UK airport passenger figures for April and May

Date added: 15 June, 2011

CAA figures for May 2011 (provisional)
 
May 2011 figures compared to May 2010
(just the 20 airports with the most passengers shown below)
 
Airport terminal passengers (excluding transit) for all UK reporting airports.
 
In May 2011 there were approx  19,267,000   passengers,
which is up 7.4% compared to March 2010. (Partly effect of Royal Wedding holiday on 29th April, but also unrealistic comparison due to the ash cloud effect in April 2010).
 
                                                    Passengers           % change
 
TOTAL OF UK AIRPORTS
that have reported so far           19,267,077                  + 7.4


HEATHROW                                 5,865,645                  + 11.6

GATWICK                                     2,916,623                  + 6.8

MANCHESTER                              1,730,540                  + 10.1

STANSTED                                   1,636,628                  + 0.8

LUTON                                            861,244                  + 10.1

EDINBURGH                                   826,078                   + 13.7

BIRMINGHAM                                 777,449                   – 1.3

GLASGOW                                     599,815                   + 7.1

BRISTOL                                         534,654                  + 2.9

LIVERPOOL (JOHN LENNON)          485,333                   + 17.1

NEWCASTLE                                  411,655                    – 0.6

EAST MIDLANDS                            411,521                    + 9.2

BELFAST INTERNATIONAL              355,686                   + 10

LONDON CITY                                 262,046                   + 10.8

ABERDEEN                                     256,447                    + 11.9

BELFAST CITY (GEORGE BEST)      207,540                   – 9.5

SOUTHAMPTON                              157,887                   – 1.1

CARDIFF                                         135,890                   – 5.3

JERSEY                                          134,550                   + 0.3

 
A year earlier:  UK passenger numbers were down – 5.1 % in May 2010,  
to  18,332,000 approx compared to May 2009.  CAA  statistics  2010 – 05

 
 
 
 
CAA figures for April 2011  (provisional)
 
April  2011 figures compared to April 2010 (provisional 2011 – 04 )
  

Airport terminal passengers (excluding transit) for all UK reporting airports.

(just the 20 airports with the most passengers shown below)

 
In April 2011 there were approx  19,267,000   passengers,
which is up 7.4% compared to March 2010. (Partly effect of Royal Wedding holiday).
 
                                                    Passengers           % change
 
TOTAL OF UK AIRPORTS
that have reported so far                 18,338,194          + 30.8

HEATHROW                                       5,848,680          + 31.5

GATWICK                                          2,758,617          + 34.2

STANSTED                                        1,555,712          + 26.3

MANCHESTER                                   1,425,861          + 32.6

LUTON                                                 800,376          + 35.8

EDINBURGH                                         776,312          + 43.8

BIRMINGHAM                                       685,239          + 27.1

GLASGOW                                           512,130          + 27.1

BRISTOL                                              489,720          + 33

LIVERPOOL (JOHN LENNON)               486,186           + 33.8

EAST MIDLANDS INTERNATIONAL      334,152           + 32.4

BELFAST INTERNATIONAL                  315,760           + 21

NEWCASTLE                                       311,293            + 23.2

LEEDS BRADFORD                              265,735           + 44.2

ABERDEEN                                          245,687           + 33.2

LONDON CITY                                      232,043          + 32.5

BELFAST CITY (GEORGE BEST)           217,140          + 10.8

SOUTHAMPTON                                   143,594          + 18.5

PRESTWICK                                         132,765          + 11

             

A year earlier:  In April 2010 there were 6 days when all UK airspace was closed which had a significant effect.
6 days is about 20% of the month. Some airports were closed for longer than others.

 
In April 2010 there were 14,059,600 passengers approximately which was – 22.5%
down
compared to April 2009   2010 – 04

 

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Posted: Wednesday, June 15th, 2011. Filed in General News.