009/10
1	London Heathrow	66,036,957	65,881,660	0.2%
2	London Gatwick	32,392,520	31,375,290	3.1%
3	London Stansted	19,957,077	18,573,803	6.9%
4	Manchester	18,724,889	17,759,015	5.2%
5	London Luton	9,120,546	8,738,717	4.2%
6	Edinburgh	9,049,355	8,596,715	5.0%
7	Birmingham	9,102,899	8,572,398	5.8%
8	Glasgow	7,225,021	6,548,865	9.4%
9	Bristol	5,642,921	5,747,604	1.9%
10	Liverpool	4,884,494	5,013,940	2.7%
11	Newcastle	4,587,883	4,356,130	5.1%
12	East Midlands	4,658,151	4,113,501	11.7%
13	Belfast International	4,546,475	4,016,170	11.7%
14	London City	2,796,890	2,780,582	0.6%
15	Aberdeen	2,984,445	2,763,708	7.4%
16	Leeds Bradford	2,574,426	2,755,110	7.0%
17	Belfast City	2,621,763	2,740,341	4.5%
18	Southampton	1,789,901	1,733,690	3.1%
19	Glasgow Prestwick	1,817,727	1,662,744	8.5%
20	Jersey	1,491,424	1,463,221	1.9%
21	Cardiff	1,631,236	1,404,613	13.9%
22	Guernsey	937,391	923,683	1.4%
23	Doncaster Sheffield	835,768	876,153	4.8%
24	Bournemouth	870,754	751,331	13.7%
25	Exeter	795,721	744,957	6.4%
26	Isle of Man	708,127	675,871	4.6%
27	Inverness	591,397	530,213	10.3%
28	Norwich	430,594	425,821	1.1%
29	City of Derry	345,857	339,432	1.9%
30	Newquay	386,870	315,107	18.5%
31	Humberside	336,649	283,160	15.9%
32	Scatsta	270,101	279,482	3.5%
33	Blackpool	276,866	235,340	15.0%
34	Durham Tees Valley	289,464	226,209	21.9%
35	Kirkwall	150,343	141,399	5.9%
36	Sumburgh	140,714	140,129	0.4%
37	Plymouth City	157,933	128,603	18.6%
38	Isles of Scilly (St.Marys)	120,909	115,194	4.7%
39	Stornoway	123,199	113,680	7.7%
40	Penzance Heliport	85,911	89,469	4.1%
TOTAL		221,491,568	213,933,050	3.4%

Source: UK CAA Airport Data 1990–2014 ^[12]

2008 / 2009 data

The following is a list of the 40 largest UK airports by total passenger traffic in 2009, from UK CAA statistics. ^[12]

Rank 2009	Airport	Total passengers 2008	Total passengers 2009	Change 2008/09
1	London Heathrow	67,054,745	66,036,957	1.5%
2	London Gatwick	34,205,887	32,392,520	5.3%
3	London Stansted	22,360,364	19,957,077	10.7%
4	Manchester	21,219,195	18,724,889	11.8%
5	London Luton	10,180,734	9,120,546	10.4%
6	Birmingham	9,627,589	9,102,899	5.4%
7	Edinburgh	9,006,702	9,049,355	0.5%
8	Glasgow	8,178,891	7,225,021	11.7%
9	Bristol	6,267,114	5,642,921	10.0%
10	Liverpool	5,334,152	4,884,494	8.4%
11	East Midlands	5,620,673	4,658,151	17.1%
12	Newcastle	5,039,993	4,587,883	9.0%
13	Belfast International	5,262,354	4,546,475	13.6%
14	Aberdeen	3,290,920	2,984,445	9.3%
15	London City	3,260,236	2,796,890	14.2%
16	Belfast City	2,570,742	2,621,763	2.0%
17	Leeds Bradford	2,873,321	2,574,426	10.4%
18	Glasgow Prestwick	2,415,755	1,817,727	24.8%
19	Southampton	1,945,993	1,789,901	8.0%
20	Cardiff	1,994,892	1,631,236	18.2%
21	Jersey	1,625,660	1,491,424	8.3%
22	Guernsey	945,441	937,391	0.9%
23	Bournemouth	1,083,446	870,754	19.6%
24	Doncaster Sheffield	968,481	835,768	13.7%
25	Exeter	956,251	795,721	16.8%
26	Isle of Man	754,419	708,127	6.1%
27	Inverness	678,776	591,397	12.9%
28	Norwich	583,056	430,594	26.1%
29	Newquay	466,448	386,870	17.1%
30	City of Derry	439,033	345,857	21.2%
31	Humberside	427,648	336,649	21.3%
32	Durham Tees Valley	655,017	289,464	55.9%
33	Blackpool	439,200	276,866	36.9%
34	Scatsta	243,087	270,101	11.1%
35	Plymouth City	117,823	157,933	34.0%
36	Kirkwall	149,508	150,343	0.6%
37	Sumburgh	156,948	140,714	10.3%
38	Stornoway	131,752	123,199	6.5%
39	Isles of Scilly (St.Marys)	122,863	120,909	4.0%
40	Penzance Heliport	98,360	85,911	12.7%
TOTAL		238,753,469	221,491,568	7.2%

