Airports / United Kingdom / EMA
East Midlands Airport
EGNX / EMANottingham, Leicestershire, United KingdomELEV 306 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
10 nm
To the nearest alternate
Nottingham City Airport (NQT) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
East Midlands Airport (EGNX / EMA) is a large commercial airport serving Nottingham, Leicestershire, United Kingdom. Field elevation is 306 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list EMA as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Nottingham City Airport (NQT, 10 nm), Birmingham Airport (BHX, 27 nm), and RAF Barkston Heath (EGYE, 29 nm).
Trip costs from EMA are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as RAF Castle Donington. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from EMA to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
EGNX
IATA
EMA
FAA / Local
EGNX
Elevation
306 ft
Coordinates
52.8311° N · 1.3281° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs United Kingdom fields
state range 5–1,066 ft
At 306 ft, EMA sits higher than 83% of the 88 United Kingdom fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 10nmNQTNottingham City AirportNottingham, Nottinghamshire
- 27nmBHXBirmingham AirportBirmingham, West Midlands
- 29nmEGYERAF Barkston HeathGrantham, Lincolnshire
- 32nmEGYDRAF CranwellSleaford, Lincolnshire
- 34nmEGXTRAF WitteringPeterborough, Cambridgeshire
- 35nmWTNRAF WaddingtonLincoln, Lincolnshire
Location
Open the full mapEGNX · East Midlands Airport · Nottingham, Leicestershire, United Kingdom