The three most popular airports used for travel to the United Kingdom (UK) from Europe in 2019 were all London airports. London Gatwick ranked as the most used airport, with over 3.8 million visits made from Europe in 2019. This was closely followed by London Heathrow airport with over 3.75 million visits.
Number of Europe resident visits to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by airport used*
(in 1000s)
Adjust the presentation of the statistic and data points.
Share the statistic on social media channels or embed the statistic in your
website using "Embed Code", where available.
Cite this statistic and select one of the following formats: APA, Chicago, Harvard, MLA & Bluebook.
Print the statistic including description and metadata.
Chart type
Number of Europe resident visits to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by airport used*
Share this statistic
You have no right to use this feature.
Make sure to contact us if you are interested in scientific citation.
You can upgrade your account to enable this functionality for all statistics.
This feature is not available with your current account.Request access
* Europe includes members of the EU, as well as Russia and Turkey. These figures represent the annual estimates of overseas residents' visits to the United Kingdom, based on interviews with passengers upon entering or leaving the UK by the main air routes.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 22, 2020). Number of Europe resident visits to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by airport used* (in 1000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/288262/visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk-from-europe-by-airport/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Europe resident visits to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by airport used* (in 1000s)." Chart. May 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/288262/visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk-from-europe-by-airport/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Number of Europe resident visits to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by airport used* (in 1000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/288262/visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk-from-europe-by-airport/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Europe Resident Visits to The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2019, by Airport Used* (in 1000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/288262/visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk-from-europe-by-airport/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of Europe resident visits to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by airport used* (in 1000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/288262/visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk-from-europe-by-airport/ (last visited February 22, 2025)
Number of Europe resident visits to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by airport used* (in 1000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/288262/visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk-from-europe-by-airport/
Profit from additional features with an Employee Account
Please create an employee account to be able to mark statistics as favorites.
Then you can access your favorite statistics via the star in the header.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.