Recent airport passenger & flight figures
The CAA produces CAA Airport Statistics each month.
(Also other CAA data including airline statistics )
Air Transport Movements are on Table 5 each month. Terminal and Transit passengers are on Table 9 each month.
There are also CAA UK Airline Statistics.
CAA data for 2020
and
https://www.caa.co.uk/Documents/Download/3942/84777cab-434d-4271-8990-5da13e832674/1693 Passengers
and
https://www.caa.co.uk/Documents/Download/3942/84777cab-434d-4271-8990-5da13e832674/1690 Air Transport Movements (aka flights)
CAA data on airport passengers and flights in 2020 | ||||
Total Flights (ATMs) 2020 | Flights (ATMs) % change on 2019 | Total passengers 2020 | Passenger % change on 2019 | |
TOTAL | 689,700 | -63.8 | 59,511,172 | -75.9 |
HEATHROW | 207,021 | -56.9 | 22,109,550 | -72.7 |
GATWICK | 79,489 | -71.9 | 10,171,867 | -78.2 |
MANCHESTER STANSTED | 63,022 74.234 | -67.8 -59 | 7,029,384 | -76.1 – 73.2 |
EDINBURGH | 43,634 | -65.7 | 3,473,652 | -76.4 |
BIRMINGHAM | 31,968 | -68.8 | 2,865,845 | -77.3 |
BRISTOL | 21,661 | -65.4 | 2,192,725 | -75.5 |
GLASGOW | 26,702 | -66.3 | 1,944,981 | -78 |
BELFAST INTERNATIONAL | 19,416 | -58.9 | 1,746,951 | -72.2 |
LIVERPOOL (JOHN LENNON) | 13,676 | -60.9 | 1,337,669 | -73.5 |
NEWCASTLE | 12,305 | -69.4 | 1,061,146 | -79.6 |
LONDON CITY | 19,554 | -75.8 | 908,105 | -82.3 |
EAST MIDLANDS | 35,272 | -37.3 | 900,832 | -80.7 |
LEEDS BRADFORD | 8,123 | -72.7 | 751,048 | -81.2 |
BELFAST CITY (GEORGE BEST) | 10,095 | -70.8 | 542,523 | -77.9 |
JERSEY | 7,697 | -69.2 | 420,195 | -75.7 |
SOUTHAMPTON | 9,066 | -72.1 | 296,094 | -83.4 |
INVERNESS | 4,620 | -63.7 | 239,987 | -74.4 |
CARDIFF | 3,258 | -80.5 | 219,197 | -86.8 |
GUERNSEY | 8,624 | -62.6 | 184,503 | -78.4 |
ISLE OF MAN | 4,832 | -64.3 | 162,898 | -80.9 |
EXETER | 3,161 | -78.2 | 147,921 | -85.5 |
NORWICH | 10,284 | -47.9 | 120,258 | -77.3 |
SUMBURGH | 6,633 | -47.4 | 113,951 | -57.4 |
PRESTWICK | 2,000 | -56.7 | 90,608 | -85.8 |
CITY OF DERRY (EGLINTON) | 1,698 | -44.6 | 80,494 | -60.5 |
NEWQUAY | 1,542 | -81.2 | 67,877 | -85.3 |
KIRKWALL | 7,452 | -33.8 | 54,638 | -66.2 |
HUMBERSIDE | 3,067 | -58.2 | 45,075 | -77.7 |
STORNOWAY | 2,688 | -54.3 | 43,093 | -66.7 |
ISLES OF SCILLY (ST MARY’S) | 5,345 | -50.2 | 41,766 | -55.5 |
TEESSIDE | 2,044 | -43.7 | 37,141 | -74.9 |
LANDS END (ST JUST) | 4,196 | -49.5 | 34,556 | -45.9 |
ALDERNEY | 2,468 | -47.5 | 28,048 | -47.2 |
BENBECULA | 1,299 | -34.2 | 12,713 | -63.3 |
ISLAY | 1,192 | -41 | 8,693 | -75 |
DUNDEE | 730 | -39.8 | 8,647 | -58.7 |
BARRA | 1,047 | -23.4 | 6,140 | -57.9 |
TIREE | 1,069 | -33.2 | 5,221 | -56.3 |
CAMPBELTOWN | 992 | -6.8 | 2,108 | -73.6 |
BIGGIN | 277 | -14.8 | 1,845 | -18.4 |
LERWICK (TINGWALL) | 481 | -46.8 | 1,227 | -62.9 |
UK airport passenger numbers drop 75% to 74m in 2020
CAA airport data sets for 2019
CAA airport statistics for numbers of air passengers at UK airports in 2018/2019
See all the numbers, in descending order, for 2009 (for comparison), 2009 and 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 here https://www.caa.co.uk/uploadedFiles/CAA/Content/Standard_Content/Data_and_analysis/Datasets/Airport_stats/Airport_data_2019_annual/Table_09_Terminal_and_Transit_Passengers.pdf
Just the largest 20 are shown here
2009 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
Total All Reporting UK Airports | 217,739,000 | 268,245,000 | 284,420,000 | 292,090,000 | 296,681,000 |
