AirportsEdinburgh Airport is a large airport serving Ingliston, Edinburgh, in Scotland, United Kingdom. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is EDI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- EDI
- ICAO code
- EGPH
- City
- Ingliston, Edinburgh
- State or region
- Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 55.9501° N, 3.3723° W
- Elevation
- 41 m (135 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,558 m (8,392 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, EDI means Edinburgh Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EGPH. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 55.9501° N, 3.3723° W. It stands 41 metres (135 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/London, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Edinburgh Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,558 metres (8,392 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 53 airports of United Kingdom on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 11.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 2,558 m 8,392 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dundee AirportDundee | DND | 60 km |
| Glasgow AirportGlasgow | GLA | 67 km |
| Glasgow Prestwick AirportPrestwick, South Ayrshire | PIK | 90 km |
| Oban AirportNorth Connel | OBN | 138 km |
| Newcastle International AirportNewcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear | NCL | 147 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,836 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,408 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,778 km | 7 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 534 km | 1 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,225 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,292 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,951 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,259 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,890 km | 20 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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