CAA data shows 2012 air passenger numbers at UK airports up very slightly on 2011 and still 8% below 2007 peak
The CAA has released data for all the UK’s airports for 2012. There were 0.6% more air passengers in 2012 than in 2011, but the 2012 figure was still about 8% lower than the peak in 2007. The number of UK air passengers was up by 1.3 million for the London airports, but only up by 0.1 million for the regional airports. UK airports handled almost 221 million passengers during 2012. Heathrow had slightly more passengers, due to use of larger planes. Gatwick grew faster than Heathrow (passengers up by 1.7% and 0.9% respectively) while Stansted had a fall of -3.2%. Provisional data from the CAA’s 2012 Passenger Survey (covering 5 main airports) shows that business passenger numbers fell by 4%, holiday passengers grew by 4% and passengers travelling to visit friends and relatives (VFR) were flat compared to 2011. Most UK air passengers go to Europe – 59.7%. About 9.2% go to North America; about 9% are on domestic flights, and about 13.9% are to long haul destinations other than North America. During 2012, air transport movements at UK airports declined by -1.3% on 2011 and down 15% on the 2007 peak of 2.5 million. Table showing figures below.
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Passenger numbers at UK airports up 1.4 million, but still below 2007 peak
18 March 2013 (CAA)
• London airports grew by 1.3 million and regional airports by 0.1 million
• Overall passenger numbers are still 8% below the peak reached in 2007
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3. The CAA also produces Aviation Trends (www.caa.co.uk/aviationtrends), which provides a quarterly update of key figures summarising the level of activity at the UK’s airports. Each edition also includes a section entitled ‘Did you know?’ which aims to present interesting facts derived from the various data sources available to the CAA.
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2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | % change 2012 cf. 2011 | |
Total for all UK reporting airports (terminal passengers, millions) | 239,970 | 235,361 | 218,126 | 210,656 | 219,289 | 220,644 | 1 |
Airport by airport, terminal passengers | |||||||
HEATHROW | 67,852,387 | 66,906,954 | 65,906,641 | 65,745,250 | 69,390,591 | 69,983,139 | 0.85 |
GATWICK | 35,165,404 | 34,162,014 | 32,360,773 | 31,342,263 | 33,643,989 | 34,218,668 | 1.71 |
MANCHESTER | 21,891,723 | 21,062,749 | 18,630,394 | 17,662,699 | 18,806,655 | 19,654,100 | 4.51 |
STANSTED | 23,759,250 | 22,340,375 | 19,949,689 | 18,561,598 | 18,047,403 | 17,464,792 | -3.23 |
LUTON | 9,919,361 | 10,173,902 | 9,115,327 | 8,733,837 | 9,509,915 | 9,614,175 | 1.10 |
EDINBURGH | 9,037,200 | 8,992,178 | 9,043,452 | 8,594,449 | 9,383,695 | 9,194,334 | -2.02 |
BIRMINGHAM | 9,134,055 | 9,576,700 | 9,093,201 | 8,563,505 | 8,608,192 | 8,916,209 | 3.58 |
GLASGOW | 8,726,013 | 8,135,260 | 7,213,397 | 6,521,765 | 6,858,268 | 7,150,095 | 4.26 |
BRISTOL | 5,883,856 | 6,228,656 | 5,615,200 | 5,723,182 | 5,767,628 | 5,916,258 | 2.58 |
LIVERPOOL | 5,463,234 | 5,329,826 | 4,879,468 | 5,007,944 | 5,246,540 | 4,458,500 | -15.02 |
NEWCASTLE | 5,623,607 | 5,016,640 | 4,568,619 | 4,345,952 | 4,336,304 | 4,354,648 | 0.42 |
BELFAST INTERNAT | 5,236,055 | 5,222,839 | 4,536,498 | 4,010,972 | 4,101,914 | 4,312,441 | 5.13 |
EAST MIDLANDS | 5,406,504 | 5,616,278 | 4,652,691 | 4,110,529 | 4,208,402 | 4,067,915 | -3.34 |
ABERDEEN | 3,411,140 | 3,290,236 | 2,983,793 | 2,763,491 | 3,082,575 | 3,328,533 | 7.98 |
