Air passenger statistics (CAA) 2008

(for December 2008, see     link  to provisional December figures)  
 
 
CAA passenger figures for November 2008    

CAA – Terminal passengers and Air Traffic Movements

CAA statistics         link  to November figures.  

November 2008 figures compared to  November 2007
 
Total of all the CAA listed airports in the UK for November:  
Down       –   8.9%     to       15,456,910

Airports where passenger numbers have grown the most (alphabetical):

Alderney                                             +   0.4%        to 4,923

Birmingham                             + 3.0%        to 619,947

Bournemouth                              + 21.1%     to 65,469

Gloucestershire                       + 19.8%     to 1,585

Humberside                                   + 1.9%         to 25,154

Plymouth                                              + 14.4%     to 7,413

Scatsta                                                    + 1.4%           to 21,117

Tiree                                                          + 27.3%      to 624

(all other airports showed a decline in November)


Airports where passenger numbers have decreased the most (alphabetical):

(just showing those will a decline of over 12% as there are so many)

Benbecula                           – 12.4%       to 2,526

Blackpool                              – 28.9%     to 16,866

Cambridge                         – 60%       to 8

Campbeltown                  – 31.9% to 542

Cardiff                                          – 13.5%     to 100,160

City of Derry                      – 16.4%     to 30,263

Coventry                                   – 92.5%   to   1,525

Doncaster                             – 17.3%   to 50,206

Dundee                                    -15.4%   to 5,475

East Midlands               – 12.9%     to 324,843

Exeter                                       – 26.3%   to 46,120

Gatwick                                   – 13.4%   to 1,977,603

Glasgow                               – 15.5%   to 512,959

Inverness                               – 13.8%   to 43,096

Islay                                                 – 30.5%   to 1,531

Isles of Scilly                   – 36.5%   to 4,224

Leeds Bradford         -12.1%   to 147,326

Lerwick                                           – 16%     to 200

Liverpool                               -13.5%   to 333,094

Lydd                                                  -63.9%   to 22

Norwich                                      – 29.6% to 31,911

Shoreham                               – 56.3%   to 203

Southend                                – 34.3%     to 2,552

Stansted                                  -13.2%   to 1,348,023

Stornoway                             -13.2%   to 9,523

Sumburgh                             – 17.6%   to 10.096

Figures for the 6 largest UK airports – November 2008
 compared to Nov 2007:

 

Heathrow                         –   4.8%           to     4,971,920  
Gatwick                               – 13.5%       to     1,976,712
Stansted                           –    13.2%       to     1,348,023

Manchester                 –       8.2%        to      1,271,634
Luton                                      –     8.1%           to           629,418    

Birmingham                 –     up 3%      to            619,947
 
 
 
 
 
October 2008    
 

CAA statistics – Terminal passengers and Air Traffic Movements

CAA statistics         link  to October figures.  

October 2008 figures compared to  October 2007

Total of all the CAA listed airports in the UK for October:  

Down       –   6.3%     to 17,263,724

Airports where passenger numbers have grown the most (alphabetical):
 
Liverpool                                                                   + 1.4%       to     465,183
London City                                                         +1.4%        to       293,017
Newquay                                                                 + 28.6%     to       38,555
Scatsta                                                                        + 3.8%         to       23,229
Stornoway                                                             + 2.1%         to     11,531
Tiree                                                                                  + 10.5%   to            798

Wick                                                                                 +   9.4%     to         2,174

Airports where passenger numbers have decreased the most (alphabetical):

Bournemouth                            – 11.8%      to     89,742
Coventry                                              – 62.9%      to   22.552
Exeter                                                     – 15%            to   81,677
Glasgow                                               – 9.1%         to 787,288

Lydd                                                           – 70.5%       to     69
Manchester                                   –   9.6%         to 1,803,112

Newcastle                                         – 12.3%     to     463,274
Shoreham                                         – 54.3%     to       279

Southend                                            – 18.8%       to     3.445
Stansted                                                – 6.2%         to 1,976,930

Figures for the 6 largest UK airports – October:

Heathrow                         –   3.7%        to   5,630,467

Gatwick                                – 10.2%       to   2,775,723  

Stansted                          –      6.2%       to   1,976,930

Manchester                 –     9.6%       to     1,803,112  

Luton                                                no figures yet

Birmingham                 –     0.4%     to     840,040

 

September 2008  

CAA   statistics – Terminal passengers and Air Traffic Movements

link


September 2008 figures compared to  September 2007

Airports where passenger numbers have grown the most (alphabetical):

Belfast City (George Best)         + 16.9%     to 208,600

Campbeltown                                                    + 23.3%     to 973

Gloucestershire                                               + 35.8%     to 1,754

London City                                                           +11.4%       to 291,449

Newquay                                                                     +32.2%       to 46,996

Wick                                                                                     + 25.7%     to 2,194

Airports where passenger numbers have decreased the most (alphabetical):

Bournemouth                               – 11.8%       to 103,592

Coventry                                                – 46.5%     to 37,251

Dundee                                                 – 13.2%      to 5,985

Isles of Scilly                                  – 13.8%     to 14,620

Lydd                                                           – 27.6%       to 265

Newcastle                                         – 12.6%     to 519,317

Southend                                            – 13.6%       to 4,330

Total of all the CAA listed airports in the UK for September:

Down       – 4.5%     to 19,745,231

Figures for the 6 largest UK airports – September:
 
Heathrow                         – 3.6%       to 5,802,535  

Gatwick                                – 6.8%       to 3,309,069      

Stansted                          – 4.6%       to 2,101,300    

Manchester                 – 6.7%       to 2,135,937    

Luton                                        +5.1%       to       964,763

Birmingham                 + 1.8%     to     980,710      

 

August 2008  
CAA   statistics – Terminal passengers link


August 2008 figures compared to August 2007

Airports where passenger numbers have grown the most (alphabetical):

Belfast City (George Best)          + 14.1%           to 222,510

Kent International (Manston)     + 25.6%           to 2,789

Newquay                                                                     + 41.8%         to 62,368

Plymouth                                                                     +35.7%              to 9,786

Tiree                                                                                    + 28.1%           to 1,125

Airports where passenger numbers have decreased the most (alphabetical):

Cambridge                                                           – 89%              to 16

Coventry                                                                    – 37.4%        to 45,094

Durham Tees Valley                             – 24.2%         to   73,999

Doncaster Sheffield                               – 15.8%         to 111,030

Humberside                                                         – 13.9%          to     51,314

Isles of Scilly                                                          – 14.6%       to 16,724

Lydd                                                                                     – 42.5%       to 391

Norwich                                                                          – 19.5%         to 62,923

Shoreham                                                                  – 69.8%         to   415

 

Total of all the CAA listed airports in the UK for August:
Down         -1%     to 25,141,584

Figures for the 6 largest UK airports – August:

Heathrow                                     – 0.2%       to 6,365,477

Gatwick                                           – 1.2%       to 3,921,781

Stansted                                       – 4.6%       to 2,413,571

Manchester                             – 4.5%        to 2,371,809

Luton                                                   + 2.6%       to 1,094,961

Birmingham                            + 7.8%   to 1,074,667

 

For July 2008 and earlier months:

The figures (finalised) for terminal passengers for July are at  
link

and other months’ data can be found at:   CAA UK Airport Statistics

 
 
CAA airport statistics for 2007
 

The annual figures from the CAA reveal UK airports handled  240,722,000 passengers
in 2007, an increase of nearly 2.3% on the previous year.  
  
Traffic at London airports grew from 137 million in 2006  to 139.7 million  in
2007.    
 
Passenger traffic at the 5 main London airports grew by 2%.
Traffic at the UKs regional airports grew by 3%.
 
Heathrow and Gatwick still account for  about 42%  of all passengers in the UK,
 but many local airports achieved extraordinary growth.  
 
Some of the fastest growing airports were Kent, Shoreham, Southend, Cambridge,
Dundee, London City and Gloucestershire.
 
Regional airports handled  52 million passengers in 1997.

They handled  101 million passengers in 2007.
 
The 5 London airports handled  94 million passengers in 1997.

They handled 139.6  million passengers in 2006
 
 
CAA statistics are available at     CAA aviation statistics
 

 

CAA airport statistics for 2006    
 
New figures from the CAA reveal UK airports handled 235,199,000 passengers in
2006, an increase of nearly 3% on the previous year.   The Government expects that
number to double over the next 25 years.
 
Driving last year’s growth was the expansion at Britain’s regional airports,
the bases for many short-haul and domestic flights, which opponents say are disproportionately
polluting.   The CAA said traffic at regional airports grew by 4% to a total of
98 million passengers in the last 12 months   – double the number of 10 years ago.    
Traffic at London airports meanwhile has grown steadily from 88 million to 137
million over the same period.     Heathrow and Gatwick still account for nearly
half of all passengers but many local airports achieved extraordinary growth.  
 
Southend airport in Essex saw a 489% increase in passengers.     City of Derry
and Doncaster-Sheffield had growth of 70% and 50% respectively.   Blackpool claims
growth of 47% on the year, and Liverpool 13%. Bournemouth and Exeter are   growing
fast.
 

CAA statistics are available at     CAA aviation statistics 

 

CAA Figures Show Increased Air Traffic at UK Airports (2006)                                                                                  

 
 
UK airports handled 235 million passengers in 2006.

This was nearly 3% more than in 2005.
 
Passenger traffic at the 5 main London airports grew by 2%.
Traffic at the UKs regional airports grew by 4%.


Passengers at Stansted were up by 1.7 million.

Passengers at Gatwick were up by 1.4 million.

London City Airport saw an increase of 0.4 million, a rise of 18%.

At Southend Airport, passenger numbers increased by 489% to 30,000.


The fastest growing was Liverpool, up by 13% – 0.6 million more passengers.

Second fastest was Nottingham East Midlands, up by 13% – 0.5 million more passengers.

 
Regional airports handled 48 million passengers in 1996.

They handled 98 million passengers in 2006.
 
The 5 London airports handled 88 million passengers in 1996.

They handled 137 million passengers in 2006

 

CAA figures showing the fastest growing airports outside London     (2005)

UK fastest growing airports (2005)

UK airports handled 229 million passengers in 2005.

This was over 6% more than in 2004.


Passenger traffic at the 5 main London airports   grew by 4%.
Traffic at the UK’s regional airports grew by 9%.

Passengers at Luton were up by 1.6 million.

Passengers at Gatwick were up by 1.3 million.


The fastest growing was Liverpool, up by 32% –   1.1 million more passengers.

Second fastest was Bristol, up by 13%, 0.6 million more passengers.

Regional airports handled 47 million passengers in 1995.

They handled 95 million passengers in 2005.
 
The 5 London airports handled 83 million passengers in 1995.

They handled 134 million passengers in 2005.