Condé Nast Traveller have ranked the five busiest – and five quietest – airports in the country, based on passenger data from 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, many of the UK's busiest airports are in London. Just one airport in the top five is outside the capital.
Meanwhile, smaller regional airports in the UK are among the country’s quietest.
Here are the top five busiest and top five quietest airports for international passengers in the UK.

5. The quietest airports in the UK
London Southend Airport welcomed 146,072 passengers in 2023 Photo: Google

6. The quietest airports in the UK
Humberside Airport welcomed just 136,976 passengers in 2023 Photo: LINDSEY PARNABY/AFP via Getty Images

7. The busiest airports in the UK
London Luton Airport welcomed 16,403,784 passengers in 2023 Photo: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

8. The busiest airports in the UK
London Stansted Airport welcomed 27,951,291 passengers in 2023 Photo: DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images

