UK Air Transport Movements in 2011 up a bit on 2010, but lower than any other year since 2003

Date added: 17 March, 2012

Overall for the UK in 2011, the number of Air Transport Movements (commercial movements, not including hobby flying, general aviation etc) rose by +2.18%  compared to 2010.  The number of ATMs in 2011 was down 15% from the peak of  over 2.4 million  in 2007. At Heathrow, the number was very slightly higher than the previous peak, in 2007, and more significantly higher than more recent years. At Gatwick, the number of ATMs is lower than it was in 2005, to 2009. At Manchester, ATMs were slightly up on 2010, but very substantially lower than in earlier years. At Stansted, they were the lowest for the past 10 years. At Edinburgh the number was lower in 2011 than in 2004  to 2009. At Birmingham they were the lowest for 10 years. At Luton they were lower than in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 or 2009. And so on.

Number of Air Transport Movements (CAA data)

Airport20072008200920102011
All UK airports2,409,0072,327,2582,124,1802,002,4882,046,192
HEATHROW475,789473,207  460,178449,271476,295
GATWICK258,921 256,352 245,377233,553 244,571
MANCHESTER 206,503191,228 162,126 148,876158,025
STANSTED 191,522 177,285 155,985142,993136,899

Number of Air Transport Movements over the past 9 years, for the largest 40 airports in the UK.

CAA data from http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?catid=80&pagetype=88&sglid=3&fld=2011Annual   Table 04 2

 

For all UK reporting airports, there were  2,046,192 ATMs, which is up  2.18%  from 2,002,488  ATMs in 2010.

The number of ATMs in 2011 was  down 15% from the peak of  2,409,007  in 2007.

Airport200320042005200620072008200920102011% change 2011 from 2010
HEATHROW   457,077  469,786  472,041  470,891  475,789   473,207  460,178  449,271  476,2956.02
GATWICK   234,455  241,174  251,953  254,414  258,921   256,352  245,377  233,553  244,5714.72
MANCHESTER   191,518  208,493  217,987  213,026  206,503   191,228  162,126  148,876  158,0256.15
STANSTED   169,219  176,769  178,012  189,995  191,522   177,285  155,985  142,993  136,899-4.26
EDINBURGH   105,179  111,768  115,959  115,846  115,190   113,535  106,477  100,584  105,1184.51
ABERDEEN      76,818    80,684     89,480     97,863  102,835   100,169    94,386    87,950    94,7967.78
BIRMINGHAM   116,040  109,202  112,963  108,658  104,481   102,856    93,936    84,790    83,826-1.14
LUTON      58,421    64,243     75,424     78,840    83,319     85,661    75,094    68,571    72,1385.20
GLASGOW      88,076    92,146     96,555     96,754    93,668     86,647    74,051    68,871    69,9321.54
LONDON CITY      48,019    53,199     60,693     66,129    77,274     84,074    66,907    59,919    61,0641.91
EAST MIDLANDS INTERNATIONAL      54,010    55,904     53,811     56,305    61,496     66,111    57,410    52,108    54,4134.42
BRISTOL      49,548    54,793     61,311     65,825    58,741     60,068    53,796    53,788    52,670-2.08
LIVERPOOL (JOHN LENNON)      38,760    39,736     49,341     47,792    45,772     43,708    42,143    43,124    45,6345.82
NEWCASTLE      42,483    49,921     55,494     58,053    58,395     54,706    49,798    46,970    44,646-4.95
SOUTHAMPTON      32,431    37,199     43,829     46,314    47,016     44,525    40,520    40,333    40,8941.39
BELFAST CITY (GEORGE BEST)      31,638    33,439     37,298     36,862    39,925     40,205    37,604    38,702    40,5564.79
JERSEY      38,206    40,402     38,346     37,947    40,809     43,713    37,650    37,919    37,9200.00
GUERNSEY      32,062    35,287     33,802     34,517    38,218     39,655    38,325    37,263    37,6310.99
BELFAST INTERNATIONAL      39,894    43,373     47,695     48,212    51,805     53,631    44,060    39,230    37,308-4.90
LEEDS BRADFORD      29,397    31,493     35,949     37,251    39,603     37,604    32,531    33,428    33,069-1.07
ISLE OF MAN      29,824    32,245     32,455     32,048    30,268     27,929    26,444    24,085    23,624-1.91
NORWICH      16,476    14,886     17,255     21,350    22,596     20,806    19,997    15,926    16,3612.73
CARDIFF WALES      21,231    21,993     20,553     21,872    23,039     23,481    20,455    17,189    16,065-6.54
SCATSTA        9,848      9,967     10,408     11,409    11,269     10,696    12,656    12,700    13,0322.61
HUMBERSIDE      12,519    11,955     11,265     13,157    13,490     12,960    14,195    13,410    12,843-4.23
EXETER        5,626      8,251     11,732     15,252    16,825     15,066    13,226    12,330    11,943-3.14
ISLES OF SCILLY (ST.MARYS)      11,877    12,191     11,359     11,104    12,102     11,279    10,955    10,297    10,6353.28
KIRKWALL        8,650      9,223       8,966       9,935    10,814     11,198    10,801    10,393    10,6302.28
INVERNESS      12,034    14,783     16,359     16,575    15,054     13,537    11,696      9,608    10,1715.86
PRESTWICK      19,366    19,050     20,512     19,405    20,336     20,397    15,464    13,100       9,980-23.82
BLACKPOOL        9,195    10,173     12,652     12,622    12,688     10,630    10,888      9,589       8,897-7.22
ALDERNEY        8,288      8,769       9,425       9,292      9,156       8,541      8,074      7,916       7,420-6.27
NEWQUAY      6,961       8,390       9,983    10,262     12,229    12,658    11,454       6,906-39.71
SUMBURGH        4,447      4,737       5,706       6,604      7,603       7,816      6,651      6,588       6,7021.73
STORNOWAY        5,309      5,779       6,242       7,168      7,429       7,784      7,161      6,419       6,4831.00
BOURNEMOUTH        9,646      9,616     11,598     11,889    12,186     11,792      9,269      7,468       6,255-16.24
DONCASTER SHEFFIELD       5,271       7,694      8,754       7,426      6,145      6,926       5,765-16.76
LANDS END (ST JUST)        4,753      4,649       4,492       4,430      5,108       4,752      5,282      5,238       5,4954.91
DURHAM TEES VALLEY        9,333    10,434     11,638     12,371    11,254       9,301      5,714      5,597       5,119-8.54
PENZANCE HELIPORT687671376521630064776038490448384495-7.09

 

 

CAA figures for Total All Reporting UK Airports over the past 10 years:

(CAA airport data – Table 06 each year)   CAA UK Airport Statistics

2011     2,046,192 ATMs

2010     2,002,488  ATMs

2009     2,124,180

2008     2,327,258

2007     2,409,007  (the highest)

2006     2,376,098

2005     2,333,419

2004     2,208,359

2003     2,088,289

2002     2,023,097

 

 

What is the difference between Aircraft Movements and Air Transport Movements? (CAA)

Aircraft Movement:
Any aircraft take-off or landing at an airport. These could be either commercial or non-commercial flights. For airport traffic purposes one arrival and one departure are counted as two movements.

Air Transport Movements:
Landings or take-offs of aircraft engaged on the transport of passengers, freight or mail on commercial terms. All scheduled movements, including those operated empty, loaded charter and air taxi movements are included.

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Posted: Saturday, March 17th, 2012. Filed in General News, Recent News.