Airports / United Kingdom / SOU
Southampton Airport
EGHI / SOUSouthampton, United KingdomELEV 44 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
19 nm
To the nearest alternate
Lasham Airfield (EGHL) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Southampton Airport (EGHI / SOU) sits in Southampton, United Kingdom, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 44 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
For charter flyers, SOU is a home base: Trinity Air Charter operates from the field. The closest alternate fields are Lasham Airfield (EGHL, 19 nm), MoD Boscombe Down (EGDM, 19 nm), and Bournemouth Airport (BOH, 21 nm).
Trip costs from SOU are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as RAF Eastleigh and RAF Southampton. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from SOU to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
EGHI
IATA
SOU
FAA / Local
EGHI
Elevation
44 ft
Coordinates
50.9503° N · 1.3568° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs United Kingdom fields
state range 5–1,066 ft
At 44 ft, SOU sits lower than 70% of the 88 United Kingdom fields on the register.
Based charter operators1
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 19nmEGHLLasham AirfieldAlton, Hampshire
- 19nmEGDMMoD Boscombe DownSalisbury, Wiltshire
- 21nmBOHBournemouth AirportBournemouth
- 23nmODHRAF OdihamHook, Hampshire
- 29nmFABFarnborough AirportFarnborough, Hampshire
- 30nmBBSBlackbushe AirportCamberley, Surrey
Location
Open the full mapEGHI · Southampton Airport · Southampton, United Kingdom