Free Airport Drop-Off Checker
Enter an airport below and we'll tell you whether there's a free drop-off option.
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Drop-off charges are on the rise...
- Average drop-off charge at the UK's 20 busiest airports
- £7
- Average drop-off charge at the UK's 20 busiest airports
- Rise in the average charge in a year, up from £5.30
- 32%
- Rise in the average charge in a year, up from £5.30
- Busiest airports that put their charges up since summer 2025
- 16 of 20
- Busiest airports that put their charges up since summer 2025
Source: RAC analysis of the UK's 20 busiest airports, July 2026.
About this data
The free drop-off options are compiled by the Cheap Airport Parking team and are updated regularly. Each airport's details were researched on 16 October 2026 from the airport's own guidance, which is linked under each airport. Terminal drop-off charges come from the drop-off tables on our airport pages.
The average charge, the rise since 2025 and the number of airports that put charges up come from the RAC's analysis of the UK's 20 busiest airports, published in July 2026.
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