Newquay Airport
EC Funding ( £24.3m for Newquay airport is approved
said the money, from Cornwall Council, the EU and South West Regional Development
Agency, conformed to EU state aid rules. It was approved because the airport’s
transition from a partial military base to a fully civilian airport (up to 1.4m
pax) was deemed beneficial to Cornwall’s development. The Commission has already
awarded the airport a 22.5m £19m EU grant. (BBC) Click here to view full story…
Airport Owner: Cornwall County Council and Restormel Borough Council
A key recommendation of the Air Transport White Paper was the production of site specific Airport Masterplans.
The Masterplan was approved and published in June 2009. It sets out the current short term development requirements within a strategic context and establishes a framework for long-term strategic objectives for the re-development of the airport up until 2030.
This plan is currently under review.
The updated plan will be uploaded when available
2008 Master Plan is at Masterplan_Complete.pdf
The airport acknowledges that forecasting and predicting future numbers is difficult,
in uncertain times.
In 2008 the passenger numbers growth projections were that numbers will rise from
350,000 per year in 2007 / 2008 to
1,010,000 by 2015/ 2016 to
1,150,000 by 2025 / 2026 to
1,430,000 by 2030 / 2031. (Page 70 of the Master Plan)
[But the reality was that in 2013 the airport handled 174,891 passengers].
and Air Traffic Movements (ATMs) would rise from around 10,200 per year in 2007
/2008 to 25,400 in 2030 / 2031.
They also want to increase business and executive jet traffic, from around 860
air movements per year now, to around 5,000 by 2030 / 2031.
of the greenest airports in the UK and set new environmental standards for airport.
The airport has expanded rapidly over the last 5 years, with passenger numbers
increasing from around 70,000 in 2001 up to 352,000 in 2006. The existing terminal
will be able handle up to 700,000 passengers by 2011 and a new terminal being
planned will enable the airport to handle up to 2 million passengers
Wikipedia page on Newquay: Wiki on Newquay
Newquay Airport. Flights and CO2 emissions.
Analysis of flights, routes, and top 10 destinations from Newquay Airport in 2011. Also carbon emissions.
And passenger growth and numbers over the past 15 years. http://www.awsw.co.uk/allco2/NQY_co2.html
CAA airport statistics CAA statistics
Terminal Passengers
(thousands) :
CAA – Terminal Passengers 1998 – 2008
UK Airport Statistics: 2012 – annual (Table 10.3) Terminal Passengers 2002 – 2012
2006 343
2005 337
2000 –
1996 –
Air Transport Movements
UK Airport Statistics: 2012 – annual (Table 4.2) ATMs 2002 – 2012
2010 11 (down -10% on 2009) link to 2010 data
2006 10
2005 8
2000 –
1996 –
Air Freight (tonnes):
Multimap: Multimap of TR8 4RQ aerial view of airport
Local community group: Groundswell Cornwall
Proportion of domestic passengers, out of total passengers
CAA statistics, annual figures – comparing Tables 9 and 10.2
2006 82.8%
2007 85.4%
2008 73.9%
Business Aviation: Number of business flights (= private jets)
CAA statistics, annual figures – Table 3.1