CAA provisional UK airport data for 2013 shows very small (around 0.4%) rise in ATMs & around 3% rise in air passengers

The CAA has published its provisional airport figures for 2013, but not all have yet been submitted so the final totals are only approximate. NATS said there had been 0.4% more flights in 2013 than there were in 2012. The number of air  passengers is around 3% higher than in 2012. At Heathrow passengers were up + 3.4%. At Gatwick passengers were up by + 3.5%. At Manchester they were up + 5.2%; up +2.2% at Stansted (first increase for 5 years); up + 6.3% at Edinburgh; up + 0.8% at Luton; up + 2.3% at Birmingham; up + 2.9% at Glasgow; up + 3.5% at Bristol; up + 1.4% at Newcastle; up + 6.4% at East Midlands; up + 3.4% at Aberdeen; up + 11.6% at Leeds Bradford; up + 13.2% at Belfast City airport; and up + 57.2% at Southend.  Almost all airports grew, even most of the small ones. But there were a few declines in the number of passengers. Passengers decreased by – 6.1% at Liverpool; by  – 6.7% at Belfast International; and by – 4.5% at Bournemouth. The number of flights grew much less than the number of passengers, as some larger planes were used, and airlines got higher load factors. The number of Air Transport Movements at Heathrow was down – 0.4% compared to 2012; at Gatwick it rose by + 1.6%. ATMs were up + 0.4% at Manchester; up + 0.6% at Stansted; up + 1.1% at Edinburgh; and  up + 0.4% at Glasgow.
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The number of flights handled by UK air traffic management company NATS rose by 0.4% year-on-year to 2,153,995 in 2013.


From CAA airport statistics

http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/80/airport_data_prov/201312/December_2013_Provisional_Airport_Statistics.pdf

CAA provisional statistics for 2013 – full year                     (ranked by number of passengers, in descending order)

AIRPORTProvisional statisticsAir Transport Movements in 2013% change from 2012Terminal passengers in 2013% change from 2012
HEATHROW469,578-0.4           72,332,1603.4
GATWICK244,3281.6           35,433,1783.5
MANCHESTER161,0630.4           20,682,9075.2
STANSTED132,234 0.6 17,844,3552.2
EDINBURGH103,9721.1              9,775,2226.3
LUTON70,954-1.1              9,693,8500.8
BIRMINGHAM??9,119,7092.3
GLASGOW72,5410.4              7,358,1362.9
BRISTOL53,9716.5              6,125,2073.5
NEWCASTLE42,980-1.6              4,415,6841.4
EAST MIDLANDS INTERNAT57,2044.7              4,328,2296.4
LIVERPOOL (JOHN LENNON)32,956-8.1              4,186,091-6.1
BELFAST INTERNATIONAL36,600-6.4              4,022,479-6.7
ABERDEEN               99,8951.1              3,440,3613.4
LEEDS BRADFORD30,3980.6              3,314,39811.6
BELFAST CITY (GEORGE BEST)               36,8672.6              2,541,72113.2
SOUTHAMPTON36,058-6.7              1,722,5571.7
JERSEY34,365-6.9              1,429,420-0.8
PRESTWICK8,6065.6              1,144,5687.3
CARDIFF WALES14,0260.4              1,057,0884.3
SOUTHEND9,47630.4                 969,94157.2
GUERNSEY33,006-2.8                 856,768-0.6
ISLE OF MAN20,373-11.4                 738,4596.2
EXETER12,5293.7                 738,1576.2
DONCASTER SHEFFIELD4,296-1.9                 689,761-0.5
BOURNEMOUTH6,832-4.9                 659,021-4.5
INVERNESS10,012-3.5                 607,2661
CITY OF DERRY (EGLINTON) 3,011-3.3                 384,973-3.3
SCATSTA               13,174-3.3                 298,308-2
BLACKPOOL               10,2897.1                 262,75711.7
HUMBERSIDE               11,676-6.7                 234,7870.5
SUMBURGH                 9,19930.1                 209,74740.9
DURHAM TEES VALLEY                 4,3293                 159,311-3.3
STORNOWAY                 6,340-1.6                 119,9043.5
ISLES OF SCILLY (ST.MARYS)               10,8166.5 89,170-8.1
ALDERNEY                 6,386-462,855-2
MANSTON (KENT INT)                 1,644139.3   40,656392.1
BENBECULA                 1,887-22   30,628-0.7
ISLAY                 1,55815.2  25,75421.3
GLOUCESTERSHIRE                 1,256-10.4         14,129-7.3
BARRA880-29.8               9,410-17.6
OXFORD (KIDLINGTON)592-17.2           6,8774.6
LERWICK (TINGWALL)1,330-13.9             3,787-24.9
LYDD12730.9                 67050.6
BIGGIN HILL80                      3260
COVENTRY604-18.2                             –0
TOTAL OF ABOVE AIRPORTS provisional     1,911,226. provisional + add Birmingham? Nats said a 0.4% increase over 2012 ?            227,180,742provisional3.0% ?approx. provisional

  

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