Source: UK CAA Airport Data 1990–2014 ^[12]

20 largest UK airports by total passenger traffic

2010 data

Rank	Airport	Total passengers	% change 2009/2010	International passengers	Domestic passengers	Transit passengers	Aircraft movements	Freight (Metric tonnes)
1	London Heathrow	65,881,660	0.3%	60,904,418	4,840,832	136,410	454,823	1,472,988
2	London Gatwick	31,375,290	3.1%	27,845,885	3,496,378	33,027	240,500	104,032
3	London Stansted	18,573,803	6.9%	16,838,683	1,723,337	11,783	155,140	202,238
4	Manchester	17,759,015	5.2%	15,424,948	2,237,593	96,474	159,114	115,922
5	London Luton	8,738,717	4.2%	7,796,057	937,785	4,875	94,575	28,743
6	Edinburgh	8,596,715	5.0%	4,162,932	4,431,517	2,266	108,997	20,357
7	Birmingham	8,572,398	5.8%	7,433,278	1,130,227	8,893	95,454	21,605
8	Glasgow	6,548,865	9.4%	3,078,725	3,443,040	27,100	77,755	2,914
9	Bristol	5,747,604	1.9%	4,644,034	1,079,148	24,422	69,134	0
10	Liverpool	5,013,940	2.7%	4,203,065	804,879	5,996	68,164	265
11	Newcastle	4,356,130	5.1%	3,096,221	1,249,731	10,178	66,677	3,650
12	East Midlands	4,113,501	11.7%	3,532,444	578,085	2,972	69,452	273,630
13	Belfast International	4,016,170	11.7%	1,621,268	2,389,704	5,198	60,742	29,716
14	London City	2,780,582	0.6%	2,224,394	556,188	0	68,640	0
15	Aberdeen	2,763,708	7.4%	1,159,942	1,603,549	217	102,396	4,211
16	Leeds Bradford	2,755,110	7.0%	2,323,110	400,723	31,277	52,284	235
17	Belfast City	2,740,341	4.5%	62,850	2,677,455	36	40,324	155
18	Southampton	1,733,690	3.1%	668,850	1,064,703	137	45,350	116
19	Glasgow Prestwick	1,662,744	8.5%	1,314,420	345,526	2,798	33,087	12,163
20	Jersey	1,463,221	1.9%	72,502	1,356,296	34,423	61,739	3,027

Source: UK CAA Official Statistics ^[13]

2009 data

Rank	Airport	Total passengers	% change 2008/2009	International passengers	Domestic passengers	Transit passengers	Aircraft movements	Freight (Metric tonnes)
1	London Heathrow	66,036,957	1.5%	60,652,036	5,254,605	130,316	466,393	1,277,650
2	London Gatwick	32,392,520	5.3%	28,698,660	3,662,113	31,747	251,879	74,680
3	London Stansted	19,957,077	10.7%	18,054,748	1,894,941	7,388	167,817	182,810
4	Manchester	18,724,889	11.8%	16,063,891	2,566,503	94,495	172,515	102,543
5	London Luton	9,120,546	10.4%	7,937,319	1,178,008	5,219	98,736	28,643
6	Birmingham	9,102,899	5.4%	7,773,643	1,319,558	9,698	101,221	13,070
7	Edinburgh	9,049,355	0.5%	4,136,677	4,906,775	5,903	115,969	23,791
8	Glasgow	7,225,021	11.7%	3,423,174	3,790,223	11,624	85,281	2,334
9	Bristol	5,642,921	10.0%	4,506,808	1,108,392	27,721	70,245	0
10	Liverpool	4,884,494	8.4%	4,078,795	800,673	5,026	79,298	264
11	East Midlands	4,658,151	17.1%	4,019,364	633,327	5,460	83,256	255,121
12	Newcastle	4,587,883	9.0%	3,158,477	1,410,142	19,264	69,254	2,597
13	Belfast International	4,546,475	13.6%	1,667,738	2,868,760	9,977	68,813	29,804
14	Aberdeen	2,984,445	9.3%	1,286,843	1,696,950	652	109,876	3,822
15	London City	2,796,890	14.2%	2,204,731	592,159	0	76,861	0
16	Belfast City	2,621,763	2.0%	55,251	2,566,482	30	39,330	138
17	Leeds Bradford	2,574,426	10.4%	2,098,479	454,118	21,829	53,817	359
18	Glasgow Prestwick	1,817,727	24.8%	1,358,000	459,286	441	34,230	13,385
19	Southampton	1,789,901	8.0%	682,427	1,107,016	458	45,502	209
20	Cardiff	1,631,236	18.2%	1,249,530	375,200	6,506	27,003	178

