List of busiest airports in the United Kingdom

This is a list of the busiest airports in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, and Isle of Man ranked by total passenger traffic, compiled from Civil Aviation Authority data from 2006 to 2023.

For some years the figures also show total aircraft movements and cargo volume handled at each airport.

The United Kingdom, an island country, is home to many of Europe's largest and busiest airports.

London Heathrow, which handles over 79 million international passengers annually, is the largest airport in the UK.

London serves as the largest aviation hub in the world by passenger traffic, with six international airports, handling over 168 million passengers in 2023,[1] more than any other city (List of busiest city airport systems by passenger traffic).

Queue of aircraft for take-off at Heathrow Airport , which handled 79 million passengers in 2023
Gatwick Airport , the second busiest airport after Heathrow
Manchester Airport , the third busiest airport in the UK and busiest of the non-London airports