Airport East Midlands

Airport East Midlands

East Midlands Airport, also known by the name Derby Airport is the main international airport in the relatively small central English county of Leicestershire. It is located exactly between the cities of Derby, Nottingham and Leicester and managed by Manchester Airports Group.
  • URL: Official website
  • Time zone: GMT 0
  • Service telephone: +44 871 919 9000
  • Address: East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2SA, United Kingdom
  • Operating company: Manchester Airport Group
  • Parking: Yes, paid short-term and long-term parking spaces.
  • Nearby cities: Derby (16 km), Nottingham (19 km), Leicester (26 km), Sutton Coldfield (45 km), Coventry (49 km), Walsall (52 km), Birmingham (57 km), West Bromwich (57 km), Stoke-on-Trent (60 km), Sheffield (61 km)
  • Directions by car: The airport is on the M1 at junction 23a.
  • Stations: By train to Derby / Loughborough / Nottingham Railway Station; from there by shuttle.
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (16.64%), Tuesday (15.65%), Wednesday (9.80%), Thursday (13.64%), Friday (14.76%), Saturday (14.88%), Sunday (14.62%)
  • Alternative spelling: Castle Donnington, East Midlands Airport, Ιστ Μίντλαντς, میدلند شرقی, מזרח המידלנדס, イースト・ミッドランズ, 이스트미들랜즈, 东米德兰兹, Nottingham East Midlands, Derby, Derby (East Midlands)

Most popular destinations from East Midlands (Flights per week )


Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)

  1. Jet2.com (192, 27,91 %)
  2. Transavia France (68, 9,88 %)
  3. TUI Airways (51, 7,41 %)
  4. flybe (48, 6,98 %)
  5. Blue Islands (10, 1,45 %)
  6. Aer Lingus Irish Airlines (7, 1,02 %)
  7. other (45.35 %)

Location
The airport is situated on the M1. Motorists should take the M1 and leave at exit 23a in the section between Leicester and Nottingham to the left, the airport is signposted.

Rail passengers have the option of traveling either to Derby, Nottingham or Leicester and then taking a shuttle to the airport.