Top 50 UK airports by direct flight routes

The UK has lots of airports that offer both international and domestic connections. See the top 50 airports by number of direct flight routes.

top airports in the uk

Are you planning to fly from the United Kingdom? The country holds a multitude of different airports, both large and small ones. In the following compilation you find the top 50 airports in the country based on the number of direct flight routes. By choosing an airport you can find all flights available from that specific airport.

Airport

Number of direct flight routes

London (LHR) 223
London (LGW) 214
Manchester (MAN) 207
London (STN) 203
Edinburgh (EDI) 170
London (LTN) 144
Birmingham (BHX) 135
Bristol (BRS) 120
Glasgow (GLA) 89
Leeds (LBA) 82
Newcastle (NCL) 76
Liverpool (LPL) 75
Leicestershire (EMA) 65
Belfast (BFS) 61
Bournemouth (BOH) 36
London (LCY) 31
Southend (SEN) 29
Aberdeen (ABZ) 26
Belfast (BHD) 21
Southampton (SOU) 18
Newquay (NQY) 14
Exeter (EXT) 13
Inverness (INV) 12
Cardiff (CWL) 12
Glasgow (PIK) 11
Norwich (NWI) 7
Durham Tees Valley (MME) 7
Kirkwall (KOI) 6
Shetland Islands (LSI) 6
Derry (LDY) 6
Tiree, Inner Hebrides (TRE) 4
Stornoway, Outer Stat Hebrides (SYY) 4
Oban (OBN) 3
London (QQP) 3
Dundee (DND) 3
Shetland Islands (LWK) 2
Benbecula (BEB) 2
Coll Island (COL) 2
Colonsay Island (CSA) 2
London (QQS) 1
Humberside (HUY) 1
Brize Norton (BZZ) 1
Lands End (LEQ) 1
Isles Of Scilly (ISC) 1
Islay (ILY) 1
Barra (BRR) 1
Campbeltown (CAL) 1
Wick (WIC) 1
Foula (FOA) 1
Fair Isle (FIE) 1
This list was last updated on 2026-07-08.

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