# Southampton Airport (SOU / EGHI) **Southampton Airport** (IATA: SOU, ICAO: EGHI) is a medium airport in Southampton, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1957. It has one runway, 1,887 m (6,191 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Heathrow Airport Holdings. In 2022 it handled 631 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/eghi ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: SOU / EGHI - Type: Medium airport - Operator: Heathrow Airport Holdings - Serves: Southampton, England, United Kingdom - Opened: 1957 - Elevation: 13 m / 44 ft - Coordinates: 50.9503, -1.3568 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 1,887 m / 6,191 ft - Passengers: 631,329 (2022) - Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London - Website: https://www.southamptonairport.com/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southampton_Airport (27 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8988 - Weather station: EGHI · WMO 03865 - Ident: EGHI ## Timeline - 1957: Southampton Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 02/20 | 1,887 m / 6,191 ft | 36 m / 119 ft | Asphalt | 019° / 199° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2011 | 1,761,961 | Eurostat | | 2012 | 1,693,294 | Eurostat | | 2013 | 1,722,471 | Eurostat | | 2014 | 1,829,607 | Eurostat | | 2015 | 1,776,079 | Eurostat | | 2016 | 1,946,938 | Eurostat | | 2017 | 2,069,596 | Eurostat | | 2018 | 1,990,930 | Eurostat | | 2019 | 1,781,308 | Eurostat | | 2020 | 296,094 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 263,131 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 631,329 | Wikidata | ## Routes 16 destinations in 8 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (11) - [ACI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egja.md) Alderney Airport · Guernsey · 151 km / 94 mi · Aurigny Air Services - [GCI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egjb.md) Guernsey Airport · Guernsey · 190 km / 118 mi · Aurigny Air Services - [JER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egjj.md) Jersey Airport · Jersey · 203 km / 126 mi · Loganair - [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 274 km / 170 mi · easyJet - [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 353 km / 219 mi · easyJet - [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 448 km / 278 mi · KLM - [NCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnt.md) Newcastle International Airport · United Kingdom · 455 km / 283 mi · Loganair - [EDI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egph.md) Edinburgh Airport · United Kingdom · 572 km / 355 mi · Loganair - [GLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpf.md) Glasgow Airport · United Kingdom · 584 km / 363 mi · easyJet - [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 1,105 km / 687 mi · easyJet - [ALC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leal.md) Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Spain · 1,410 km / 876 mi · easyJet ### Seasonal (6) - [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 363 km / 226 mi · easyJet - [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 448 km / 278 mi · easyJet - [BFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egaa.md) Belfast International Airport · United Kingdom · 526 km / 327 mi · easyJet - [GVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgg.md) Geneva International Airport · Switzerland · 758 km / 471 mi · easyJet - [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 1,307 km / 812 mi · TUI Airways, easyJet - [FAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpfr.md) Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport · Portugal · 1,636 km / 1,017 mi · easyJet ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from SOU, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (5) - U2 [easyJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/easyjet) · 11 - LM [Loganair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/loganair) · 3 - GR [Aurigny Air Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aurigny-air-services) · 2 - KL [KLM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/klm) · 1 - BY [TUI Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-airways) · 1 · seasonal Former hub of [Club 328](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/club-328). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 631K (2022) | #1,015 of 3,974 | #236 in Europe | #22 in GB | | Longest runway | 1,887 m / 6,191 ft | =4,357 of 29,858 | =797 in Europe | #51 in GB | | Elevation | 13 m / 44 ft | =39,637 of 43,403 | =5,325 in Europe | =536 in GB | | Age | Opened 1957 | =4,248 of 15,079 | =876 in Europe | #182 in GB | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =120 in GB | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | Solent Radar | 120.230 | | ATIS | Southampton Information | 130.880 | | OPS | OPS | 130.650 | | TWR | Southampton Tower | 118.205 | | APP | Southampton Approach | 122.730 | ## Nearby airports - [EGHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eghl.md) Lasham Airfield · 35 km / 22 mi - [EGDM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egdm.md) MoD Boscombe Down · 35 km / 22 mi - [BOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eghh.md) Bournemouth Airport · 39 km / 24 mi - [ODH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egvo.md) RAF Odiham · 43 km / 27 mi - [FAB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglf.md) Farnborough Airport · 54 km / 34 mi - [BBS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglk.md) Blackbushe Airport · 55 km / 34 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: “Southampton Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Southampton_Airport&oldid=1374333440), revision of 11 Sep 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/eghi/data