United Kingdom Flight Route Map | Airlines, Routes and Airports for Travelers
United Kingdom has 43 airports with regular flights. Explore the flight route map to check routes, airlines, and airports for your travel planning.
If you tap/click on the airport's location on the map or choose the link with the airport name or airline name, you can view the route map for the selected airport. The size of the circles on the map represents the number of departing flights from each airport.
Last updated: January 26, 2025
- Table of contents
- Ranking of Airports in United Kingdom by Number of Routes
- List of domestic airports
- England airports
- Northern Ireland airports
- Scotland airports
- Wales airports
- List of airlines in United Kingdom
Ranking of Airports in United Kingdom by Number of Routes 
There are 43 airports in United Kingdom with regular flights. Additionally, 15 airlines based in United Kingdom operate scheduled flights.
| Rank | Route | Airport Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 265 | Heathrow Airport |
| 2nd | 209 | Gatwick Airport |
| 3rd | 160 | Manchester Airport |
| 4th | 144 | London Stansted Airport |
| 5th | 90 | Luton Airport |
| 6th | 79 | Edinburgh Airport |
| 7th | 74 | Birmingham Airport |
| 8th | 58 | Bristol Airport |
| 9th | 43 | Leeds Bradford Airport |
| 10th | 36 | Liverpool John Lennon Airport |
England airports
Heathrow Airport
Number of routes: 265 (1st in the country)
Departing flights: 628 flights/day
Number of airlines: 73
British Airways (BAW) operates the most routes.
Gatwick Airport
Number of routes: 209 (2nd in the country)
Departing flights: 424 flights/day
Number of airlines: 41
easyJet (EZY) operates the most routes.
Manchester Airport
Number of routes: 160 (3rd in the country)
Departing flights: 232 flights/day
Number of airlines: 42
Ryanair (RYR) operates the most routes.
London Stansted Airport
Number of routes: 144 (4th in the country)
Departing flights: 245 flights/day
Number of airlines: 17
Ryanair (RYR) operates the most routes.
Luton Airport
Number of routes: 90 (5th in the country)
Departing flights: 130 flights/day
Number of airlines: 8
Wizz Air (WZZ) operates the most routes.
Birmingham Airport
Number of routes: 74 (7th in the country)
Departing flights: 101 flights/day
Number of airlines: 18
Ryanair (RYR) operates the most routes.
Bristol Airport
Number of routes: 58 (8th in the country)
Departing flights: 75 flights/day
Number of airlines: 8
easyJet (EZY) operates the most routes.
Leeds Bradford Airport
Number of routes: 43 (9th in the country)
Departing flights: 82 flights/day
Number of airlines: 9
Jet2.com (EXS) operates the most routes.
Liverpool John Lennon Airport
Number of routes: 36 (10th in the country)
Departing flights: 46 flights/day
Number of airlines: 5
easyJet (EZY) operates the most routes.
Newcastle International Airport
Number of routes: 33 (12th in the country)
Departing flights: 49 flights/day
Number of airlines: 12
Jet2.com (EXS) operates the most routes.
East Midlands Airport
Number of routes: 27 (13th in the country)
Departing flights: 28 flights/day
Number of airlines: 9
Ryanair (RYR) operates the most routes.
London City Airport
Number of routes: 18 (16th in the country)
Departing flights: 28 flights/day
Number of airlines: 5
British Airways (BAW) operates the most routes.
Southampton Airport
Number of routes: 11 (18th in the country)
Departing flights: 25 flights/day
Number of airlines: 7
Aurigny Air Services (AUR) operates the most routes.
Newquay Airport
Number of routes: 9 (19th in the country)
Departing flights: 11 flights/day
Number of airlines: 5
Ryanair (RYR) operates the most routes.
Bournemouth Airport
Number of routes: 8 (22nd in the country)
Departing flights: 9 flights/day
Number of airlines: 4
Ryanair (RYR) operates the most routes.
Norwich Airport
Number of routes: 5 (24th in the country)
Departing flights: 6 flights/day
Number of airlines: 5
British Airways (BAW) operates the most routes.
Exeter Airport
Number of routes: 4 (25th in the country)
Departing flights: 5 flights/day
Number of airlines: 4
Blue Islands (BCI) operates the most routes.
Farnborough Airport
Number of routes: 4 (27th in the country)
Departing flights: 4 flights/day
Number of airlines: 2
(X) operates the most routes.