Source: UK CAA Official Statistics ^[13]

2008 data

Rank	Airport	Total passengers	% change 2007/2008	International passengers	Domestic passengers	Transit passengers	Aircraft movements	Freight (Metric tonnes)
1	London Heathrow	67,054,745	1.5%	61,344,438	5,562,516	147,791	478,693	1,397,054
2	London Gatwick	34,205,887	2.9%	30,431,051	3,730,963	43,873	263,653	107,702
3	London Stansted	22,360,364	6.0%	19,996,947	2,343,428	19,989	193,282	197,738
4	Manchester	21,219,195	4.0%	18,119,230	2,943,719	156,246	204,610	141,781
5	London Luton	10,180,734	2.6%	8,853,224	1,320,678	6,832	117,859	40,518
6	Birmingham Airport	9,627,589	4.3%	8,105,162	1,471,538	50,889	112,227	12,192
7	Edinburgh	9,006,702	0.5%	3,711,140	5,281,038	14,524	125,550	12,418
8	Glasgow	8,178,891	7.0%	3,943,139	4,192,121	43,631	100,087	3,546
9	Bristol	6,267,114	5.7%	5,057,051	1,171,605	38,458	76,517	3
10	East Midlands	5,620,673	3.8%	4,870,184	746,094	4,395	93,038	261,507
11	Liverpool	5,334,152	2.5%	4,514,926	814,900	4,326	84,890	3,740
12	Belfast International	5,262,354	0.2%	2,122,844	3,099,995	39,515	77,943	36,115
13	Newcastle	5,039,993	10.8%	3,506,681	1,509,959	23,353	72,904	1,938
14	Aberdeen	3,290,920	3.6%	1,470,099	1,820,137	684	119,831	4,006
15	London City	3,260,236	12.0%	2,600,731	659,494	11	94,516	0
16	Leeds Bradford	2,873,321	0.3%	2,282,358	578,089	12,874	61,699	334
17	Belfast City	2,570,742	17.5%	70,516	2,500,225	1	42,990	168
18	Glasgow Prestwick	2,415,755	0.3%	1,728,020	685,999	1,736	42,708	22,966
19	Cardiff	1,994,892	5.5%	1,565,991	412,728	16,173	37,123	1,334
20	Southampton	1,945,993	1.0%	768,487	1,177,280	226	50,689	264

Source: UK CAA Official Statistics ^[13]

