T: 020 7248 2227 E: info@airportwatch.org.uk

Bournemouth International airport

Some key information about Bournemouth Airport:

(also known as Hurn Airport).

Airport Owner:

Manchester Airport Group (MAG - also owns Manchester, East Midlands and Humberside).

Airport Operator:

Manchester Airport Group (MAG)

Airport website: http://www.airportbournemouth.co.uk/

Airport Master Plan:

May 2007. Bournemouth Airport Master Plan Consultation was in 2006

Key details of Master Plan:

It states: "We do not currently anticipate any need for modification to the runway and taxiway system in the period 2015 – 2030." and "We do not need additional land in order to meet the Government’s aspirations for Bournemouth Airport,"

It states: "The White Paper, published in 2003, suggests that Bournemouth could grow to between 3 and 4 million passengers per year by 2030. In 2005/2006 we were close to 1 million passengers."

Airport Consultative Committee:

http://www.eastdorsetdc.gov.uk/democracy/out/details.asp?ID=5

(not easy to find past papers ....)

CAA figures: CAA airport statistics

Terminal Passengers:

CAA - Terminal Passengers 1998 - 2008

CAA - Terminal Passengers 1999 - 2009 (annual figures, table 10.3)

2009 868,724 (down - 19.5% on 2008)

2008 1,079

2007 1,083

2006      961
2005      829
2000      271
1996      157

Air Transport Movements (approx):

CAA ATM statistics 1998 - 2008

CAA ATM statistics 1999 - 2009 (annual figures, table 4.2)

2009 9,272 ( down - 21.4% on 2008)

2008 12 thousand (- 3% on 2007)

2007 12

2006    12
2005    12
2000     6
1996     4

Air Freight (tonnes):

CAA Air Freight statistics 1998 - 2008

CAA Air Freight statistics 1999 - 2009 (annual figures, table 13.2)

2009 4 (down - 76% on 2008)

2008 17 (- 93% on 2007)

2007       253
2006    5,068
2005    5,719
2000    5,389
1996    5,569

Airport Contact Details:
Bournemouth International Airport Limited
Christchurch
Dorset
BH23 6SE    Tel: 01202 364000

Multimap: Map for BH23 6SE

Runway length: The airport has one runway, which is 2,271 metres in length.

Local community group: East Dorset Friends of the Earth

Proportion of domestic passengers, out of total passengers

CAA statistics, annual figures - comparing Tables 9 and 10.2

2006    11.4%
2007    10.3%
2008    14.7%

Business Aviation: Number of business flights (= private jets)
CAA statistics, annual figures - Table 3.1

2007 3,364

2008 4,414

DfT forecasts:

The DfT has done forecasts of future numbers for UK airports. This can be found at:

UK Air Passenger Demand and CO2 Forecasts (Nov 2007)

The numbers for Bournemouth are (page 108):

Low forecast: 2005 - less than 1 million

2015 - 2

2030 - 4

Central forecast: 2005 - less than 1

2015 - 3

2030 - 5

High forecast: 2005 - less than 1 million

2015 - 3

2030 - 5

Local Authority:

Bournemouth Borough Council

(Cons 40, Lib Dem 7, Independent 4, Lab 3)

Some Bournemouth airport recent news:

(There is a limited amount of news on the Bournemouth airport website at:http://www.airportbournemouth.co.uk/news.html )

News stories about the airport can be found at the UK Airport News website (see below) :

2010

02.01.10 Bournemouth Airport to install noise monitoring equipment in homes

19.12.09 New Bournemouth routes for Ryanair
11.12.09 bmibaby announce new Bournemouth - Jersey route

14.09.09 Bournemouth Airport launches carbon offset scheme
31.07.09 Ryanair adds Bournemouth routes

Bournemouth Airport launches Airport noise consultation

9.7.2009 Residents are to have their say on how noise is controlled at Bournemouth Airport. A 16 week public consultation has been launched by the airport on its draft plans to manage aircraft noise and review the measures currently in place. The plans are part of a European Union directive that requires all main sources of environmental noise - including airports, major roads, railways and urban conurbations with more than 250,000 residents – to produce Noise Action Plans. The consultation period ends on 21st October. More .....

NAP consultation document

Night flights to take off from Bournemouth airport

9.7.2009 Residents living under the flight path of Bournemouth Airport could have a rude awakening next summer should newly proposed timetables get the go-ahead. Thomson Holidays and First Choice, have announced they want to incorporate new routes to Turkey, Corfu, Tunisia and Sharm el Sheikh. Many of these will arrive at night, often around 1 - 2 am. The airport has an annual quota for night flights and is allowed some, as long as the quota is not exceeded. More .....

MAG puts another £13m into Bournemouth Airport expansion

25.7.2008 (Crain's Manchester Business)   Manchester Airports Group is reported to have injected an additional £13m into a £45m project to expand Bournemouth Airport.
The project had been delayed after New Forest National Park requested a judicial review into Christchurch Borough Council’s decision to allow the project to go ahead.

Work on the new terminal is now expected to go ahead following an April decision by the High Court who heard the application from New Forest National Park.   The Dorset Echo reports MAG have set a target of Spring 2010 for the completion of the project.

Peter Duffy, managing director at the airport told the newspaper: “We were originally hoping to fast track the building work but this was delayed by various factors beyond our control, such as a need to satisfy the requirements of some statutory consultees and the application for a judicial review by the New Forest National Park.” He added: “However, now that we have this additional funding secured, we will be able to move on to the next phase of the redevelopment within the next three or four weeks.”   article

2009

30.01.09 Bournemouth Airport expansion nears completion

22.11.08 Bournemouth Airport expansion ‘on course’
01.11.08 Ryanair launch Bournemouth – Paris flights

27.10.08 Bournemouth airline celebrates 50 years
01.10.08 Work to start on Bournemouth Airport terminal

15.09.08 Wizz axe Bournemouth flights; leave passengers stranded

24.08.08 Bournemouth aviation museum saved
21.07.08 Bournemouth Airport £45m revamp back on track
26.06.08 New fencing at Bournemouth Airport
24.06.08 Bournemouth Airport ‘vulnerable to intrusion’
29.05.08 Ryanair announce 14 routes
02.05.08 Bournemouth Airport set for growth as New Forest appeal fails

02.04.08 Ryanair paper plane challenge to celebrate Bournemouth flights

14-03-2008 New route to Gdansk from Bournemouth Airport

29.02.08 Ryanair announce leap year giveaway in Liverpool and Bournemouth

28-02-2008 Ryanair announces Edinburgh route from Bournemouth
05.02.08 Campaigners link up to fight Bournemouth Airport growth

23-01-2008 Airport launches new Community Fund

21.01.08 Bournemouth Airport shows flight movements on website
16.01.08 Bournemouth Airport crash driver died of natural causes
09.01.08 Ryanair to open new base at Bournemouth Airport