# City of Derry Airport (LDY / EGAE)

**City of Derry Airport** (IATA: LDY, ICAO: EGAE) is a medium airport in Derry, Derry and Strabane, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. It opened in 1941. It has one runway, 1,969 m (6,460 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 163 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/egae

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LDY / EGAE
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Derry, Derry and Strabane, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1941
- Elevation: 7 m / 22 ft
- Coordinates: 55.0428, -7.1611
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,969 m / 6,460 ft
- Passengers: 163,379 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://www.cityofderryairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Derry_Airport (19 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431211
- Weather station: EGAE
- Ident: EGAE

## Timeline

- 1941: City of Derry Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 1,969 m / 6,460 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 073° / 253° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 405,568 | Eurostat |
| 2012 | 398,209 | Eurostat |
| 2013 | 384,973 | Eurostat |
| 2014 | 350,257 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 284,482 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 290,671 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 193,981 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 185,843 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 203,777 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 80,494 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 73,024 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 163,379 | Wikidata |

## Routes

6 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (6)

- [GLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpf.md) Glasgow Airport · United Kingdom · 195 km / 121 mi · Loganair
- [EDI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egph.md) Edinburgh Airport · United Kingdom · 259 km / 161 mi · easyJet
- [LPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggp.md) Liverpool John Lennon Airport · United Kingdom · 339 km / 211 mi · easyJet
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 369 km / 229 mi · Ryanair
- [BHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbb.md) Birmingham Airport · United Kingdom · 458 km / 285 mi · easyJet
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · United Kingdom · 597 km / 371 mi · Loganair

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LDY, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (3)

- U2 [easyJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/easyjet) · 3
- LM [Loganair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/loganair) · 2
- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 163K (2022) | #1,631 of 3,974 | #349 in Europe | #29 in GB |
| Longest runway | 1,969 m / 6,460 ft | =4,147 of 29,858 | #777 in Europe | #46 in GB |
| Elevation | 7 m / 22 ft | =41,157 of 43,403 | =5,552 in Europe | =600 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =581 in Europe | =93 in GB |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =120 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | Eglinton Approach | 123.625 |
| TWR | Eglinton Tower | 134.155 |
| ATIS | Eglinton Information | 119.380 |

## Nearby airports

- [BFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egaa.md) Belfast International Airport · 74 km / 46 mi
- [CFN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidl.md) Donegal Airport · 75 km / 47 mi
- [ENK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egab.md) Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport · 78 km / 49 mi
- [ILY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpi.md) Islay Airport · 91 km / 57 mi
- [BHD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egac.md) George Best Belfast City Airport · 95 km / 59 mi
- [CAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egec.md) Campbeltown Airport · 103 km / 64 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “City of Derry Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=City_of_Derry_Airport&oldid=1363470649), revision of 10 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/egae/data