• 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

• Passengers per year: 9 million
• Average of 24,600 passengers a day 

• 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.

• 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 BAA Edinburgh 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. 

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

• New York, USA

Most popular country to fly to

• Spain

Number of flights to London (average)

• Per week: 324
• Per day: 46

• 1977

• BAA
• Managing Director - Gordon Dewar
• Edinburgh Airport location map. (65KB PDF)

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