Southampton Airport

Some general information about the airport
Airport Owner:   Until Jan 2015, BAA –  owned by  Ferrovial (a multinational Spanish company involved in construction, infrastructure, and real estate.) After Jan 2015 owned by Ferrovial and Macquarie. Details
Airport Operator:   Southampton International Airport Ltd.
Airport website:   http://www.southamptonairport.com

Local opposition group:

AXO is run by Friends of the Earth Southampton and partnered by other groups including Extinction Rebellion Southampton.  Email:  aXoSOU@gmail.com

Airport Master Plan:  

http://www.southamptonairport.com/about-us/our-vision/
Summary of the Southampton Airport Master Plan – November 2006
Key Master Plan facts:

Passenger numbers are expected to grow from 1.84 million in 2005 to 3.05 million
per year by 2015, to 6 million per year in 2030.

Air transport movements (the anticipated number of landings and take-offs)
are expected to increase from 43,900 in 2005 to around 62,000 per year in 2015  to 96,300
in 2030.
Development can be accommodated within the airport’s current boundaries
Only one runway – no plan for a second before 2030
 No scheduled night flights
 New noise, surface access and air quality strategies.

Airport Consultative Committee:
Southampton (Eastleigh) Airport Consultative Committee
Civic Offices, Leigh Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO5 4YN Tel: 02380 688103http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/meetings/ieListMeetings.asp?CId=267&Year=2007

Southampton Airport. Flights and CO2 emissions.Analysis of flights, routes, and top 10 destinations from Southampton Airport in 2011. Also carbon emissions.
And passenger growth and numbers over the past 15 years. http://www.awsw.co.uk/allco2/SOU_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
2012     1,693,350 (down – 3.9 on 2011)
2011     1,762 (up + 2% on 2010)
2010    1,733  (down – 3.1% on 2009)    link to 2010 data
2009    1,789  (down -8% on 2008)
2008    1,946  (down -1% on 2007)
2007    1,965  (up +3% on 2006)
2006    1,913
2005    1,835
2000       854
1996       544

Air Transport Movements

Number of ATMs (thousands)
 CAA ATM statistics 1998 – 2008

UK Airport Statistics: 2012 – annual  (Table 4.2) ATMs 2002 – 2012

2012      38,639 (down – 5.5% on 2011)
2011      40,894  ( up + 1%  on 2010)
2010     40,000 (little change on 2009)   link to 2010 data
2009     41   (down  -9% on 2008)
2008     45  (down  -5% on 2007)
2007     47  (up +2% on 2006)
2006     46
2005     48
2000     28
1996     24

Air Freight

Freight tonnage  
2012    359 ( up + 172% on 2011)
2011    132 ( up + 14% on 2010)

2010    116  (down – 44% on 2009)    link to 2010 data

2009     209   (down – 21% on 2008)
2008     264  (down -11% on 2007)
2007     297  (up +52% on 2006)
2006    195
2005    204
2000    244
1996    665

Airlines operating from Southampton:
There are currently  13 airlines/tour operators  operating at Southampton Airport.
View airlines and destinations. on BAA website

There are currently  around 47 routes direct from Southampton Airport, with up to 400
worldwide connections. Current timetables can be requested by phoning 023 8062
7098.

Airport Contact Details:   Tel: 0870 040 0009
Southampton Airport, SO18 2NLMultimap:        Map showing SO18 2NL
Local community group:
AXE – Against eXpansion at Eastleigh
Wikipedia   page on Southampton airport:     Wikipedia
Runway length and direction:    02/20       1,723metres       5,653feet   Asphalt

The largest aircraft   to access Southampton Airport is a Boeing 757.

 

Proportion of domestic passengers, out of total passengers
CAA  statistics, annual figures   – comparing Tables 9 and 10.2

2006       67.6%
2007       60.9%
2008       60.5%

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

2007           3,014 (plus 340 air taxis)
2008           2,617 (plus 391 air taxis)
Some recent news about the airport at  Southampton Airport News
 
News stories about the airport can be found at the UK Airport News website: