United Kingdom

The **United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland**, commonly known as the **United Kingdom** (**UK**) or **Britain**, is a sovereign country in western Europe. Lying off the north-western coast of the European mainland, it includes the island of Great Britain (the name of which is also loosely applied to the whole country), the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign state, the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to its east, the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south-south-west, giving it the 12th-longest coastline in the world. The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland. With an area of (93,600 sq mi), the UK is the 78th-largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th-largest in Europe. It is also the 21st-most populous country, with an estimated 65.1 million inhabitants. Together, this makes it the fourth most densely populated country in the European Union.

## Airports

### **England**

* Birmingham
* Bournemouth
* Bristol
* Cornwall
* Doncaster Sheffield
* Durham Tees Valley
* East Midlands
* Exeter
* Humberside
* Leeds Bradford
* Liverpool
* London City
* London Gatwick
* London Heathrow
* London Luton
* London Southend
* London Stansted
* Manchester
* Newcastle
* Newquay
* Norwich
* Southampton

### **Overseas Territories**

Bournemouth •
Bristol •
Cornwall •
Doncaster Sheffield Airport •
Durham Tees Valley •
East Midlands •
Exeter •
Humberside •
Leeds Bradford •
Liverpool •
London City •
London Gatwick •
London Heathrow •
London Luton •
London Southend •
London Stansted •
Manchester •
Newcastle •
Newquay •
Norwich •
Southampton
**Smaller:**
Blackpool •
Shoreham (Brighton City) •
Cambridge •
Carlisle •
Cotswold •
Coventry •
Gloucestershire •
Land's End •
Leicester •
London Biggin Hill •
London Oxford •
Lydd •
Manston •
Nottingham •
St Mary's •
Edinburgh •
Glasgow International •
Glasgow Prestwick •
Inverness
**Smaller:**
Barra •
Benbecula •
Campbeltown •
Coll •
Colonsay •
Dundee •
Eday •
Fair Isle •
Islay •
Kirkwall •
Lerwick •
North Ronaldsay •
Oban •
Papa Westray •
Sanday •
Scatsta •
Stornoway •
Stronsay •
Sumburgh •
Tiree •
Westray •
**Smaller:**
Aberporth •
Anglesey •
Caernarfon •
Cardiff Heliport •
Haverfordwest •
Hawarden •
Llanbedr •
Pembrey •
Swansea •
Belfast International •
Derry
**Smaller:**
Enniskillen/St Angelo •
Isle of Man •
Jersey
**Smaller:**
RAF Ascension •
Bermuda •
Anegada •
Beef Island •
Virgin Gorda •
Little Cayman •
Cayman Brac •
Grand Cayman •
Mount Pleasant •
Port Stanley •
Gibraltar •
Montserrat •
Saint Helena (under construction) •
Ambergris Cays •
Grand Turk •
Middle Caicos •
North Caicos •
Pine Cay •
Providenciales •
Salt Cay •
South Caicos

**Smaller airports handle domestic, charter or private services only**

Bournemouth •
Bristol •
Cornwall •
Doncaster Sheffield •
Durham Tees Valley •
East Midlands •
Exeter •
Humberside •
Leeds Bradford •
Liverpool •
London •
Manchester •
Newcastle •
Newquay •
Norwich •

Canada •
Ireland •
United States •
**United Kingdom** (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) •