The airfield was originally built as a Royal Air Force station known as RAF Castle Donington in 1943, before being redeveloped as a civilian airport in 1965.Įast Midlands Airport has established itself as a hub for low-fare airlines such as and Ryanair and tour operators like TUI Airways, which serve a range of domestic and European short-haul destinations. It serves the whole East Midlands region of Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Rutland and Derbyshire. Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority Įast Midlands Airport ( IATA: EMA, ICAO: EGNX) is an international airport in the East Midlands of England, close to Castle Donington in northwestern Leicestershire, between Loughborough (10 miles (16 km)), Derby (12.5 miles (20 km)) and Nottingham (14 miles (23 km)) Leicester is (20 miles (32 km)) to the south and Lincoln (43 miles (69 km)) northeast.
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