East Midlands Airport

every year, east midlands airport connects almost 5 million passengers with the world, to serve more than 80 leisure and business destinations. as the uk’s number one pure cargo airport we manage approximately 350,000 tonnes a year. we home to leading air freight operators, such as dhl, fedex and ups, as well as being a major air-hub for the royal mail and amazon. located in the heart of england, east midlands airport is well connected to the motorway network and is easily accessible by train, car, bus and coach from the m1, a42/m42 and a50. this makes us the premier choice for travellers from across the east midlands, warwickshire, staffordshire, south yorkshire and beyond. we can also boast the seventh longest civilian runway in the uk, at a length of 2,893 metres. our on-site airport fire engines are around three times the size of standard fire engines, with the largest appliance capable of producing 350 gallons of foam and 3,000 gallons of water.