Southampton Airport (SOU) is located just north of the city and it has domestic flights within the UK as well as flights to some of the more popular European holiday destinations.
Prior to March 2020, Southampton was the UK’s 18th-busiest airport with 90% of flights operated by Flybe. However, all Flybe flights were cancelled when the airline went bankrupt on 5 March 2020. The airport is the UK’s 22nd-busiest, and England’s 14th-busiest, airport as of 2023.
The airport is now served by 10 different airlines with flights to 19 destinations.
Aer Lingus fly to Belfast City and Dublin; Aurigny fly to Alderney and Guernsey; Blue Islands fly to Guernsey and Jersey; British Airways fly to Dublin, Edinburgh and Palma de Mállorca; KLM fly to Amsterdam; Loganair fly to Edinburgh.
Facilities at Southampton Airport
Although it is only a small airport, it has all the amenities you would expect from an international airport including a few shops (including a WHSmith newsagent), a cafe, bars and a restaurant, a duty-free shop and a bureau de change.
If you have a Priority Pass membership or Silver or Gold status with British Airways you have access to the Spitfire Lounge, which offers a quieter spot to wait for your flight with free food and drinks.
Getting to and from Southampton Airport
The airport is easily accessible with direct train connections to Southampton Airport Parkway railway station from London and Southampton. The train station is directly opposite the airport terminal making the train a quick and easy way to get to and from the airport.
Uni-link bus route U1 runs every 15 minutes from the airport to Southampton city centre and the waterfront (via the university).
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