Share your location or enter a postcode — we rank every UK airport by straight-line distance and show flight options from each.
Top 3 closest airports to each — computed from every airport on this site.
We take your GPS location (or postcode via postcodes.io), then compute the great-circle distance in miles to every one of the UK's 35 commercial airports, ranking them closest first. No search engine lookup — the calculation runs in your browser on a tiny static JSON file.
London City (LCY) is the closest airport to central London at just 7 miles east, followed by London Heathrow (LHR) 15 miles west. Gatwick, Stansted and Luton are further out — 28, 37 and 34 miles from central London respectively.
Manchester Airport (MAN) sits 9 miles south of central Manchester. Liverpool John Lennon (LPL) is around 31 miles west as a secondary option, with Leeds Bradford (LBA) 43 miles east.
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is 8 miles west of the city centre. Glasgow (GLA) is the nearest alternative at 47 miles, with Newcastle (NCL) 105 miles south as a longer-range fallback.
Inverness (INV), Kirkwall (KOI), Sumburgh (LSI), Stornoway (SYY), Wick (WIC) and Benbecula (BEB) serve the Scottish Highlands and Islands. Most are connected to Glasgow or Edinburgh via Loganair, many with PSO-supported fares.
Yes. Type any UK postcode into the fallback field and we'll geocode it via postcodes.io (a free public service). You can also tap any of the popular-city cards below.
Low-cost carriers concentrate at a handful of airports (Stansted, Luton, Manchester, Liverpool). If you're willing to drive an hour further, you'll often find fares at half the price. The nearest airport isn't always the best — it's just the closest.
No — we show straight-line (great-circle) distance, which is simpler and accurate for air-travel planning. Actual driving distance will be 20–40% longer depending on terrain. Use the driving estimate only as a rough guide.