The three most used airports by international visitors to the United Kingdom in 2023 were London Heathrow, London Gatwick, and London Stansted. As the UK's busiest airport, Heathrow was used for more than 11 million visits by overseas residents that year. Airports in Wales received the fewest number of non-UK arrivals, accounting for just 94 thousand visits, while Scottish airports were used for 2.41 million visits.
Number of overseas resident visits to the United Kingdom in 2023, by airport of arrival/departure
(in 1000s)
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.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 17, 2024). Number of overseas resident visits to the United Kingdom in 2023, by airport of arrival/departure (in 1000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/288271/world-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-airport/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of overseas resident visits to the United Kingdom in 2023, by airport of arrival/departure (in 1000s)." Chart. May 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/288271/world-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-airport/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Number of overseas resident visits to the United Kingdom in 2023, by airport of arrival/departure (in 1000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/288271/world-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-airport/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Overseas Resident Visits to The United Kingdom in 2023, by Airport of Arrival/Departure (in 1000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/288271/world-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-airport/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of overseas resident visits to the United Kingdom in 2023, by airport of arrival/departure (in 1000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/288271/world-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-airport/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Number of overseas resident visits to the United Kingdom in 2023, by airport of arrival/departure (in 1000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/288271/world-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-airport/
