Edinburgh Airport is located in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was the busiest airport in Scotland in 2007, handling 9,047,558 passengers. It was also the seventh busiest airport in the UK by passengers and the fifth busiest by air transport movements. It is located 13km west of the city centre and is located just off the M8 motorway.
The airport is owned and operated by BAA, which also owns and operates six other UK airports, and is owned by an international consortium.
The airport is a hub for easyJet, FlyGlobeSpan and Ryanair.
The present terminal building, designed by Robert Matthew, was constructed in 1977 and has been upgraded in recent years, with new car parking facilities and an extended arrivals hall. A new control tower was completed in 2005.
There are plans for expansion of the airport, with passenger numbers expected to reach over 20 million per annum by 2030.
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