🇬🇧
How Busy Is East Midlands Airport? EMA
East Midlands, United Kingdom. Departures peak at 08:00 local, averaging 7 flights per hour.
Window: last 60 days. Last refreshed: 2026-09-23. Schedule coverage: 4 days observed.
Peak departure hour
08:00
7 flights/hr
Quietest active hour
11:00
1 flights/hr
Traffic score
85/100
Relative volume
Departures by hour (local time)
Avg per day, last 60 daysTotal: 49.2 avg departures per day.
Arrivals by hour (local time)
Avg per day, last 60 daysPeak arrival hour: 08:00 local (8 flights/hr). Total: 48.8 avg arrivals/day.
Top airlines
- 1. Ryanair (FR) 51
- 2. Jet2.com Limited t/a Jet2.com (LS) 33
- 3. TUI Airways (BY) 7
- 4. Ryanair UK (RK) 2
- 5. C T C Air, (MW) 2
Top destinations
- 1. 🇪🇸 Palma de Mallorca (PMI) 7
- 2. 🇪🇸 Alicante (ALC) 5
- 3. 🇪🇸 Malaga (AGP) 5
- 4. 🇹🇷 Dalaman (DLM) 4
- 5. 🇵🇱 Krakow (KRK) 4
Frequently asked
- What's the busiest hour for departures at EMA?
- Departures from East Midlands Airport peak at 08:00 local time, averaging 7 flights per hour over the past 60 days.
- What's the quietest hour to fly out of EMA?
- The quietest hour with regular service is 11:00 local time, averaging 1 flights per hour.
- Which airline operates the most flights from EMA?
- Ryanair (FR) is the largest operator at East Midlands Airport, with 51 observed departures in the past 60 days.
- What's the most popular destination from EMA?
- Palma de Mallorca (PMI) is the most-flown destination, with 7 observed departures in the past 60 days.
Tracking a flight through EMA?
Forward your booking and TripWaffle alerts you to gate changes, delays and baggage carousels - so you don't have to keep refreshing.
Get realtime alerts
Free to start. No card required.