# Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ / EGPD)

**Aberdeen International Airport** (IATA: ABZ, ICAO: EGPD) is a large airport in Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom. It opened in 1934. It has one runway, 1,953 m (6,407 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Heathrow Airport Holdings. In 2022 it handled 2.0 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ABZ / EGPD
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Heathrow Airport Holdings
- Owner: AGS Airports
- Serves: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1934
- Elevation: 66 m / 215 ft
- Coordinates: 57.2019, -2.1978
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,953 m / 6,407 ft
- Passengers: 1,959,883 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://www.aberdeenairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeen_Airport (33 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8981
- Weather station: EGPD · WMO 03091
- Ident: EGPD

## Timeline

- 1934: Aberdeen International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 1,953 m / 6,407 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 158° / 338° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 3,082,575 | Eurostat |
| 2012 | 3,328,533 | Eurostat |
| 2013 | 3,440,290 | Eurostat |
| 2014 | 3,725,132 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 3,470,420 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 2,945,897 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 3,090,272 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 3,055,995 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 2,912,743 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 994,076 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 1,075,639 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 1,959,883 | Wikidata |

## Routes

32 destinations in 13 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (21)

- [WIC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpc.md) Wick John O'Groats Airport · United Kingdom · 149 km / 93 mi · Air Charter Scotland
- [KOI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpa.md) Kirkwall Airport · United Kingdom · 200 km / 124 mi · Loganair
- [LSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpb.md) Sumburgh Airport · United Kingdom · 302 km / 188 mi · Loganair
- [BHD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egac.md) George Best Belfast City Airport · United Kingdom · 367 km / 228 mi · Loganair
- [BFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egaa.md) Belfast International Airport · United Kingdom · 378 km / 235 mi · easyJet
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 428 km / 266 mi · Loganair
- [DUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidw.md) Dublin Airport · Ireland · 492 km / 306 mi · Aer Lingus, Loganair
- [SVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/enzv.md) Stavanger Airport, Sola · Norway · 497 km / 309 mi · Widerøe
- [BHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbb.md) Birmingham Airport · United Kingdom · 529 km / 329 mi · Loganair
- [BGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/enbr.md) Bergen Airport, Flesland · Norway · 548 km / 341 mi · Widerøe
- [NWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egsh.md) Norwich Airport · United Kingdom · 550 km / 342 mi · Loganair
- [LTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggw.md) London Luton Airport · United Kingdom · 604 km / 375 mi · easyJet
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · United Kingdom · 647 km / 402 mi · British Airways
- [BRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggd.md) Bristol Airport · United Kingdom · 648 km / 403 mi · Loganair
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 686 km / 426 mi · easyJet
- [EBJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekeb.md) Esbjerg Airport · Denmark · 687 km / 427 mi · Loganair
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 703 km / 437 mi · KLM
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 964 km / 599 mi · easyJet
- [GDN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epgd.md) Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport · Poland · 1,324 km / 823 mi · Wizz Air
- [KRK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epkk.md) Kraków John Paul II International Airport · Poland · 1,641 km / 1,020 mi · Ryanair
- [ALC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leal.md) Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Spain · 2,107 km / 1,309 mi · Ryanair

### Seasonal (10)

- [GVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgg.md) Geneva International Airport · Switzerland · 1,344 km / 835 mi · easyJet
- [RIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/evra.md) Riga International Airport · Latvia · 1,573 km / 977 mi · AirBaltic
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 1,795 km / 1,115 mi · easyJet
- [REU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lers.md) Reus Airport · Spain · 1,801 km / 1,119 mi · TUI Airways
- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 1,995 km / 1,240 mi · TUI Airways, easyJet
- [FAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpfr.md) Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport · Portugal · 2,285 km / 1,420 mi · Ryanair
- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 2,288 km / 1,422 mi · Ryanair
- [CFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkr.md) Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport · Greece · 2,525 km / 1,569 mi · TUI Airways
- [DLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbs.md) Dalaman International Airport · Türkiye · 3,223 km / 2,003 mi · TUI Airways
- [TFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcts.md) Tenerife Sur Airport · Spain · 3,433 km / 2,133 mi · TUI Airways

### Cargo (1)

- [EMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnx.md) East Midlands Airport · United Kingdom · 489 km / 304 mi · West Atlantic

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (11)

- LM [Loganair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/loganair) · 9
- U2 [easyJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/easyjet) · 7
- BY [TUI Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-airways) · 5 · seasonal
- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 4
- WF [Widerøe](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wider-e) · 2
- EI [Aer Lingus](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aer-lingus) · 1
- EDC [Air Charter Scotland](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-charter-scotland) · 1
- BT [AirBaltic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airbaltic) · 1 · seasonal
- BA [British Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-airways) · 1
- KL [KLM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/klm) · 1
- W6 [Wizz Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air) · 1

### Cargo (1)

- PT [West Atlantic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/west-atlantic) · 1

Former hub of [Air Ecosse](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-ecosse), [City Star Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/city-star-airlines).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2.0M (2022) | #578 of 3,974 | #153 in Europe | #16 in GB |
| Longest runway | 1,953 m / 6,407 ft | #4,168 of 29,858 | #780 in Europe | #48 in GB |
| Elevation | 66 m / 215 ft | =33,528 of 43,403 | =4,254 in Europe | #323 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1934 | =552 of 15,079 | =312 in Europe | =42 in GB |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =120 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | ABERDEEN APP | 119.055 |
| ATIS | ABERDEEN ATIS | 121.855 |
| GND | ABERDEEN GND | 121.705 |
| INFO | ABERDEEN INFO | 135.175 |
| TWR | ABERDEEN TWR | 118.100 |
| RDR | Aberdeen Offshore Radar | 134.100 |
| RADAR | Aberdeen Director | 128.305 |

## Nearby airports

- [LMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egqs.md) RAF Lossiemouth · 88 km / 55 mi
- [DND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpn.md) Dundee Airport · 97 km / 61 mi
- [ADX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egql.md) Leuchars Station Airfield · 101 km / 63 mi
- [INV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpe.md) Inverness Airport · 117 km / 73 mi
- [WIC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpc.md) Wick John O'Groats Airport · 149 km / 93 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: “Aberdeen Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aberdeen_Airport&oldid=1376477764), revision of 24 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/egpd/data