LONDON CITY | 2,912,123 | 3,260,225 | 2,796,890 | 2,780,582 | 2,992,847 | 3,016,664 | 0.80 |
LEEDS BRADFORD | 2,859,858 | 2,860,447 | 2,552,597 | 2,723,833 | 2,936,988 | 2,968,700 | 1.08 |
BELFAST CITY | 2,186,867 | 2,570,741 | 2,621,733 | 2,740,305 | 2,397,270 | 2,246,202 | -6.30 |
SOUTHAMPTON | 1,965,422 | 1,945,767 | 1,789,443 | 1,733,553 | 1,761,961 | 1,693,350 | -3.89 |
JERSEY | 1,546,019 | 1,591,032 | 1,460,972 | 1,428,798 | 1,460,911 | 1,441,671 | -1.32 |
PRESTWICK | 2,420,709 | 2,414,019 | 1,817,286 | 1,659,946 | 1,295,512 | 1,066,917 | -17.65 |
CARDIFF WALES | 2,093,507 | 1,978,719 | 1,624,730 | 1,397,864 | 1,208,268 | 1,013,386 | -16.13 |
GUERNSEY | 886,751 | 914,742 | 902,040 | 885,945 | 899,857 | 862,330 | -4.17 |
ISLE OF MAN | 753,359 | 754,387 | 707,506 | 674,483 | 700,547 | 695,610 | -0.70 |
EXETER | 1,012,493 | 951,265 | 789,733 | 736,680 | 709,314 | 694,963 | -2.02 |
DONCASTER SH’LD | 1,074,373 | 967,801 | 834,636 | 875,605 | 821,615 | 693,129 | -15.64 |
BOURNEMOUTH | 1,083,379 | 1,078,941 | 868,445 | 749,790 | 612,547 | 689,755 | 12.60 |
SOUTHEND | 49,311 | 44,075 | 3,948 | 3,583 | 42,439 | 616,974 | 1353.79 |
INVERNESS | 697,480 | 670,752 | 583,374 | 528,447 | 579,123 | 601,550 | 3.87 |
CITY OF DERRY | 427,586 | 438,996 | 345,857 | 338,505 | 405,568 | 398,209 | -1.81 |
NORWICH | 699,359 | 582,973 | 429,542 | 425,662 | 413,837 | 396,646 | -4.15 |
SCATSTA | 252,894 | 243,041 | 269,754 | 279,442 | 288,225 | 304,426 | 5.62 |
BLACKPOOL | 557,636 | 439,199 | 276,860 | 235,340 | 235,682 | 235,191 | -0.21 |
HUMBERSIDE | 465,872 | 424,402 | 335,149 | 282,583 | 273,096 | 233,589 | -14.47 |
NEWQUAY | 352,548 | 430,893 | 347,036 | 285,271 | 209,574 | 166,272 | -20.66 |
DURHAM TEES VALLEY | 734,849 | 646,741 | 288,296 | 224,673 | 190,284 | 164,826 | -13.38 |
SUMBURGH | 146,960 | 154,011 | 139,146 | 139,171 | 142,615 | 148,861 | 4.38 |
KIRKWALL | 131,903 | 137,616 | 138,383 | 129,022 | 133,930 | 132,235 | -1.27 |
STORNOWAY | 126,203 | 130,888 | 122,475 | 112,226 | 122,439 | 115,860 | -5.37 |
ISLES OF SCILLY (St Mary) | 130,778 | 122,863 | 118,695 | 113,365 | 112,218 | 97,012 | -13.55 |
ALDERNEY | 79,087 | 77,104 | 74,835 | 70,012 | 69,546 | 64,165 | -7.74 |
PENZANCE HELIPORT | 115,998 | 98,360 | 85,911 | 89,469 | 75,206 | 61,747 | -17.90 |
DUNDEE | 65,419 | 60,929 | 72,466 | 70,360 | 61,648 | 54,642 | -11.36 |
LANDS END | 28,278 | 26,341 | 34,442 | 29,509 | 33,098 | 31,964 | -3.43 |
BENBECULA | 34,992 | 33,595 | 32,692 | 30,023 | 34,240 | 30,849 | -9.90 |
WICK JOHN O GROATS | 20,784 | 23,430 | 21,460 | 22,299 | 24,262 | 24,920 | 2.71 |
ISLES OF SCILLY (Tresco) | 40,730 | 37,009 | 32,043 | 32,113 | 40,628 | 24,175 | -40.50 |
ISLAY | 28,406 | 29,136 | 26,285 | 24,946 | 25,784 | 21,230 | -17.66 |
GLOUCESTERSHIRE | 5,324 | 19,830 | 20,220 | 16,238 | 14,737 | 15,245 | 3.45 |
BARRA | 10,415 | 10,705 | 10,182 | 10,192 | 10,482 | 11,414 | 8.89 |
CAMPBELTOWN | 8,901 | 9,090 | 9,389 | 8,682 | 9,201 | 8,689 | -5.56 |
MANSTON | 15,556 | 11,625 | 5,335 | 25,692 | 37,169 | 8,262 | -77.77 |
TIREE | 7,807 | 8,419 | 8,202 | 7,859 | 8,310 | 7,317 | -11.95 |
OXFORD | 1,297 | 2,186 | 1,491 | 6,577 | 341.11 | ||
LERWICK | 5,059 | 4,854 | 4,709 | 4,609 | 5,181 | 5,041 | -2.70 |
CAMBRIDGE | 2,151 | 1,854 | 1,307 | 916 | 597 | 2,130 | 256.78 |
SHOREHAM | 8,026 | 5,041 | 1,213 | 866 | 634 | 480 | -24.29 |
LYDD | 2,696 | 1,673 | 588 | 485 | 496 | 445 | -10.28 |
COVENTRY | 598,916 | 331,022 | 167 | – | – | ||
BIGGIN HILL | |||||||
CARLISLE | |||||||
HAWARDEN | |||||||
PLYMOUTH | 78,156 | 98,918 | 115,254 | 96,498 | 28,834 | ||
SWANSEA | |||||||
BARROW-IN-FURNESS | |||||||
SHEFFIELD CITY | |||||||