All London airports | 130,133,000 | 163,189,000 | 171,055,000 | 177,244,000 | 180,957,000 |
Total Other UK Airports | 87,605,000 | 105,056,000 | 113,365,000 | 114,846,000 | 115,724,000 |
HEATHROW | 65,906,643 | 75,671,863 | 77,987,524 | 80,100,311 | 80,886,589 |
GATWICK | 32,360,773 | 43,143,353 | 45,553,837 | 46,081,327 | 46,574,786 |
MANCHESTER | 18,630,394 | 25,598,827 | 27,773,917 | 28,255,586 | 29,367,477 |
STANSTED | 19,949,689 | 24,318,395 | 25,902,618 | 27,995,121 | 28,124,292 |
LUTON | 9,115,316 | 14,642,284 | 15,989,225 | 16,766,552 | 18,213,901 |
EDINBURGH | 9,043,452 | 12,347,826 | 13,409,610 | 14,292,131 | 14,733,966 |
BIRMINGHAM | 9,093,201 | 11,639,399 | 12,982,180 | 12,454,642 | 12,646,456 |
BRISTOL | 5,615,200 | 7,604,160 | 8,234,095 | 8,696,653 | 8,959,679 |
GLASGOW | 7,213,397 | 9,343,147 | 9,894,845 | 9,653,085 | 8,843,214 |
BELFAST INTERNATIONAL | 4,536,498 | 5,147,399 | 5,836,735 | 6,269,025 | 6,278,374 |
NEWCASTLE | 4,568,619 | 4,804,958 | 5,297,952 | 5,332,238 | 5,198,952 |
LONDON CITY | 2,796,890 | 4,538,735 | 4,530,439 | 4,820,403 | 5,122,271 |
LIVERPOOL (JOHN LENNON) | 4,879,468 | 4,777,030 | 4,896,603 | 5,042,312 | 5,043,975 |
EAST MIDLANDS INTERNATIONAL | 4,652,691 | 4,651,373 | 4,877,545 | 4,873,757 | 4,674,338 |
LEEDS BRADFORD | 2,552,597 | 3,611,458 | 4,074,500 | 4,037,686 | 3,992,209 |
ABERDEEN | 2,983,793 | 2,955,325 | 3,090,272 | 3,055,995 | 2,912,743 |
BELFAST CITY (GEORGE BEST) | 2,621,733 | 2,665,139 | 2,559,846 | 2,510,294 | 2,455,259 |
SOUTHEND | 3,948 | 874,411 | 1,091,616 | 1,480,139 | 2,035,535 |
SOUTHAMPTON | 1,789,443 | 1,946,938 | 2,069,605 | 1,990,930 | 1,781,308 |
JERSEY | 1,460,972 | 1,591,976 | 1,614,221 | 1,646,423 | 1,728,973 |
CAA airport statistics for numbers of air transport movements (ie. commercial flights) at UK airports in 2018/2019
See all the numbers, in descending order, for 2018 and 2019 here CAA Air transport_Movements 2018 and 2019
Just the largest 20 are shown here
2018 | 2019 | |
Total all UK Reporting airports | 2,267,893 | 2,254,215 |
Total London area airports | 1,150,393 | 1,158,692 |
Total other UK airports | 1,117,500 | 1,095,523 |
HEATHROW | 480,339 | 479,811 |
GATWICK | 283,186 | 282,896 |
MANCHESTER | 194,131 | 195,926 |
STANSTED | 185,077 | 183,147 |
EDINBURGH | 125,426 | 127,335 |
LUTON | 106,666 | 112,745 |
BIRMINGHAM | 104,553 | 102,515 |
GLASGOW | 85,877 | 79,276 |
ABERDEEN | 81,552 | 78,209 |
LONDON CITY | 78,037 | 80,931 |
BRISTOL | 66,147 | 62,556 |
EAST MIDLANDS INTERNATIONAL | 56,947 | 56,053 |
BELFAST INTERNATIONAL | 46,115 | 47,230 |
NEWCASTLE | 42,412 | 40,169 |
LIVERPOOL (JOHN LENNON) | 35,914 | 34,976 |
BELFAST CITY (GEORGE BEST) | 35,845 | 34,625 |
SOUTHAMPTON | 35,750 | 32,529 |
LEEDS BRADFORD | 31,525 | 29,746 |
JERSEY | 23,804 | 24,972 |
GUERNSEY | 20,930 | 23,030 |
CAA airport statistics for numbers of air passengers at UK airports in 2018/2017
Airport | Passengers in 2018 | Passengers in 2017 |
HEATHROW | 80,124,537 | 78,012,825 |
GATWICK | 46,086,089 | 45,556,899 |
MANCHESTER | 28,292,797 | 27,826,054 |
STANSTED | 27,996,116 | 25,904,450 |
LUTON | 16,769,634 | 15,990,276 |
EDINBURGH | 14,294,305 | 13,410,343 |
BIRMINGHAM | 12,457,051 | 12,990,303 |
GLASGOW | 9,656,227 | 9,897,959 |
BRISTOL | 8,699,529 | 8,239,250 |
BELFAST INTERNATIONAL | 6,268,960 | 5,836,735 |
NEWCASTLE | 5,334,095 | 5,300,274 |
LIVERPOOL (JOHN LENNON) | 5,046,995 | 4,901,157 |
EAST MIDLANDS INTERNAT | 4,873,831 | 4,878,781 |
LONDON CITY | 4,820,292 | 4,530,439 |
LEEDS BRADFORD | 4,038,889 | 4,076,616 |
ABERDEEN | 3,056,018 | 3,090,642 |
BELFAST CITY (GEORGE BEST) | 2,511,261 | 2,559,846 |
SOUTHAMPTON | 1,991,014 | 2,069,910 |
JERSEY | 1,664,175 | 1,637,763 |
CARDIFF WALES | 1,581,131 | 1,465,227 |
SOUTHEND | 1,480,139 | 1,092,269 |
DONCASTER SHEFFIELD | 1,222,347 | 1,335,599 |
EXETER | 931,265 | 908,750 |
INVERNESS | 894,360 | 874,934 |
GUERNSEY | 837,615 | 843,272 |
ISLE OF MAN | 836,656 | 797,615 |
PRESTWICK | 681,715 | 696,309 |
BOURNEMOUTH | 674,972 | 694,660 |
NORWICH | 536,578 | 528,153 |
NEWQUAY | 456,888 | 461,300 |
SUMBURGH | 245,868 | 256,418 |
HUMBERSIDE | 192,526 | 190,936 |
CITY OF DERRY (EGLINTON) | 185,843 | 193,981 |
KIRKWALL | 181,562 | 177,248 |
SCATSTA | 174,934 | 170,847 |
DURHAM TEES VALLEY | 142,080 | 130,911 |
STORNOWAY | 135,700 | 134,148 |
ISLES OF SCILLY (ST.MARYS) | 92,195 | 91,852 |
LANDS END (ST JUST) | 64,216 | 59,386 |
ALDERNEY | 53,343 | 54,760 |
BENBECULA | 35,417 | 33,312 |
ISLAY | 32,775 | 32,644 |
DUNDEE | 21,185 | 21,327 |
BLACKPOOL | 19,321 | 23,391 |
WICK JOHN O GROATS | 16,775 | 17,697 |
BARRA | 14,706 | 14,913 |
TIREE | 12,625 | 12,488 |
CAMPBELTOWN | 8,532 | 8,806 |
LERWICK (TINGWALL) | 3,881 | 4,139 |
BIGGIN HILL | 1,674 | 1,318 |
LYDD | 284 | 865 |
OXFORD (KIDLINGTON) | 100 | 90 |
Totals | 292,359,234 | 284,708,165 |
CAA airport statistics for numbers of air transport movements (ie. commercial flights) at UK airports in 2018/2017
See CAA Air Transport Movements data
Total Air Transport Movements 2018 | Total Air Transport Movements 2017 | |
HEATHROW | 480,339 | 476,186 |
GATWICK | 283,186 | 283,437 |
MANCHESTER | 194,131 | 196,527 |
STANSTED | 185,077 | 172,153 |
EDINBURGH | 125,426 | 122,710 |
LUTON | 106,666 | 106,074 |
BIRMINGHAM | 104,553 | 112,905 |
GLASGOW | 85,877 | 88,861 |
ABERDEEN | 81,552 | 81,928 |
LONDON CITY | 78,036 | 76,612 |
BRISTOL | 66,147 | 63,863 |
EAST MIDLANDS INTERNAT | 56,947 | 56,655 |
BELFAST INTERNATIONAL | 46,115 | 41,692 |
NEWCASTLE | 42,412 | 43,917 |
LIVERPOOL (JOHN LENNON) | 35,914 | 35,442 |
BELFAST CITY (GEORGE BEST) | 35,845 | 36,891 |
SOUTHAMPTON | 35,750 | 39,285 |
LEEDS BRADFORD | 31,525 | 34,549 |
JERSEY | 23,804 | 23,843 |
GUERNSEY | 20,930 | 22,628 |
NORWICH | 20,575 | 23,576 |
SOUTHEND | 17,088 | 11,331 |
CARDIFF WALES | 17,009 | 16,947 |
ISLE OF MAN | 14,097 | 14,930 |
EXETER | 13,512 | 13,779 |
INVERNESS | 12,007 | 12,246 |
KIRKWALL | 11,840 | 12,008 |
ISLES OF SCILLY (ST.MARYS) | 10,587 | 10,031 |
SUMBURGH | 10,474 | 11,622 |
DONCASTER SHEFFIELD | 8,797 | 10,042 |
LANDS END (ST JUST) | 8,587 | 7,312 |
SCATSTA | 8,081 | 7,780 |
NEWQUAY | 7,631 | 8,230 |
HUMBERSIDE | 7,618 | 6,803 |
STORNOWAY | 6,903 | 6,919 |
ALDERNEY | 4,955 | 5,742 |
PRESTWICK | 4,760 | 4,931 |
BLACKPOOL | 4,724 | 5,397 |
BOURNEMOUTH | 4,096 | 4,251 |
DURHAM TEES VALLEY | 3,802 | 4,118 |
CITY OF DERRY (EGLINTON) | 2,324 | 1,911 |
BENBECULA | 1,960 | 1,827 |
ISLAY | 1,832 | 1,908 |
TIREE | 1,769 | 1,764 |
WICK JOHN O GROATS | 1,526 | 1,750 |
BARRA | 1,390 | 1,394 |
DUNDEE | 1,215 | 1,174 |
CAMPBELTOWN | 1,069 | 1,074 |
LERWICK (TINGWALL) | 955 | 1,023 |
BIGGIN HILL | 202 | 146 |
LYDD | 58 | 150 |
OXFORD (KIDLINGTON) | 3 | 2 |
GLOUCESTERSHIRE | – | 140 |
Total | 2,267,892 | 2,261,273 |
Comparison of passenger numbers over the past 10 years at UK airports
