Edinburgh Airport Information

Edinburgh International Airport, is located in Edinburgh, Scotland, and, in 2006, was the second-busiest airport in Scotland and the eighth-busiest airport in the UK by passengers and the fifth busiest in the UK by aircraft movements. It is located 8 statute miles (13 km) west of the city centre and is situated just off the M8 motorway.
Edinburgh Airport is owned by BAA, the company which also owns London Heathrow, London Gatwick, London Stansted, Glasgow International, Aberdeen, and Southampton airports.

The present terminal building, designed by Robert Matthew, was constructed in 1977 and has been upgraded in recent years, with new car parking facilities and an extended arrivals hall. A new control tower was completed in 2005.
Edinburgh Airport handled more than 900,000 passengers in July 2007- a new record for a single month - according to the latest figures from BAA Scotland.
In the year to July 2007, 8.82 million passengers used Edinburgh Airport, making it Scotland’s busiest airport, with traffic bolstered by strong international growth.