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East Midlands

The airport for Nottingham, Derby and Leicester, the Peak District and Sherwood Forest.

  • Peak District
  • Countryside
  • Short hop
The detour

Creswell Crags: Britain's only Ice Age cave art

Creswell CragsPhoto: Donnchadh H · CC BY 2.0

A limestone gorge with caves holding Britain's only known Ice Age cave art, and hundreds of carved witches' marks.

WhereAbout 30 miles from the airport (EMA)
Getting thereAbout 45 minutes' drive north.

Direct flights to East Midlands from the UK

1 UK airport fly direct · hover or tap one

FromAirlinesMonths with flightsDistance
Belfast InternationalRyanairAll year236 mi

From the airlines' own timetables for October 2026 to September 2027. Pick an airport to see the exact days.

Weather in East Midlands by month

Average daytime highs. The warmest months are June, July, August.

MonthDayNightRainy days
January7°2°12
February8°2°11
March10°3°10
April13°5°9
May16°8°9
June19°10°10
July22°12°9
August21°12°10
September18°10°10
October14°7°11
November10°4°13
December7°2°12

Long-term averages from the national weather service's station record, as compiled on Wikipedia (Nottingham weatherbox). A rainy day has at least 1mm of rain.

Before you go

  • It's a domestic flight, so there's no passport control.
  • Airlines still ask for photo ID: check which documents yours accepts.