This table just shows 4 years (the table is too wide for this website otherwise) but the full data can be seen, for every year, at
Numbers of air passengers are in thousands
2008 | 2009 | 2017 | 2018 | |
HEATHROW | 66,906,954 | 65,906,643 | 77,987,524 | 80,100,311 |
GATWICK | 34,162,014 | 32,360,773 | 45,553,837 | 46,081,327 |
STANSTED | 22,340,375 | 19,949,689 | 25,902,618 | 27,995,121 |
MANCHESTER | 21,062,749 | 18,630,394 | 27,773,917 | 28,255,586 |
LUTON | 10,173,902 | 9,115,316 | 15,989,225 | 16,766,552 |
BIRMINGHAM | 9,576,700 | 9,093,201 | 12,982,180 | 12,454,642 |
EDINBURGH | 8,992,178 | 9,043,452 | 13,409,610 | 14,292,131 |
GLASGOW | 8,135,260 | 7,213,397 | 9,894,845 | 9,653,085 |
BRISTOL | 6,228,656 | 5,615,200 | 8,234,095 | 8,696,653 |
EAST MIDLANDS INTERNATIONAL | 5,616,278 | 4,652,691 | 4,877,545 | 4,873,757 |
LIVERPOOL (JOHN LENNON) | 5,329,826 | 4,879,468 | 4,896,603 | 5,042,312 |
BELFAST INTERNATIONAL | 5,222,839 | 4,536,498 | 5,836,735 | 6,269,025 |
NEWCASTLE | 5,016,640 | 4,568,619 | 5,297,952 | 5,332,238 |
ABERDEEN | 3,290,236 | 2,983,793 | 3,090,272 | 3,055,995 |
LONDON CITY | 3,260,225 | 2,796,890 | 4,530,439 | 4,820,292 |
LEEDS BRADFORD | 2,860,447 | 2,552,597 | 4,074,500 | 4,037,686 |
BELFAST CITY (GEORGE BEST) | 2,570,741 | 2,621,733 | 2,559,846 | 2,510,294 |
PRESTWICK | 2,414,019 | 1,817,286 | 695,669 | 680,958 |
CARDIFF WALES | 1,978,719 | 1,624,730 | 1,464,180 | 1,579,286 |
SOUTHAMPTON | 1,945,767 | 1,789,443 | 2,069,605 | 1,990,930 |
JERSEY | 1,591,032 | 1,460,972 | 1,614,221 | 1,646,423 |
BOURNEMOUTH | 1,078,941 | 868,445 | 693,977 | 674,972 |
DONCASTER SHEFFIELD | 967,801 | 834,636 | 1,335,590 | 1,222,295 |
EXETER | 951,265 | 789,733 | 908,260 | 931,182 |
GUERNSEY | 914,742 | 902,040 | 809,215 | 804,536 |
ISLE OF MAN | 754,387 | 707,506 | 797,374 | 836,656 |
INVERNESS | 670,752 | 583,374 | 874,486 | 892,971 |
DURHAM TEES VALLEY | 646,741 | 288,296 | 128,007 | 139,549 |
NORWICH | 582,973 | 429,542 | 528,153 | 536,578 |
BLACKPOOL | 439,199 | 276,860 | 23,391 | 19,321 |
CITY OF DERRY (EGLINTON) | 438,996 | 345,857 | 193,981 | 185,843 |
NEWQUAY | 430,893 | 347,036 | 459,924 | 456,511 |
HUMBERSIDE | 424,402 | 335,149 | 190,490 | 191,828 |
COVENTRY | 331,022 | 167 | – | – |
SCATSTA | 243,041 | 269,754 | 170,847 | 174,934 |
SUMBURGH | 154,011 | 139,146 | 256,393 | 245,766 |
KIRKWALL | 137,616 | 138,383 | 164,484 | 169,683 |
STORNOWAY | 130,888 | 122,475 | 132,009 | 133,375 |
ALDERNEY | 77,104 | 74,835 | 54,760 | 53,343 |
DUNDEE | 60,929 | 72,466 | 21,327 | 21,185 |
SOUTHEND | 44,075 | 3,948 | 1,091,616 | 1,480,139 |
BENBECULA | 33,595 | 32,692 | 33,258 | 35,404 |
ISLAY | 29,136 | 26,285 | 32,392 | 32,508 |
WICK JOHN O GROATS | 23,430 | 21,460 | 17,672 | 16,756 |
GLOUCESTERSHIRE | 19,830 | 20,220 | 1,488 | – |
MANSTON (KENT INT) | 11,625 | 5,335 | – | – |
BARRA | 10,705 | 10,182 | 14,913 | 14,706 |
CAMPBELTOWN | 9,090 | 9,389 | 8,726 | 8,472 |
TIREE | 8,419 | 8,202 | 12,137 | 12,285 |
LERWICK (TINGWALL) | 4,854 | 4,709 | 4,139 | 3,881 |
rpt_apt_name | 2,008 | 2,009 | 2,017 | 2,018 |
CAMBRIDGE | 1,854 | 1,307 | – | – |
LYDD | 1,673 | 588 | – | – |
BIGGIN HILL | – | – | 1,318 | 1,674 |
OXFORD (KIDLINGTON) | – | 1,297 | 90 | 100 |
Total London area airports | 136,888 | 130,133 | 171,055 | 177,244 |
Total | 234,972 | 217,739 | 284,420 | 292,090 |
So there was a 24% increase in number of passengers between 2008 and 2018 at all UK airports.
The increase in numbers for the London airports between 2008 and 2018 was 29.5%
Compared to population, UK airports handle more passengers than airports in Germany or France
Passengers – 2015 (Anna Aero data – see the spreadsheet)
United Kingdom – All airports 254,707,495 (up 5.5% on 2014)
France – Top 15 airports 153,597,346 (up 3% on 2014)
Germany – All airports (ADV) 216,475,521 (up 3.8% on 2014)
2015
From CAA airport data for 2015
Air Transport Movements Table_04_2_Air_Transport_Movements_2005_2015 and Terminal PassengersTable_10_3_Terminal_Pax_2005_2015
Figures taken from the CAA table showing numbers of flights at UK airports from 2005 to 2015
2014 – All UK airports – passengers every month
Statistics of each airport’s number of passengers, each month (for all European airports) are available from Anna Aero at www.anna.aero/wp-content/uploads/european-airports.xls (one document for all the years – see the annual tabs along the bottom)
The passenger numbers for UK airports, from Anna Aero data, for all of 2014
Anna Aero pax per month all 2014
2014
From CAA airport statistics
CAa statistics for 2014 – full year (ranked by number of passengers, in descending order)
From CAA provisional statistics.December_2014_Provisional_Airport_Statistics
AIRPORT | 2014 Number of ATMs | % change from 2013 | 2014 Number of terminal passengers | % change from 2013 |
TOTAL OF ALL UK AIRPORTS LISTED | 2,120,754 | + 0.7 | 241,340,802 | + 4.3 |
HEATHROW | 470,710 | 0.2 | 73,371,106 | 1.4 |
GATWICK | 254,542 | 4.2 | 38,093,870 | 7.5 |
MANCHESTER | 162,921 | 1.2 | 21,950,323 | 6.1 |
STANSTED | 143,142 | 8.5 | 19,935,161 | 11.7 |
LUTON | 75,616 | 6.7 | 10,481,155 | 8.1 |
EDINBURGH | 101,431 | -2.3 | 10,158,906 | 3.9 |
BIRMINGHAM | 89,056 | 5 | 9,698,337 | 6.4 |
GLASGOW | 74,062 | 2.1 | 7,708,897 | 4.8 |
BRISTOL | 52,574 | -2.6 | 6,333,058 | 3.4 |
NEWCASTLE | 42,873 | -0.2 | 4,513,012 | 2.2 |
EAST MIDLANDS INTERNAT | 57,217 | 0.3 | 4,506,457 | 4.1 |
BELFAST INTERNATIONAL | 34,795 | -4.9 | 4,031,685 | 0.2 |
LIVERPOOL (JOHN LENNON) | 29,777 | -9.6 | 3,984,024 | -4.8 |
ABERDEEN | 106,202 | 6.3 | 3,725,113 | 8.3 |
LONDON CITY | 70,135 | 3 | 3,647,824 | 7.9 |
LEEDS BRADFORD | 29,876 | -1.7 | 3,263,247 | -1.5 |
BELFAST CITY (GEORGE BEST) | 36,052 | -2.2 | 2,555,111 | 0.5 |
SOUTHAMPTON | 35,712 | -0.9 | 1,829,607 | 6.2 |
JERSEY | 28,403 | -17.2 | 1,474,615 | 3.2 |
SOUTHEND | 11,541 | 21.8 | 1,102,260 | 13.6 |
CARDIFF WALES | 14,228 | 1.5 | 1,019,545 | -3.6 |
PRESTWICK | 6,616 | -23.1 | 912,400 | -20.3 |
GUERNSEY | 25,766 | -21.9 | 860,213 | 0.4 |
EXETER | 12,469 | -0.3 | 766,510 | 3.9 |
ISLE OF MAN | 17,332 | -14.9 | 728,591 | -1.3 |
DONCASTER SHEFFIELD | 5,119 | 19.3 | 724,252 | 5 |
BOURNEMOUTH | 6,714 | -1.6 | 660,677 | 0.3 |
INVERNESS | 9,624 | -3.9 | 611,770 | 0.8 |
NORWICH | 23,117 | 4.8 | 458,931 | -0.9 |
CITY OF DERRY (EGLINTON) | 2,537 | -15.7 | 350,257 | -9 |
SCATSTA | 12,381 | -6 | 279,799 | -6.2 |
SUMBURGH | 10,227 | 11.2 | 262,626 | 25.2 |
HUMBERSIDE | 11,967 | 2.5 | 237,149 | 1.1 |
BLACKPOOL | 8,231 | -19.9 | 223,998 | -14.7 |
NEWQUAY | 5,938 | 19.6 | 219,167 | 25.5 |
KIRKWALL | 10,747 | -0.4 | 150,877 | 0.9 |
DURHAM TEES VALLEY | 4,053 | -6.3 | 142,274 | -10.7 |
STORNOWAY | 6,296 | -0.7 | 127,219 | 6.1 |
ALDERNEY | 6,183 | -3.1 | 61,317 | -2.4 |
BENBECULA | 1,681 | -10.9 | 31,190 | 1.9 |
WICK JOHN O GROATS | 2,365 | -29.1 | 27,625 | -16.5 |
ISLAY | 1,541 | -1.1 | 27,421 | 6.6 |
DUNDEE | 1,204 | -11.3 | 22,069 | -19.9 |
CAMBRIDGE | 1,480 | 94 | 20,692 | 123.7 |
GLOUCESTERSHIRE | 1,227 | -2.3 | 15,141 | 7.2 |
BARRA | 882 | 0.2 | 10,521 | 11.8 |
CAMPBELTOWN | 1,035 | 1.3 | 9,331 | -1 |
TIREE | 1,019 | 3.5 | 9,026 | 9.1 |
LERWICK (TINGWALL) | 1,045 | -21.4 | 3,595 | -5 |
OXFORD (KIDLINGTON) | 64 | -88.9 | 1,205 | -82.4 |
LYDD | 108 | -15 | 1,194 | 78.2 |
SHOREHAM | 382 | -42.5 | 452 | -38.3 |
COVENTRY | 539 | -10.8 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL OF ALL UK AIRPORTS LISTED | 2,120,754 | + 0.7 | 241,340,802 | + 4.3 |
2013
From CAA airport statistics
CAA statistics for 2013 – full year (ranked by number of passengers, in descending order)
AIRPORT | Air Transport Movements in 2013 LINK | % change from 2012 | Terminal passengers in 2013 | % change from 2012 |
HEATHROW | 469,578 | -0.4 | 72,332,160 | 3.4 |
GATWICK | 244,328 | 1.6 | 35,433,178 | 3.5 |
MANCHESTER | 161,063 | 0.4 | 20,682,907 | 5.2 |
STANSTED | 132,234 | 0.6 | 17,844,355 | 2.2 |
EDINBURGH | 103,972 | 1.1 | 9,775,222 | 6.3 |
LUTON | 70,954 | -1.1 | 9,693,850 | 0.8 |
BIRMINGHAM | 85,000 | ? | 9,119,709 | 2.3 |
GLASGOW | 72,541 | 0.4 | 7,358,136 | 2.9 |
LONDON CITY AIRPORT | 68,000 | 6.0 | 3,380,000 | 12 |
BRISTOL | 53,971 | 6.5 | 6,125,207 | 3.5 |
NEWCASTLE | 42,980 | -1.6 | 4,415,684 | 1.4 |
EAST MIDLANDS INTERNAT | 57,204 | 4.7 | 4,328,229 | 6.4 |
LIVERPOOL (JOHN LENNON) | 32,956 | -8.1 | 4,186,091 | -6.1 |
BELFAST INTERNATIONAL | 36,600 | -6.4 | 4,022,479 | -6.7 |
ABERDEEN | 99,895 | 1.1 | 3,440,361 | 3.4 |
LEEDS BRADFORD | 30,398 | 0.6 | 3,314,398 | 11.6 |
BELFAST CITY (GEORGE BEST) | 36,867 | 2.6 | 2,541,721 | 13.2 |
SOUTHAMPTON | 36,058 | -6.7 | 1,722,557 | 1.7 |
JERSEY | 34,365 | -6.9 | 1,429,420 | -0.8 |
PRESTWICK | 8,606 | 5.6 | 1,144,568 | 7.3 |
CARDIFF WALES | 14,026 | 0.4 | 1,057,088 | 4.3 |
SOUTHEND | 9,476 | 30.4 | 969,941 | 57.2 |
GUERNSEY | 33,006 | -2.8 | 856,768 | -0.6 |
ISLE OF MAN | 20,373 | -11.4 | 738,459 | 6.2 |
EXETER | 12,529 | 3.7 | 738,157 | 6.2 |
DONCASTER SHEFFIELD | 4,296 | -1.9 | 689,761 | -0.5 |
BOURNEMOUTH | 6,832 | -4.9 | 659,021 | -4.5 |
INVERNESS | 10,012 | -3.5 | 607,266 | 1 |
CITY OF DERRY (EGLINTON) | 3,011 | -3.3 | 384,973 | -3.3 |
SCATSTA | 13,174 | -3.3 | 298,308 | -2 |
BLACKPOOL | 10,289 | 7.1 | 262,757 | 11.7 |
HUMBERSIDE | 11,676 | -6.7 | 234,787 | 0.5 |
SUMBURGH | 9,199 | 30.1 | 209,747 | 40.9 |
DURHAM TEES VALLEY | 4,329 | 3 | 159,311 | -3.3 |
STORNOWAY | 6,340 | -1.6 | 119,904 | 3.5 |
ISLES OF SCILLY (ST.MARYS) | 10,816 | 6.5 | 89,170 | -8.1 |
ALDERNEY | 6,386 | -4 | 62,855 | -2 |
MANSTON (KENT INT) | 1,644 | 139.3 | 40,656 | 392.1 |
BENBECULA | 1,887 | -22 | 30,628 | -0.7 |
ISLAY | 1,558 | 15.2 | 25,754 | 21.3 |
GLOUCESTERSHIRE | 1,256 | -10.4 | 14,129 | -7.3 |
BARRA | 880 | -29.8 | 9,410 | -17.6 |
OXFORD (KIDLINGTON) | 592 | -17.2 | 6,877 | 4.6 |
LERWICK (TINGWALL) | 1,330 | -13.9 | 3,787 | -24.9 |
LYDD | 127 | 30.9 | 670 | 50.6 |
BIGGIN HILL | 8 | 0 | 326 | 0 |
COVENTRY | 604 | -18.2 | – | 0 |
TOTAL OF ABOVE AIRPORTS | 2,031,000 | + 1% | 228,332,000 | +4% |
Terminal Passengers 2003 – 2013
Download ‘Table 10 3 Terminal Pax 2003 2013.pdf’
Air Transport Movements (ie. commercial flights) 2003 – 2013
Download ‘Table 04 2 Air Transport Movements 2003 2013.pdf’
All of 2012
from http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/80/airport_data/2012Annual/Table_10_3_Terminal_Pax_2002_2012.pdf and
AIRPORT | Number of flights in 2012 | % change in flights from 2011 | Terminal passengers in 2012 | % change in passengers from 2011 |
TOTAL OF UK AIRPORTS | 2,015,000 | -1% | 220,644,000 | +0.62% |
HEATHROW | 471,382 | -1 | 69,983,174 | +0.9 |
GATWICK | 240,447 | -1.7 | 34,218,668 | +1.7 |
MANCHESTER | 160,473 | +1.6 | 19,654,100 | +4.5 |
STANSTED | 131,297 | – 4 | 17,464,792 | – 3.2 |
LUTON | 71,725 | -0.5 | 9,614,175 | +1.1 |
EDINBURGH | 102,884 | -2.1 | 9,194,334 | -2 |
BIRMINGHAM | 84,062 | +0.3 | 8,916,209 | +3.6 |
GLASGOW | 72,287 | +3.4 | 7,150,231 | +4.3 |
BRISTOL | 50,654 | -3.8 | 5,916,258 | +2.6 |
LIVERPOOL | 35,856 | -21.4 | 4,458,638 | -15 |
NEWCASTLE | 43,660 | -2.2 | 4,354,730 | +0.4 |
EAST MIDLANDS | 54,643 | +0.6 | 4,067,915 | -3.3 |
ABERDEEN | 98,783 | +4.2 | 3,328,602 | +8 |
LONDON CITY | 64,310 | +5.3 | 3,016,664 | +0.8 |
LEEDS BRADFORD | 30,227 | -8.6 | 2,968,708 | +1.1 |
BELFAST CITY | 35,921 | -11.4 | 2,246,202 | -6.3 |
SOUTHAMPTON | 38,645 | -5.5 | 1,693,478 | -3.9 |
JERSEY | 37,040 | -2.3 | 1,441,780 | -1.3 |
PRESTWICK | 8,156 | -18.3 | 1,066,917 | -17.6 |
CARDIFF | 13,966 | -13.1 | 1,013,386 | -16.1 |
GUERNSEY | 33,964 | -9.7 | 862,369 | -4.2 |
ISLE OF MAN | 22,996 | -2.7 | 695,610 | -0.7 |
EXETER | 12,106 | 1.4 | 695,058 | -2 |
DONCASTER SHEFFIELD | 4,381 | -24 | 693,129 | -15.6 |
BOURNEMOUTH | 7,196 | 15 | 689,913 | +12.6 |
SOUTHEND | 7,268 | 477.3 | 616,974 | +1353.8 |
CITY OF DERRY (EGLINTON) | 3,114 | -18.9 | 398,209 | -1.8 |
SCATSTA | 13,626 | 4.6 | 304,426 | +5.6 |
BLACKPOOL | 9,607 | 8 | 235,191 | -0.2 |
HUMBERSIDE | 12,523 | -2.5 | 233,687 | -14.4 |
NEWQUAY | 4,747 | -31.3 | 166,272 | -20.7 |
DURHAM TEES VALLEY | 4,202 | -17.9 | 164,826 | -13.4 |
ISLES OF SCILLY (ST.MARYS) | 10,157 | -4.5 | 97,012 | -13.6 |
ALDERNEY | 6,652 | -10.4 | 64,165 | -7.7 |
DUNDEE | 2,706 | -4.8 | 54,642 | -11.4 |
LANDS END (ST JUST) | 5,785 | 5.3 | 31,964 | -3.4 |
MANSTON (KENT INT) | 687 | -53.3 | 8,262 | -77.8 |
OXFORD (KIDLINGTON) | 723 | 963.2 | 6,599 | +342.6 |
LERWICK (TINGWALL) | 1,547 | 0.5 | 5,042 | -2.7 |
SHOREHAM | 435 | -22.7 | 480 | -24.3 |
LYDD | 97 | -4.9 | 445 | -10.3 |
COVENTRY | 738 | 276.5 | – | 0 |
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Air Transport Movements over the 10 years 2002 – 2012
Terminal passengers over the 10 years 2002 – 2012
All of 2011
CAA 2011 statistics for full year Air Transport Movements and Passengers
ATMs 2001 to 2011 Terminal Passengers 2001 to 2011
Just the figures for the 8 largest UK airports are shown below:
AIRPORT | Number of flights (Air Transport Movements) for full year 2011 | Percentage change in ATMs from 2010 | Terminal passengers for all of 2011 (not transit) | Percentage change in pax of 2011 from 2010 | Terminal passengers for 2010 | Percentage change in pax of 2010 from 2009 |
TOTAL OF UK AIRPORTS Listed by CAA | 2,145,488 | 2.3 | 222,333,447 | 4.1 | 213,714,279 | -3.4% |
HEATHROW | 476,304 | 6 | 69,390,628 | 5.5 | 65,745,250 | – 0.2 |
GATWICK | 244,579 | 4.7 | 33,645,285 | 7.3 | 31,342,263 | – 3.1 |
MANCHESTER | 157,990 | 6.1 | 18,806,098 | 6.5 | 17,662,873 | -5.2 |
STANSTED | 136,934 | -4.2 | 18,047,594 | -2.8 | 18,563,016 | – 7 |
LUTON | 72,195 | 5.3 | 9,510,137 | 8.9 | 8,733,837 | – 4.2 |
EDINBURGH | 105,169 | 4.6 | 9,384,072 | 9.2 | 8,563,505 | – 5.8 |
BIRMINGHAM | 83,832 | -1.1 | 8,608,828 | 0.5 | 8,594,491 | – 5 |
GLASGOW | 69,960 | 1.6 | 6,858,829 | 5.2 | 6,521,765 | – 9.6 |
Smaller airports:
Number of passengers in 2011 | % change in passengers of 2011 from 2010 | |
BRISTOL ……………….…………….. | 5767628 | 0.8 |
LIVERPOOL (JOHN LENNON) | 5246540 | 4.8 |
BELFAST INTERNATIONAL | 4102108 | 2.3 |
NEWCASTLE | 4336304 | -0.2 |
ABERDEEN | 3082626 | 11.5 |
LONDON CITY | 2992847 | 7.6 |
EAST MIDLANDS INTERNATIONAL | 4208402 | 2.4 |
BELFAST CITY (GEORGE BEST) | 2397270 | -12.5 |
LEEDS BRADFORD | 2909596 | 6.8 |
SOUTHAMPTON | 1761961 | 1.6 |
JERSEY | 1460926 | 2.2 |
GUERNSEY | 899863 | 1.6 |
ISLE OF MAN | 700547 | 3.9 |
INVERNESS | 579123 | 9.6 |
CARDIFF WALES | 1208268 | -13.6 |
PRESTWICK | 1295676 | -21.9 |
EXETER | 709310 | -3.7 |
DONCASTER SHEFFIELD | 821615 | -6.2 |
CITY OF DERRY (EGLINTON) | 405568 | 19.8 |
NORWICH | 413837 | -2.8 |
SCATSTA | 288269 | 3.2 |
HUMBERSIDE | 273096 | -3.4 |
BOURNEMOUTH | 612547 | -18.3 |
DURHAM TEES VALLEY | 190284 | -15.3 |
SUMBURGH | 142615 | 2.5 |
STORNOWAY | 122439 | 9.1 |
KIRKWALL | 133930 | 3.8 |
BLACKPOOL | 235682 | 0.1 |
NEWQUAY | 209574 | -26.5 |
ALDERNEY | 69546 | -0.7 |
DUNDEE | 61648 | -12.4 |
ISLES OF SCILLY (ST.MARYS) | 112218 | -1 |
PENZANCE HELIPORT | 75206 | -15.9 |
BENBECULA | 34240 | 14 |
SOUTHEND | 42439 | 1084.5 |
WICK | 24262 | 8.8 |
ISLAY | 25784 | 3.4 |
MANSTON (KENT INT) | 37169 | 44.7 |
LANDS END (ST JUST) | 33098 | 12.2 |
GLOUCESTERSHIRE | 14737 | -9.2 |
ISLES OF SCILLY (TRESCO) | 40628 | 26.5 |
BARRA | 10482 | 2.8 |
TIREE | 8310 | 5.7 |
CAMPBELTOWN | 9201 | 6 |
LERWICK (TINGWALL) | 5181 | 12.4 |
OXFORD (KIDLINGTON) | 1491 | -31.8 |
CAMBRIDGE | 597 | -34.8 |
SHOREHAM | 634 | -26.8 |
COVENTRY | 0 | 0 |
All UK reporting airports | 222,363,372 | 4.1 |
see also Anna Aero passenger figures.
Data for most UK airports for 2009, 2010 and 2011 compared to the same month a year earlier, showing % change
Anna-Aero-data-for-UK-airports-for-2009-2010-and-2011
Anna Aero European Airport Traffic Trends at http://www.anna.aero/european-airport-traffic-trends/
All of 2010
GATWICK 31,342,263 – 3.1
STANSTED 18,563,016 – 7
MANCHESTER 17,662,873 – 5.2
LUTON 8,733,837 – 4.2
BIRMINGHAM 8,563,505 – 5.8
EDINBURGH 8,594,491 – 5
GLASGOW 6,521,765 – 9.6
BRISTOL 5,723,245 + 1.9
LIVERPOOL 5,007,944 + 2.6
BELFAST INTERNAT 4,010,972 – 11.6
NEWCASTLE 4,346,564 – 4.9
EAST MIDLANDS 4,110,581 – 11.7
ABERDEEN 2,763,491 – 7.4
LONDON CITY 2,780,582 – 0.6
BELFAST CITY 2,740,305 + 4.5
LEEDS BRADFORD 2,723,833 + 6.7
SOUTHAMPTON 1,733,553 – 3.1
JERSEY 1,428,798 – 2.2
PRESTWICK 1,659,946 – 8.7
Click here for CAA data for 2010 https://www.airportwatch.org.uk/news/detail.php?art_id=4226
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Air Transport Movements from 2002 to 2012 at all UK airports
From CAA data
Air Transport Movements from 2002 to 2012 (2003, 2004, 2005 omitted – to save space) from http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/80/airport_data/2012Annual/Table_04_2_Air_Transport_Movements_2002_2012.pdf
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Terminal Passengers from 2002 to 2012 at all UK airports
From CAA data
Air Transport Movements from 2002 to 2012 (2003, 2004, 2005 omitted – to save space) from