Glasgow Airport

Some key information about Glasgow Airport

Draft Master Plan consultation

Consultation ended May 2011

Plan for 2nd Glasgow runway ditched in draft Master Plan with lower passenger forecasts

9th February 2011     BAA, the owners of Glasgow Airport, have dropped plans to build a 2nd runway and slashed forecasts for passenger growth under a new 30-year development plan.  It expects to see 10 million people a year use Glasgow International by 2020, compared to 6.5 million passengers in 2010, with 16.4 million passengers a year expected by 2040. But this is far lower than the earlier forecast of over 20 million passengers by 2030, needing runway 2.      Click here to view full story…

Download a copy of the Master Plan

 

“The economics of airport expansion: a briefing paper on the economic case for the Glasgow Airport Master Plan”

 AirportWatch Scotland produced a report, in December 2008, on the economics of
Glasgow Airport. It finds that   “Glasgow Airport currently contributes an annual deficit of £1.36 billion per annum to the Scottish economy”.
Its conclusion states:  
The Glasgow airport master plan makes the case for expansion largely on economic
grounds.   There are a number of missing considerations from the underlying economic
modeling done by BAA, including the net outflow of capital taken abroad by UK
tourists and the opportunity cost of using capital for airport expansion as opposed
to domestic investment.   The economic case for airport expansion elsewhere should
be examined critically to ensure its legitimacy on the basis of this finding.
(11 pages – Word document).  Glasgow Airport economics report

 

 

Airport Owner:      Until Jan 2015, owned by  Heathrow Airport Holdings, which is partly owned (25%) by Ferrovial (a multinational Spanish company involved in construction, infrastructure, and real estate.) After Jan 2015 owned by Ferrovial and Macquarie. Details

Airport Operator:         Ferrovial and Macquarie
Airport website:           http://www.glasgowairport.com/
Airport Master Plan:
In 2006 BAA Glasgow published a revised Master Plan, setting out plans to develop
the airport up to 2030. The document was updated following the publication of
an outline Master Plan in July 2005 which was the subject of a 3 month consultation.
The full document is available for downloading below.
Key details of 2006  Master Plan:
The Master Plan states:
2005 – 2015     Forecasts● Passenger numbers will grow from 8.8 million per annum in 2006, to between
12 million and 15 million per annum;● Passenger aircraft movements, also referred to as PATMs, (i.e. the number of
landings and take-offs) will increase from almost 96,000 per annum in 2006 to
between 115,000 and nearly 135,000 per annum● Peak runway movements will grow from 31 movements an hour in 2006, to around
42 an hour● Aircraft parking stands required will increase from 39 now, to around 50 under
our central forecast● Cargo and mail tonnage will rise from more than 9,600 tonnes per annum in 2006,
to around 11,250 tonnes per annum.
2015 – 2030         Forecasts● Depending on the actual rate of growth, passenger numbers could grow to between
17 and 24 million a year, with more than half travelling direct to and from international
destinations● Aircraft movements could increase to between 146,000 and 194,000 per annum● Peak runway movements could rise to around 45 per hour● The number of aircraft parking stands needed would increase to 62 under our
central forecast, but possibly as high as 71 if higher growth is realised● Cargo and mail tonnage could grow to over 13,000 tonnes a year.
“If market growth dictates and the project is judged to be commercially and environmentally
sustainable, BAAGlasgow is committed to building a second main runway.”
 Airport Consultative Committee:
John Richmond,
Chair, 32 Lochhead Avenue, Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire,PA12 4AW 01505 843193                     (no minutes easily accessible?)

Glasgow Airport. Flights and CO2 emissions.

Analysis of flights, routes, and top 10 destinations from Glasgow Airport in 2011. Also carbon emissions.
And passenger growth and numbers over the past 15 years. http://www.awsw.co.uk/allco2/GLA_co2.html

 

 

CAA figures:        CAA aviation statistics

Yearly figures

Terminal Passengers:  

 (thousands)

UK Airport Statistics: 2012 – annual  (Table 10.3)  Terminal Passengers  2002 – 2012

2012         7,150,095 (up + 4.3% on 2011)
2011         6,858,268 (up 5%  on 2010)
2010         6,522,000  (down -10% on 2009)  link to 2010 data
2009         7,219.7 (down – 11.3% compared to 2008.
2008         8,137.1 (down – 6.8% on 2007)
2007         8,726     (down – 1.1% on 2006)
2006         8,820     (up   + 0.5% on 2005)
2005         8,775     (up   + 26.8% on 2000)
2000         6,920     (up 26.5% on 1996)
1996         5,470

 

Air Transport Movements

Number of ATMs (thousands)

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

2012         72,287  (up + 3.4% on 2011)
2011         70,000  (up + 2%  on 2010)

2010         69,000 (down -7% on 2009)   link to 2010 data

2009         74.266 (down – 14.4% compared to 2008).
2008         86,767   (down – 7.3% on 2007)
2007         94
2006         97
2005         97
2000         88
1996         75

 

 

Air Freight

Freight tonnage  

UK Airport Statistics: 2012 – annual  (Table 13.2) Freight 2002 – 2012

2012     9,497  ( up + 291% on 2011)
2011     2,430  (down – 17%  on 2010)

2010     2,914  (up +25% on 2009)

2009       2,713    (down   – 26.9% compared to 2008).
2008       3,546   (down -17% on 2007)
2007       4,276
2006        4,276
2005       6,289
2000       8,733
1996      11,081

 

 

 

Airport Contact Details:

Glasgow Airport, Paisley. Renfrewshire. Scotland     PA3 2SW

Tel:     0870 040 0008
Local community group: –
Runway lengths:
05/23            8,720ft      2,658 metres     Grooved Asphalt09/27             3,622ft      1,104 metres      Asphalt
Wikipedia page on Glasgow airport:
Proportion of domestic passengers, out of total passengers
CAA  statistics, annual figures   – comparing Tables 9 and 10.2

2006       51.7%

2007       51.3%

2008       52.2%

Business Aviation:   Number of business flights (= private jets)

CAA  statistics, annual figures – Table 3.1

2007           1,367
2008              971
 

Glasgow airport noise action plan

6.6.2008  (UK Airport News)

A draft Noise Action Plan was drawn up for Glasgow Airport  as part of a scheme to make life quieter for people living in nearby communities.  It identifies areas where noise has the greatest impact on residents together with an action plan, and has been released for consultation in accordance with the Environmental Noise Directive. ………… (more)  Glasgow airport noise action plan  – article

See the Glasgow Noise Action plan document  (pdf, 36 pages)

 

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