Southampton Airport Information
Southampton Airport is the 20th largest airport in the UK, located in Eastleigh 4 miles from Southampton city centre near Southampton. Southampton Airport is owned by BAA Limited (BAA), the world’s leading airport company, which also owns, Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
Southampton Airport is one of the fastest growing European regional airports, it handled in excess of 1.9 million passengers during 2006, more than double the amount in 2003.
Southampton Airport has one runway and one terminal and has 13 airlines and tour operators serving 46 destinations in 12 European countries.
Southampton Airport is served by a dedicated mainline railway station, Southampton Airport (Parkway), on the South Western Main Line from London Waterloo and Winchester to Southampton, Bournemouth and Weymouth, with a fast and frequent service to those places. The airport is also located close to the junction between the M3 motorway and M27 motorway, giving easy road access to Southampton, Winchester, Bournemouth, Portsmouth and places between.
