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East Midlands Airport (EMA) arrivals and departures Arrivals and Departures

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Distance to Birmingham54.7km
Distance to Nottingham18.2km
Most popular destinationMilan

Flight delays and cancellations

Check our East Midlands Airport live flight tracker to see whether today’s East Midlands Airport flight arrivals or departures are on time. If your flight is cancelled, it’s best to contact your airline to see what your options are.

Birmingham arrivals information

East Midlands Airport is 54.7km from the centre of Birmingham. If you don’t want to reach your final destination by train or bus, you could take a taxi from the East Midlands Airport Arrivals area, or see more of United Kingdom by hiring a car.

Car hire from East Midlands Airport

If you want to see more of United Kingdom after you touch down, consider hiring a car from East Midlands Airport. Providers like Wheego have pick-up spots at EMA Arrivals – find out more here.


East Midlands Airport FAQs

Yes, Ryanair operates to and from both East Midlands Airport Arrivals and Departures.
Yes, Jet2 operates to and from both East Midlands Airport Arrivals and Departures.
Yes, TUI operates to and from both East Midlands Airport Arrivals and Departures.
Yes. There are Wheego, Budget, Alamo, Avis, Drivalia, Sixt, Arnold Clark, Turo and Green Motion pick-up points in or near to East Midlands Airport’s Arrivals or Departures areas.
For international arrivals, it usually takes around an hour to clear East Midlands Airport’s passport control and claim your baggage if you checked any in. Domestic arrivals to East Midlands Airport don’t need to pass through passport control, so take a little less time.

If you’re heading to East Midlands Airport arrivals to pick up a family member or friend, consider arriving half an hour after their flight is due to touch down.
We recommend you leave at least two and a half hours between your inbound and outbound flights, especially if you are self-transferring on an international flight. When you self-transfer, you may need to clear customs, claim any luggage and then check it back on to your next flight yourself. Take into account that you might need to change terminals, or it could take longer than necessary to navigate East Midlands Airport’s departure lounge.
Salisbury Street Guesthouse is the highest-rated hotel near East Midlands Airport, just 8.5km away. Other great hotels nearby include Holiday Inn Derby - Nottingham M1, Jct.25 (10.2km from the airport), and The Star Inn (13.3km away).
Check-in and bag drop often close an hour before your scheduled departure time for domestic flights, and sometimes an hour and a half before for longer-haul international flights. As a rule of thumb, you should try to arrive at East Midlands Airport two hours before you fly but check with the airline you’re flying with.
Don’t worry if there’s no information available on our live flight tracker. We try our best to pull it directly from each airline but sometimes this might not work properly. Try contacting the airline directly, or checking their website to see if you can get an update.
Don’t panic! If you are not already at East Midlands Airport, try contacting the airline directly to see if you can get on the next flight out, or a refund.

If you’re already inside East Midlands Airport Departures when you find out, head to the airline’s desk to speak directly with someone.

If there are no more flights to your destination with the same airline and you really need to get there soon, we recommend searching for a new flight with Skyscanner and booking as soon as possible. You can then try to claim a refund for the original cancelled flight.

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