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title: "EDI is which airport? Edinburgh"
description: "EDI is Edinburgh Airport in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Why the code is EDI and not something you could guess, what EGPH means, and the codes it gets mixed up with."
url: https://atoneplace.net/airport/edi/
site: "At One Place"
---

# What airport is EDI?

**EDI is: Edinburgh Airport**

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

## Why the code is EDI

The first three letters of Edinburgh.

The airport authority or a contemporaneous record states this directly.

## The airport

- **IATA code:** EDI
- **ICAO code:** EGPH
- **Airport:** Edinburgh Airport
- **City:** Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- **Code origin:** Documented

Edinburgh is the busiest airport in Scotland and sits eight miles west of the city, connected by a tram line that took so long to build it became a local byword for public-sector delay.

## The other code, EGPH

Every airport has two codes. The three-letter IATA code, EDI, is the one on your boarding pass and your luggage tag, and it is assigned for commercial use. The four-letter ICAO code, EGPH, is the one pilots and controllers use, and it is assigned geographically: the first letter or two identify the region, so every airport in the same part of the world shares a prefix. That is why EGPH looks nothing like EDI.

## Common questions

### What airport is EDI?

Edinburgh Airport, in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

### Why is Edinburgh's airport called EDI?

The first three letters of Edinburgh.

### What is the difference between EDI and EGPH?

EDI is the IATA code, used commercially — tickets, timetables, luggage tags. EGPH is the ICAO code, used operationally by pilots and air traffic control, and assigned geographically by region.

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- [United Kingdom](https://atoneplace.net/country/united-kingdom/)
- [The flag of United Kingdom](https://atoneplace.net/flag/united-kingdom/)
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## Sources

- OurAirports — OurAirports (https://ourairports.com/data/) [Public domain]