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East Midlands Airport

Nottingham, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

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Elevation

306 ft

The gateway in a glance

The Essence of East Midlands Airport

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Location

Nottingham, Leicestershire · ENG · United Kingdom

Connectivity

95 routes · 57 destinations

Position

52.831°, -1.328° · 306 ft elev.

Visa & Entry

UK Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA), Standard Visitor VisaOfficial

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Central England's key gateway for passengers and cargo.

Opened

1965

Location

Castle Donington, United Kingdom

East Midlands Airport is an international airport located near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, serving the wider East Midlands region including Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, and Sheffield. It sits close to junction 23A of the M1 motorway, making it highly accessible by road. The airport handles several million passengers annually and is one of the United Kingdom's busiest cargo hubs, particularly for express freight operations. DHL and UPS maintain major cargo facilities on site, making East Midlands one of the top freight airports in the country. Passenger services include a range of leisure and low-cost carriers operating routes across Europe and beyond. The airport is owned and operated by MAG (Manchester Airports Group), which also manages Manchester and Stansted airports.

Terminals

East Midlands Airport operates a single passenger terminal building with check-in facilities, departure lounges, and retail and dining options.

Getting to & from

The airport is connected to Nottingham, Derby, and Leicester via the Skylink express bus service, with direct road access from junction 23A of the M1 motorway.

Airlines here

Major airlines operating from East Midlands include Ryanair and Jet2, which serve a wide range of European leisure destinations.

Notable facts

›East Midlands Airport is one of the top three freight airports in the United Kingdom by cargo tonnage.
›DHL Aviation has a major hub at the airport, making it a key node in European express freight logistics.
›The airport is situated approximately 14 miles (22 km) southwest of Nottingham city centre.
›It is owned by MAG (Manchester Airports Group), alongside Manchester Airport and London Stansted.
›The airport site was previously used as RAF Castle Donington during World War II.

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Route map (55 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Routes

EMA → AMSBE · DH4

EMA → BHDBE · DH4

EMA → EDIBE · DH4

EMA → GLABE · DH4

EMA → JERBE · DH4

EMA → BRUBM · ER3

EMA → ACEFR · 738

EMA → AGPFR · 738

EMA → ALCFR · 738

EMA → BCNFR · 738

EMA → BGYFR · 738

EMA → CCFFR · 738

EMA → CFUFR · 738

EMA → CHQFR · 738

EMA → CIAFR · 738

EMA → DNRFR · 738

EMA → DUBFR · 738

EMA → EGCFR · 738

EMA → FAOFR · 738

EMA → FUEFR · 738

EMA → GROFR · 738

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EMA → KRKFR · 738

EMA → LEIFR · 738

EMA → LIGFR · 738

EMA → LPAFR · 738

EMA → LRHFR · 738

EMA → MAHFR · 738

EMA → MJVFR · 738

EMA → NOCFR · 738

EMA → ORKFR · 738

EMA → PMIFR · 738

EMA → PSAFR · 738

EMA → REUFR · 738

EMA → RHOFR · 738

EMA → RIXFR · 738

EMA → RZEFR · 738

EMA → SXFFR · 738

EMA → TFSFR · 738

EMA → TSFFR · 738

EMA → VLCFR · 738

EMA → WMIFR · 738

EMA → WROFR · 738

EMA → GCIGR · AT7

EMA → ACELS · 73H

EMA → AGPLS · 733 73H

EMA → ALCLS · 733 73H

EMA → BJVLS · 73H

EMA → BUDLS · 733

EMA → CDGLS · 733

EMA → DBVLS · 733

EMA → DLMLS · 73H

EMA → FAOLS · 733

EMA → FNCLS · 733

EMA → HERLS · 73H

EMA → IBZLS · 733

EMA → LPALS · 73H

EMA → MAHLS · 733

EMA → MJVLS · 733

EMA → PFOLS · 73H

Aircraft operating here

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Encyclopaedia

East Midlands Airport is an international airport in Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England. The airport is situated between Loughborough, Derby and Nottingham ; Leicester is 20 miles (32 km) to the south and Lincoln 43 miles (69 km) northeast. It serves the majority of the East Midlands region consisting of the counties of Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Rutland and Derbyshire. The airfield was originally built as a Royal Air Force station known as RAF Castle Donington in 1943, before being redeveloped as a civilian airport in 1965.

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