Edinburgh Airport EGPH / EDI
Scotland's main business-aviation entry point, 25 minutes from the city centre and the Old Town. Signature runs a dedicated GA terminal with CIQ; peak commercial banks can add taxi time. Popular for golf trips (St Andrews, Gleneagles) and the Festival in August, when parking must be booked early.
8,386 ft
Longest runway
25 min
Drive to Edinburgh
1
FBOs / handlers
136 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- No
- Slot coordination
- Yes
- Noise curfew
- No
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 12 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Up to BBJ/ACJ.
- Website
- www.edinburghairport.com
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Signature Flight Support Edinburgh
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (8,386 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ350 XWB 7,220 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319neo 6,300 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ320neo 6,800 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ (737-700) 5,640 ft
Above the screening threshold
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ3 (737-900ER) needs 8,040 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-9 (MAX 9) needs 8,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 needs 9,800 ft
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- Edinburgh Airport · Oscaracton · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons