Edinburgh Airport, (also called Turnhouse) located in Edinburgh, Scotland, is the sixth largest international airport in the UK. Its IATA Airport Code is EDI. It is located 13 km (8 miles) West of the city centre.

Edinburgh Airport is owned by BAA plc, the company that also owns Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted Airport, Glasgow International Airport, Aberdeen Airport and Southampton Airport.

The present terminal building, designed by Robert Matthew, was constructed in 1977 and has been heavily upgraded in recent years, with new car parking facilities and an extended arrivals hall. A new control tower is currently under construction.

Destinations

Domestic

• London - British Airways, BMI British Midland, easyJet, ScotAirways
• Manchester - British Airways Citiexpress, BMI
• Birmingham - BA Citiexpress, Flybe, bmibaby
• Bristol - BA Citiexpress, easyJet
• Cardiff - bmibaby
• East Midlands - easyJet, bmibaby
• Southampton - BA Citiexpress, Flybe
• Luton - easyJet
• Leeds-Bradford - BMI
• Belfast City - BA Citiexpress, Flybe
• Belfast International - easyJet
• Inverness - Loganair
• Aberdeen - BA Citiexpress
• Sumburgh, Shetland Islands - Loganair
• Stornoway - Loganair, BMI
• Wick - Loganair
• Exeter - Flybe
• Jersey - BMI
• Manston - Eujet
• Norwich - Eastern Airways

International

• Copenhagen - BMI British Midland
• Dublin - Aer Lingus, Ryan Air
• Barcelona - Air-Scotland
• Paris- Air France, British Airways Citiexpress
• Frankfurt- Lufthansa
• Brussels- BMI British Midland
• Amsterdam- KLM, easyJet
• Billund - Evergreen Airlines
• Prague- CSA Czech Airways
• Newark, New Jersey - Continental Airlines
• Alicante - Air Scotland, Flyglobespan
• Cologne - Germanwings
• Cork - Aer Arran
• Faro - Flyglobespan
• Galway - Aer Arran
• Geneva - Flyglobespan
• Hamburg - Hapag-Lloyd Express
• Malaga - Air-Scotland, Flyglobespan
• Moscow - Transaero
• Rome Da Vinci - Flyglobespan
• Stockholm Arlanda - SAS
• Toronto Pearson - Air Transat

Passenger Information

In 1991 2,339,538 passengers passed through Edinburgh Airport, by 2002 that had increased to 6,906,731 passengers. That represents an annual increase of 10.6%.

Future Plans

There are plans to expand Edinburgh airport by adding a third runway, although this is unlikely to be completed in the next 30 years. Because of its central location, which is on the "correct" side of Edinburgh (i.e to its West), it is easily reached by the M8 and M9 motorways, and is nearby a major railway line meaning that it is within easy reach of most of the country. It is also attractive for those living in the eastern area of Greater Glasgow, as it removes the need for passengers to traverse Glasgow itself and the notorious city centre section of the M8 to reach either Glasgow or Prestwick Airports. For this reason, and the logistical problems in physically expanding Glasgow Airport any further it is expected that more investment will be poured into Edinburgh.

The Scottish Executive announced in 2003, plans to extend a rail link to Edinburgh Airport. More details can be found on the Edinburgh Airport Rail Link Project (http://www.earlproject.com/) website. A proposed tram route is expected to connect to Edinburgh Airport when complete in 2009. Currently, a bus service links the airport to Edinburgh City Centre, Livingston, Stirling and Fife.

See Also

• Edinburgh Airport Official Site (http://www.baa.com/main/airports/edinburgh/)
• Edinburgh Airport Unofficial Site (http://www.taxiwayalpha.com/airports/edinburgh/)