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As one of the world's most visited nations, it's not surprising Great Britain is home to so many major airports. It's not always easy to decide which airport to use when planning a holiday to Great Britain, but a quick visit to mytravelbritain.co.uk will make this task far less challenging.
The biggest and busiest of all of Great Britain's major airports is London Heathrow Airport, which also welcomes more international passengers than any other of the world's airports. In fact, London is home to no fewer than five international airports and has become the world's busiest aviation hub.
London's five airports handled over 130 million passengers in the year 2009, according to mytravelbritain.co.uk. London Gatwick Airport may be both the city's and Great Britain's second busiest airport, but it is also the world's busiest airport with only one runway. Great Britain's busiest airport outside of London is Manchester Airport, which is the fourth busiest airport in the country.
The international airports of Birmingham, Bristol, and Liverpool are the other airports found in English cities other than London which rank among Great Britain's top 10 busiest airports. Liverpool's airport is named after one of the city's most famous residents, former Beatle John Lennon.
Edinburgh Airport is the busiest in Scotland, followed closely by Glasgow International Airport. Both airports received between eight and nine million passengers in 2009, and both are included in Great Britain's list of its 10 busiest airports. The busiest airport in Wales serves its capital of Cardiff and ranks 20th among Great Britain's busiest airports. Great Britain's major airports are all described more thoroughly at mytravelbritain.co.uk.