2007 data

Rank	Airport	Total passengers	% change 2006/2007	International passengers	Domestic passengers	Transit passengers	Aircraft movements	Freight (Metric tonnes)
1	London Heathrow	68,066,028	0.8%	62,098,911	5,753,476	213,641	481,476	1,310,987
2	London Gatwick	35,216,113	3.1%	31,142,002	4,023,402	50,709	266,550	171,078
3	London Stansted	23,779,697	0.4%	21,204,946	2,554,304	20,447	208,462	203,747
4	Manchester	22,112,625	1.5%	18,662,468	3,229,255	220,902	222,703	165,366
5	London Luton	9,927,321	5.3%	8,427,894	1,491,467	7,960	120,238	38,095
6	Birmingham Airport	9,226,340	0.9%	7,592,240	1,541,815	92,285	114,679	13,585
7	Edinburgh	9,047,558	5.1%	3,417,891	5,619,309	10,358	128,172	19,292
8	Glasgow	8,795,727	0.6%	4,131,512	4,594,575	69,640	108,305	4,276
9	Bristol	5,926,774	2.9%	4,608,290	1,275,566	42,918	76,428	20
10	Newcastle	5,650,716	4.0%	3,948,594	1,675,013	27,109	79,200	785
11	Liverpool	5,468,510	10.2%	4,636,149	827,085	5,276	86,668	3,709
12	East Midlands	5,413,360	14.5%	4,709,855	696,649	6,856	93,989	274,753
13	Belfast International	5,272,664	4.6%	1,788,807	3,447,248	36,609	77,395	38,429
14	Aberdeen	3,412,257	7.8%	1,475,988	1,935,152	1,117	121,927	3,434
15	London City	2,912,123	23.5%	2,214,884	697,239	0	91,177	0
16	Leeds Bradford	2,881,539	3.2%	2,229,283	630,575	21,681	65,249	109
17	Glasgow Prestwick	2,422,332	1.0%	1,827,592	593,117	1,623	47,910	31,517
18	Belfast City	2,186,993	3.9%	93,547	2,093,320	126	43,022	1,057
19	Cardiff	2,111,148	4.3%	1,665,247	428,260	17,641	43,963	2,391
20	Southampton	1,965,686	2.8%	767,416	1,198,006	264	54,183	297

Source: UK CAA Official Statistics ^[13]

2006 data

Rank	Airport	Total passengers	% change 2005/2006	International passengers	Domestic passengers	Transit passengers	Aircraft movements	Freight (Metric tonnes)
1	London Heathrow	67,527,925	0.6%	61,345,841	5,993,386	188,696	477,048	1,263,128
2	London Gatwick	34,163,579	4.2%	30,018,783	4,061,562	83,234	263,363	211,857
3	London Stansted	23,687,013	7.7%	21,002,260	2,678,092	6,661	206,693	224,312
4	Manchester	22,442,855	0.2%	18,601,604	3,522,158	319,093	229,729	148,957
5	London Luton	9,425,908	3.0%	7,875,084	1,539,745	11,079	116,131	17,993
6	Birmingham Airport	9,147,384	2.5%	7,532,792	1,523,212	91,380	119,490	14,681
7	Glasgow	8,848,755	0.6%	4,245,338	4,575,124	28,293	110,034	6,289
8	Edinburgh	8,611,345	1.8%	2,743,220	5,863,431	4,694	126,914	36,389
9	Bristol	5,757,963	9.6%	4,297,696	1,412,526	47,741	84,583	32
10	Newcastle	5,431,976	4.4%	3,624,228	1,783,134	24,614	81,655	306
11	Belfast International	5,038,692	4.4%	1,533,065	3,482,199	23,428	77,652	38,417
12	Liverpool	4,963,776	12.5%	4,078,245	884,215	1,316	91,263	5,724
13	East Midlands	4,727,996	13.0%	4,048,071	672,748	7,177	88,592	272,303
14	Aberdeen	3,164,042	10.9%	1,325,989	1,836,635	1,418	116,971	4,022
15	Leeds Bradford	2,792,686	7.0%	2,154,982	632,235	5,469	66,921	101
16	Glasgow Prestwick	2,397,412	0.4%	1,824,523	570,405	2,484	48,189	28,537
17	London City	2,358,184	18.1%	1,738,346	619,813	25	79,436	0
18	Belfast City	2,105,769	5.9%	51,948	2,053,649	172	39,411	827
19	Cardiff	2,024,428	13.8%	1,628,245	364,852	31,331	42,055	2,212
20	Southampton	1,912,979	4.2%	619,219	1,293,483	277	55,786	195

Source: UK CAA Official Statistics ^[14]

