Blackpool airport
Airport is subsequently being used for General Aviation since 18th November.
“On 7 October 2014 it was announced that the airport would close on 15 October 2014 as a buyer could not be found. The final flight was Citywing V9117 to Isle of Man. The last commercial flight to depart was Flight EGL62X to Exeter by Capital Air Charter.
On 18 November 2014 Squires Gate Airport Operations (a firm set up by parent organisation and airport owner Balfour Beatty) bought the airport from Balfour Beatty. It was understood the operations would not be on the same scale as those before 15 October, when the airport closed with debts reaching £34m and with the loss of 100 jobs.” Wikipedia.
On 6th May 2008 Balfour Beatty bought a 95% stake in the airport for a £14million.
The construction company also owns Exeter Airport, which it bought in 2007, and
where passenger numbers have risen rapidly. The company have stated one of their
top priorities is to re-establish a link to London, which Blackpool lost in 2007
when Ryanair discontinued its Stansted route.
per year.&rquot; “Whilst a planning application was made by the previous owners for a runway extension
it is not envisaged that this will be required during the Master Plan period.”
relevant and appropriate.”
“The airport undertook an extensive consultation process, which was launched
on 31st May 2005 and closed on 14th September 2006.”
Blackpool International Airport is a small international airport, 4.8 km southeast of Blackpool.
Several scheduled airlines operate from the airport, as well as charter holiday
flights in summer months. Helicopter operations serve north west England’s Irish
Sea offshore gas facilities.
Blackpool Airport. Flights and CO2 emissions.
Analysis of flights, routes, and top 10 destinations from Blackpool Airport in 2011. Also carbon emissions.
And passenger growth and numbers over the past 15 years. http://www.awsw.co.uk/allco2/BLK_co2.html
Passengers using Blackpool airport:
2006 – 553
2007 – 558
2008 – 439
2009 – 277
2010 – 235
2011 – 236
2012 – 235
2013 – 263
Passengers using Liverpool airport:
2006 – 4,962
2007 – 5,463
2008 – 5,330
2009 – 4,879
2010 – 5,008
2011 – 5,247
2012 – 4,459
2013 – 4,186
CAA aviation statistics CAA aviation statistics
Terminal Passengers
UK Airport Statistics: 2012 – annual (Table 10.3) Terminal Passengers 2002 – 2012
2006 553
2005 377
2000 107
1996 84
Air Transport Movements
UK Airport Statistics: 2012 – annual (Table 4.2) ATMs 2002 – 2012
2006 13
2005 13
2000 12
1996 7
UK Airport Statistics: 2012 – annual (Table 13.2) Freight 2002 – 2012
2010 41 (down -11% on 2009) link to 2010 data
2006 55
2005 62
2000 101
1996 139
- Jet2.com (Alicante, Belfast-International, Faro, Ibiza, Málaga, Murcia, Palma de Mallorca,
Tenerife-South) - Manx2 (Belfast-City, Isle of Man)
- Ryanair (Dublin, Girona)
- Thomsonfly (Alicante [seasonal])