Facts and figures
Operating Hours
- 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
Passenger statistics
- Passengers per year: 9 million
- Average of 24,600 passengers a day
- Airlines and Aircraft Movements
- Airlines: Over 40
- Total aircraft movements: 114,000 a year
- Average of 311 flights a day
- Aircraft types: Boeing 737, 757, 767, Airbus A319, A320, A321, Dash 8, Embraer 135, 145, Fokker 100, F70, BAE 146, Avro RJ100, ATR72, Saab 340.
Facilities
- Number of runways: 2
- Runway length: Runway 06/24 (main runway) - 2,560m long. Runway 12/30 (crosswind runway) - 1,976m
- Number of terminals: 1
Investment and economic contribution
- In last 10 years: Over £260 million
- In next 10 years: Over £240 million
- Employs: 2,500 (400 are Edinburgh Airport Limited employees)
- Cargo: 10,250 tonnes air cargo per year
- Recent investments include a new £11 million air traffic control tower, and £19 million south east pier extension
- Planned investments in 2009 include a £40 million terminal extension, doubling the size of the departure lounge. The development will provide new state of the art security facilities and more relaxation space, including a wider choice of bars, shops and restaurants.
Destinations
Top ten destinations (in order)
- Heathrow
- Gatwick
- Amsterdam
- Dublin
- Birmingham
- Stansted
- London City
- Luton
- Paris
- Bristol
Top ten UK destinations (in order)
- Heathrow
- Gatwick
- Birmingham
- Stansted
- London City
- Luton
- Bristol
- Belfast International
- Manchester
- Southampton
Top ten international destinations (in order)
- Amsterdam
- Dublin
- Paris
- Frankfurt International
- New York (Newark)
- Alicante
- Geneva
- Palma
- Madrid
- Malaga
Most popular long-haul destination
Most popular country to fly to
Number of flights to London (average)
- Per week: 324
- Per day: 46
Opened:
Owned and Operated by:
- GIP
- Chief Executive - Gordon Dewar
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