Future airport expansion

• Heathrow Airport – Terminal 5 opened on 27 March 2008, increasing the total passenger numbers potentially to over 90 million, possibly making Heathrow the world's busiest airport. Plans for a third runway could increase aircraft movement dramatically and see over 115 million passengers using Heathrow annually; however, the decision could be made to give Gatwick a second runway. See also Future expansion and Expansion of London Heathrow Airport.
• Gatwick Airport – Battling with Heathrow for Government decision on an extra runway. A second runway at Gatwick could see it match or even overtake Heathrow's traffic and income. Supporters say multiple large London airports are better than one massive one.
• Manchester Airport – Expansion of services and facilities at Manchester Airport estimates a usage by 50 million passengers in 2030, which is more than twice as many as the airport handles now.
• Stansted Airport – Plans for a second runway to increase capacity were shelved in 2010. Sold by BAA to Manchester Airports group in 2013, ^[15] following a Competition Commission ruling. See Stansted proposed expansion for more.
• Luton Airport – Luton's usage has increased by around 900% between 1991 and 2006; however, plans for another runway and new terminal were scrapped due to financial reasons, although plans for a new rail link between London St. Pancras and Luton Airport Parkway have been approved.^{[ citation needed ]} See Development plans and the future
• Birmingham Airport – Birmingham Airport recently extended its runway to accommodate long haul flights to the Far East, South America and West Coast. The airport has drawn up plans for a second runway linked to High Speed 2. In July 2019 plans were confirmed by the airport for a £500 million pound expansion. This will enable the airport to accommodate for up to 20 million passengers. The new development will create over 3500 new jobs and is set to be complete in 2033.
• Leeds Bradford Airport – In November 2008, Bridgepoint Capital announced a £28 million expansion of the current terminal building at Leeds Bradford Airport, enabling the airport to handle in excess of 6 million passengers a year. The airport also intends to increase parking, the number of aircraft stands,^{[ clarification needed ]} and build a railway link towards Horsforth, enabling a link with Leeds railway station.
• Bournemouth Airport – A£45 million redevelopment by Manchester Airports group was announced in 2006 and began in 2008. The terminal building is to double in size, to replace the arrivals terminal, increase the number of stands/gates from 4 to 13 and to add more car parking spaces. Improvements to the local infrastructure, as well as the possibility of the construction of a new hotel are also included in the redevelopment phases. ^[16]
• London Southend Airport – Since its purchase by the Stobart Group in 2008, London Southend Airport has embarked on a massive programme of development including a 300-metre (980 ft) runway extension, new terminal, railway station and hotel. EasyJet commenced services from the airport in April 2012 with the anticipation that 700,000 passengers would be carried by easyJet alone that year.
• Bristol Airport – The expansion is to occur in stages, spread over 30 construction projects in order to increase passenger numbers to 10 million a year. Plans include a doubling of passenger terminal floorspace, new piers and aircraft parking stands, extensions to the apron, two multi-storey car parks and a public transport interchange. In October 2013, construction started on a £6.5 million walkway connected to the centre of the terminal, to provide four more pre-boarding zones. The 3,880-square-metre (41,800 sq ft) walkway opened in July 2014. It allows the use of jetways, including for wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. In August 2014, the airport announced that construction of an £8.6 million eastward extension of the terminal would start in September, and construction was completed in summer 2015. This expansion was immediately followed by the starting of an 8,500-square-metre (91,000 sq ft) western terminal extension that will expand the security, baggage handling and immigration facilities. A 201-room Hampton by Hilton hotel is under construction and is due to be complete by winter 2016. The airport has also invested in wider infrastructure such as the South Bristol Link road, which will speed up journey times to the airport.

See also

• Transport in the United Kingdom
• Air transport in the United Kingdom
• List of airports in the United Kingdom and the British Crown Dependencies

Notes

1. Rank is by total passengers.
2. Total passengers includes domestic, international and transit passengers.
3. Aircraft movements includes all commercial and non-commercial takeoffs and landings.
4. Not previously reported by CAA
5. Not previously reported by CAA
6. Rank is by total passengers.
7. Total passengers includes domestic, international and transit passengers.
8. Aircraft movements includes all commercial and non-commercial takeoffs and landings.
9. Rank is by total passengers.
10. Total passengers includes domestic, international and transit passengers.
11. Aircraft movements includes all commercial and non-commercial takeoffs and landings.
12. Rank is by total passengers.
13. Total passengers includes domestic, international and transit passengers.
14. Aircraft movements includes all commercial and non-commercial takeoffs and landings.
15. Rank is by total passengers.
16. Total passengers includes domestic, international and transit passengers.
17. Aircraft movements includes all commercial and non-commercial takeoffs and landings.
18. Rank is by total passengers.
19. Total passengers includes domestic, international and transit passengers.
20. Aircraft movements includes all commercial and non-commercial takeoffs and landings.
21. Rank is by total passengers.
22. Total passengers includes domestic, international and transit passengers.
23. Aircraft movements includes all commercial and non-commercial takeoffs and landings.
24. Rank is by total passengers.
25. Total passengers includes domestic, international and transit passengers.
26. Aircraft movements includes all commercial and non-commercial takeoffs and landings.

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