SOU — Southampton Airport
Medium-sized airport in Southampton, United Kingdom.
- IATA code
- SOU
- ICAO code
- EGHI
- Size
- medium
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 631,329
- 2022 · Wikidata
- Nonstop routes
- 2
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC / UTC+1
- Europe/London
- Elevation
- 13 m
- 43 ft
- Runways
- 1
- Longest 1,887 m
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About SOU
Southampton Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Southampton, United Kingdom. It opened in 1957 and is run by Heathrow Airport Holdings. 631,329 passengers used it in 2022. Open traffic data shows 2 nonstop routes from SOU.
Wikidata (CC0). Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from SOU
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| SOU → AMS | 450 km | 103,871 |
| SOU → DUB | 434 km | 88,505 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airports within 150 km
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| BOH | Bournemouth Airport | 39 km |
| LGW | London Gatwick Airport | 85 km |
| LHR | London Heathrow Airport | 85 km |
| BRS | Bristol Airport | 106 km |
| LCY | London City Airport | 116 km |
| LTN | London Luton Airport | 124 km |
| EXT | Exeter International Airport | 146 km |
| CWL | Cardiff International Airport | 147 km |
Distance from SOU to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 1,887 m | 36 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Southampton, England, United Kingdom · 50.9503, -1.3568
Questions
Southampton Airport has the IATA code SOU and the ICAO code EGHI. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.
SOU is a medium-sized airport in Southampton, England, United Kingdom, at 50.9503, -1.3568, 13 m above sea level.
SOU is in the Europe/London time zone, UTC / UTC+1 (winter / summer).
631,329 passengers in 2022, according to Wikidata.
Southampton Airport opened in 1957.
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