Edinburgh Airport
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Edinburgh Airport
Port-adhair D?n ?ideann
IATA: EDI ? ICAO: EGPH
Summary
Airport type
Public
Owner/Operator
BAA
Serves
Edinburgh, Scotland
Elevation AMSL
136 ft / 41 m
Coordinates
55°57'00?N 003°22'21?W? / ?55.95, -3.3725
Website
www.edinburghairport.com
Runways
Direction
Length
Surface
m
ft
06/24
2,557
8,389
Asphalt
12/30
1,798
5,899
Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft Movements
115,190
Passengers
9,047,558
Statistics from the UK CAA[1]Source: UK AIP at NATS
Edinburgh Airport (IATA: EDI, ICAO: EGPH) is located in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was the busiest airport in Scotland in 2007, handling 9,047,558 passengers. It was also the seventh busiest airport in the UK by passengers and the fifth busiest by air transport movements.[1] It is located 8 statute miles (13 km) west of the city centre and is situated just off the M8 motorway.
The airport is owned and operated by BAA, which also owns and operates six other UK airports[2], and is itself owned by an international consortium led by the Spanish Ferrovial Group.[3]
The airport is a hub for easyJet, flyglobespan and Ryanair.
The present terminal building, designed by Robert Matthew, was constructed in 1977 and has been upgraded in recent years, with new car parking facilities and an extended arrivals hall. A new control tower was completed in 2005.
There are plans for expansion of the airport, with passenger numbers expected to reach over 20 million per annum by 2030.