Teesside International Airport
Number of routes: 3 (30th in the country)
Departing flights: 4 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is Eastern Airways (EZE)
London Southend Airport
Number of routes: 3 (31st in the country)
Departing flights: 3 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is easyJet (EZY)
Humberside Airport
Number of routes: 2 (32nd in the country)
Departing flights: 4 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is Eastern Airways (EZE)
RAF Northolt
Number of routes: 2 (33rd in the country)
Departing flights: 2 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is (X)
St Mary's Airport, Isles of Scilly
Number of routes: 1 (34th in the country)
Departing flights: 5 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is (X)
Lands End Airport
Number of routes: 1 (34th in the country)
Departing flights: 5 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is (X)
RAF Brize Norton
Number of routes: 1 (36th in the country)
Departing flights: 1 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is (X)
Oxford (Kidlington) Airport
Number of routes: 1 (36th in the country)
Departing flights: 1 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is (X)
Northern Ireland airports
Belfast International Airport
Number of routes: 35 (11th in the country)
Departing flights: 69 flights/day
Number of airlines: 6
easyJet (EZY) operates the most routes.
George Best Belfast City Airport
Number of routes: 25 (14th in the country)
Departing flights: 54 flights/day
Number of airlines: 6
Aer Lingus (EIN) operates the most routes.
City of Derry Airport
Number of routes: 3 (28th in the country)
Departing flights: 5 flights/day
Number of airlines: 2
Loganair (LOG) operates the most routes.
Scotland airports
Edinburgh Airport
Number of routes: 79 (6th in the country)
Departing flights: 136 flights/day
Number of airlines: 20
Ryanair (RYR) operates the most routes.
Aberdeen Airport
Number of routes: 20 (15th in the country)
Departing flights: 37 flights/day
Number of airlines: 9
Loganair (LOG) operates the most routes.
Glasgow Prestwick Airport
Number of routes: 12 (17th in the country)
Departing flights: 16 flights/day
Number of airlines: 5
Ryanair (RYR) operates the most routes.
Inverness Airport
Number of routes: 9 (19th in the country)
Departing flights: 11 flights/day
Number of airlines: 4
Loganair (LOG) operates the most routes.
Kirkwall Airport
Number of routes: 5 (23rd in the country)
Departing flights: 7 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is Loganair (LOG)
Sumburgh Airport
Number of routes: 4 (25th in the country)
Departing flights: 5 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is Loganair (LOG)
Stornoway Airport
Number of routes: 3 (28th in the country)
Departing flights: 5 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is Loganair (LOG)
Benbecula Airport
Number of routes: 1 (36th in the country)
Departing flights: 1 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is Loganair (LOG)
Barra Airport
Number of routes: 1 (36th in the country)
Departing flights: 1 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is Loganair (LOG)
Dundee Airport
Number of routes: 1 (36th in the country)
Departing flights: 1 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is Loganair (LOG)
Islay Airport
Number of routes: 1 (36th in the country)
Departing flights: 1 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is Loganair (LOG)
Tiree Airport
Number of routes: 1 (36th in the country)
Departing flights: 1 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is Loganair (LOG)
Wick Airport
Number of routes: 1 (36th in the country)
Departing flights: 1 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is Eastern Airways (EZE)
Wales airports
Cardiff Airport
Number of routes: 9 (21st in the country)
Departing flights: 10 flights/day
Number of airlines: 6
TUI Airways (TOM) operates the most routes.
List of airlines in United Kingdom
There are 15 airlines based in United Kingdom. Clicking on the company name will display a route map specific to that airline.
EZY - easyJet
Number of routes: 397 (1st in the country)
Departing flights: 1273 flights/day
BAW - British Airways
Number of routes: 167 (2nd in the country)
Departing flights: 762 flights/day
TOM - TUI Airways
Number of routes: 113 (3rd in the country)
Departing flights: 265 flights/day
EXS - Jet2.com
Number of routes: 101 (4th in the country)
Departing flights: 230 flights/day
LOG - Loganair
Number of routes: 33 (5th in the country)
Departing flights: 90 flights/day
VIR - Virgin Atlantic Airways
Number of routes: 26 (6th in the country)
Departing flights: 72 flights/day
EZE - Eastern Airways
Number of routes: 12 (7th in the country)
Departing flights: 35 flights/day
RUK - Ryanair UK
Number of routes: 9 (8th in the country)
Departing flights: 19 flights/day
AUR - Aurigny Air Services
Number of routes: 7 (9th in the country)
Departing flights: 35 flights/day
AWC - Titan Airways
Number of routes: 3 (10th in the country)
Departing flights: 10 flights/day
WUK - Wizz Air UK
Number of routes: 3 (11th in the country)
Departing flights: 7 flights/day
SYG - Ascend Airways
Number of routes: 2 (12th in the country)
Departing flights: 5 flights/day
FWA - FlyWales
Number of routes: 1 (13th in the country)
Departing flights: 2 flights/day
FLT - Flightline
Number of routes: 0 (14th in the country)
Departing flights: 2 flights/day
NUK - Norse UK
Number of routes: 0 (15th in the country)
Departing flights: 1 flights/day
